Digital BW, The Print

I have a number of 35mm TriX negs like that.  I just settled on leaving them
as is and reducing the print size to, say, 5x7 or 6x9, instead of heroic
efforts to reduce the grain. 

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> From: oboylephoto [mailto:oboylephoto@...] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 10:51 AM
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> Subject: [Digital BW] Really Grainy Tri X scans
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> Any suggestions on taming some really grainy tri x scans that 
> were shot about 25 years ago. It looks like they were over 
> developed as well, so they are very contrasty with large 
> reticulated grain. Would like to make some prints from these, 
> have tried USM on a layer, then adjusting the layer 
> transparency to allow some sharpness thru, and using alpha 
> mask tricks. Seems to work farily well, but it needs more. 
> I also ran them through noise ninja, and that is somewhat 
> successful at removing the grain. Any other suggestions for 
> making these grainy scans into a creamier print?
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