Digital BW, The Print

on 8/2/2003 6:54 PM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 17:38:33 -0000
> From: "marcsien77" <marcsien77@...>
> Subject: Nikon 8000 & photoshop BW settings
> 
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> 1. What are the optimum settinngs on the Nikon8000 for BW negs; i.e.
> positive vs negative, grayscale vs RGB, color management ON/OFF,
> gamma?

Here's what I do:

Scan as positive at 14bit, reverse in photoshop.
Color management off.
Grayscale
check "fine mode" do eliminate banding

> 2. Should I do any tonal correction using the Nikon software or leave
> it all to photoshop?

I do it all in photoshop. Do major corrections in 16 bit mode, then convert
to 8 bit mode to use all the photoshop tools.

> 3. When opening scanned BW images in photoshop7 what profile should I
> assign them?

It really doesn't matter much, either gamma 2.2 or gamma 1.8 grayscale. You
may notice that the curves adjustment works a little differently for each
gamma working space/profile.

change mode to 8 bit before printing and/or doing adjustment layer and
masking work.

 
-Bruce

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