Digital BW, The Print

Here we disagree.

Most scanning software WILL do a good job assuming the slide or the negative is 
"normal" in the sense of exposure and shadow detail. But some applications have real 
problems with deep shadows -- even though the scanner hardware is "capable". 
Software that provides 16-bit curves at scan time (rather than sliders which tend to 
clip shadow and highlight detail) is best.

But I do agree with one thing you said: "as long as you knew what you're doing" (or 
for that matter, as long as you know what the SOFTWARE is doing behind the 
scenes!!)

Cheers,
mjs




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Hahn" 
<markhahn2000@y...> wrote:
> I haven't seen any scanner software that *couldn't* get a good scan 
> so long as you knew what you're doing, but some make it easier (and 
> don't do annoying things like always trying to revert to auto 
> sharpening etc.)... Vuescan is a reasonable package to standardize on 
> for all scanning (like I did).  Personally, I thought the Epson 
> software was fine... didn't like the way SilverFast worked... but it 
> did work... I think most people's mistake is to expect scanning 
> software to do a good job *post* processing during the scan... big 
> mistake... do it in PhotoShop or maybe GIMP (if you've already spent 
> every last penny on a scanner;)
> 
> mark
> 
> ...
> > > All in all, it DOES matter what scanner and software combination 
> you use =
> > (i=
> > > nteresting 
> > > how no one is talking about SOFTWARE!!!). 
> ...