Digital BW, The Print

Martin,

It is kind of you to give us this tutorial.  It is proving rather 
useful.  Thank you!

Regards.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Wesley" 
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> Frank,
> 
> You can open the raw tif file directly in PS. This is a workflow 
many have
> favored for B&W work. The only draw back is that in raw files the 
data is
> often very bunched up in one area of the histogram, frequently at 
one end.
> This can be very difficult to work with in PS.
> 
> Whether you make adjustments in the scanning software or PS, it is 
important
> to set you histogram endpoints as the first and only adjustment. 
This will
> spread the data out over the 16-bit range without loss. For 
instance do a
> gamma change before or at the same time as setting the endpoints 
can result
> in a small loss of data or combing that will show up as you do 
additional
> adjustments.
> 
> I am raw scanning with SF, opening the file with SF HDR and loosely 
setting
> my levels endpoints only and then sending the file into PS for all 
further
> adjustment.
> 
> Martin Wesley
> 
> http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "frankg_photo" <fh.gross@s...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 12:40 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Sprintscan120/Silverfast6 & Glass holder 
sharpness
> problem
> 
> 
> > >
> > > Yes. In Insight you choose to scan to file and it opens a window
> > that let's
> > > you choose the file type. One of the choices is 16-bit raw tif.
> >
> > Is there any reason not to simply open this file in Photoshop 
(saved
> > in Insight as a RAW Tif 16 bit)?
> > If PS cant they now have a plugin called Camera RAW Jpeg 2000.
> >
> >
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