Digital BW, The Print

Julian:

I think you are confusing Vuescan's built in profile (that Ed created 
on his scanner) or the IT8 profile (created on your scanner) with 
Vuescan's film sensometric data that can be also applied (Slide) or 
not (Image).

If you don't use an IT8 profile you created specifically for your 
scanner, then you can (should) use the built in profile.  Then the 
choice is to scan as an Image without film specific data or as a 
Slide with film specific data.

Jeff Randall

or --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Julian 
Thomas" <julianthomas@t...> wrote:
> If you scan 'image' the scanner MUST be profiled using an IT8 
target (or
> similar ) on the slide stock you are using. Otherwise the scanner 
has no
> benchmark  to convert the numbers it reads. It is basically 
uncalibrated -
> although I guess Austin will give you the technicalities. 
Scanning 'image'
> in BW gives you great data - this is what I do. But a scanner isn't
> intelligent - it is just a tool that transfers data. 'Image' give 
you the
> best 'raw' data VS will provide, but you have to calibrate it by 
building a
> profile. Using the slide setting uses canned profiles, better than 
none, but
> not as good as image with IT8. I said you shouldn't use 'slide' as 
it didn't
> sound as if you were profiling the scanner.
> 
> Julian
> 
> Julian
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stan McQueen" <stan@s...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 8:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Vuescan Profiles
> 
> 
> > At 01:31 AM 6/19/2003, you wrote:
> > >Peter, if you are scanning colour slides you should set the 
media type to
> > >';slide film', not image as the image tab gives you an 
uncorrected scan.
> > >Just make sure that the endpoints are slightly outside the data 
in the
> histo
> > >and away you go. Colour correct in PS.
> >
> > Depends on what you want. According to the Vuescan help file, 
setting to
> > "Image" will result in the scan resembling the original slide. 
Setting to
> > "Slide Film" and picking the appropriate film type on the Color 
Tab will
> > result in a scan that resembles the original scene. If you use a 
saturated
> > film like Velvia because you like the way the colors pop, what's 
the point
> > of having the scan remove the saturation to get back to the 
original
> scene?
> > I want my scans to look like the film, not like the original 
scene. YMMV.
> >
> > Stan
> >
> > ================================
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