Digital BW, The Print

Daniel, could you explain a bit more about extracting one of the channels to
get a sharp scan? How do you do that?  Do you mean with a color scan? My
issue is cobra-skin patterns that sometimes happen with my microtec 4500t,
only when scanning color neg.  I haven¹t been able to get rid of them,
except the very crude long way in ps.

Thanks a lot
Nick




On 3/8/05 5:37 PM, "Daniel Staver" <daniel@...> wrote:

> On my 120tf I have to scan as 48 bit and then extract one of the
> channels to get a sharp scan. A 16bit scan is a composite of all three
> channels and I often get blurry wavelike patterns throughout the image
> that way. I've heard many other users who's scanners have the same
> problem, but I think it varies from scanner to scanner so you might be
> lucky and get one that doesn't.
> 
> I use Silverfast. The Microtek software tends to crash a lot, and
> Vuescan just doesn't work well at all with this scanner.
> 
> I don't like the negfix profiles. They're too contrasty and seldom match
> the actual image they way I want them to. I dont like to work in HDR
> mode either, as I like to see the image I'm scanning as a positive. Most
> of the time I just choose a profile that lets me capture a full tonal
> range with no clipping at either end and do the rest of the work in
> Photoshop.
> 
> The glass holder is essential to get sharp scans, even for 35mm. But
> it's poorly built. The six plastic bits that hold the top part of the
> film holder to the bottom part break real easily, and I've had to
> replace five of mine already.
> 
> --
> Daniel Staver
> http://daniel.staver.no
> 
>> > I've now purchased a Microtek 120TF to scan my 6x7 and 6x4.5 black and
>> white negs.
>> > 
>> > As Im just getting started with this process, I'd love to hear about your
>> workflows if you
>> > are doing these same things. What settings should I start with? any
>> problems Im likely to
>> > encounter etc etc.
> 
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