Digital BW, The Print

Steve: I think you've got it right. I usually adjust nothing in the
scan, just use Vuescan with both the black and the white points set a
-0-. Only when I get the 16 bit file into Photoshop do I set the
levels. Of course, I'm sold on the Vuescan s/w. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Kobrin"
<skobrin@h...> wrote:
> There have been a number of recent posts about scanning that make me 
> wonder if I am missing something.  When I scan, my sole objective is 
> to get as much information off of the negative as I can -- shadow 
> detail, highlights to the extent possible and as smooth a range of 
> tones as I can.  I typically do not play with contrast or even adjust 
> the mid tones a great deal, assuming I am better off doing all of 
> that in PS when I have more precise controls and a much better image 
> to work with.  The Nikon scan software seems to work well in this 
> regard.  ( I scan in rgb and convert in ps as the Nikon scanner seems 
> to be problematic if set to B&W.)
> 
> Should I be doing more than working with the equivalent of levels and 
> curves at the scanning stage?  I guess the real question is what 
> a "better scan" would entail.
> 
> 
> Steve