Digital BW, The Print

OK, I stand corrected.

Julian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Randall" <jrandall@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 9:33 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Vuescan Profiles


> 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
> > >
> > > ================================
> > > Photography by Stan McQueen
> > > http://www.smcqueen.com
> > >
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