Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Bruce 
<smthopr@e...> wrote:
> 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@y...>
> > Subject: Nikon 8000 & photoshop BW settings
> > 
> :
> > 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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> http://home.earthlink.net/~smthopr

Hello, I am a Nikon 8000 user as well. I have been using Vuescan
www.hamrick.com ever since I realized that Nikon Scan software clips
the highlights and shadows rather badly. There are ways to compensate,
but Ive found it much easier to use vuescan. It's interface is a 
little clunky. The "professional" version has quite a myriad of 
selections which need to be thoroughly understood. Not really 
difficult, just many of them.
It will produce scans that capture as much data as possible, without
any blocked shadows or highs. The scans will look somewhat flat, but 
if you output 16 bit, you can make specific curves/color corrections 
in PS.
Vuescan is slow, it uses only one of the CCD's, equiv. to Nikon 
Scan "fine scan mode".
The previews are faster though.
It is not expensive, I think the pro version is less that $100.
But, dont look to this app for extensive color and curve control. It 
is difficult with vuescan. This product simply enable me to capture 
all the data if possible and later adjust if need be. Though, better 
shooting = less scan adjustments.
Frank