Digital BW, The Print

I want a raw scan and I get this best with Vuescan - for B/W anyway. I can't
help on silverfast I'm afraid!

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: <frank@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Silverfast problem


> I went exactly the opposite way... from Vuescan to Silverfast and have
> generally been happy with the results.
> Are you using the HDR (or something like that) setting? It ends up
> giving you a negative image which, by inverting then setting a white &
> a black in levels or curves, gives a pretty wide tonaltiy with a lot of
> hightlight detail. Kind of a pain, but I've been happy with the
> results. You might also try - I haven't done this - scanning a b/w neg
> as a color neg and working with it in photoshop. but then, for the
> hassle, using Vuescan might be best...
>
>  MY problem with the Sprintscan/Silverfast is that I can't center the
> prescan exactly, so I always end up with the left or right 5-10% cut
> off. Piddling, I know, but it keeps me awake at night. Any advice?
>
> f
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Julian Thomas" <
> julianthomas@t...> wrote:
> > Bruce, I started with silverfast and dumped it in favour of vuescan for
just
> > the reasons you describe. I keep retrying it because I love the
histogram in
> > preview, but it does really badly for me in BW negs.
> >
> > Julian
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bruce Kinch" <pvx@m...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:39 PM
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Silverfast problem
> >
> >
> > > I've mostly been lurking here as I get my digital printing set-up in
> > > order-and delighted by the information I've picked up.
> > >
> > > I recently got a Polaroid SS4000, and have had no problem with their
> > > software or with Vuescan in scanning BW negatives in grayscale.
> > > However, in "graduating" to Silverfast 5 Ai, I find that I am getting
> > > distinct "posterization" of tonalities. I downloaded the current
> > > version, but no improvement. As Silverfast has innumerable options, I
> > > may have something set wrong. Anyone with ideas on what might be
> > > causing this?
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