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Re: Scanning RGB vs Grayscale

2001-11-11 by Martin Wesley

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Gary Benson" 
<bensonga@g...> wrote:

(snip)

> My workflow has been to scan 
> as a BW negative (8 bit), work with a grayscale image in Photoshop 
> (LE version, for now) and print in color using the Epson driver.

Gary,

I don't know if your scanner or Photoshop LE supports 16-bit but you 
might do better scanning in 16-bit and make at least some initial 
adjustments at that bit level before dropping down to 8-bit.

Martin Wesley

(snip)

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