Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Randy Rancier" 
<randy_rancier2004@y...> wrote:
> I use Vuescan for scanning negitives. I have been outputting my B&W
> film files in TIFF format, 16-bit depth. Is there any advantage to
> outputting in RAW format over what I can get using the 16-bit TIFF
> files. In the future I will probably doing about 25 percent of my
> work in color, using 48-bit, and the rest with B&W film.
> 
> I understand the advantages of working with RAW cature when using
> digital cameras, and I was wondering if there is any advantages 
when
> scanning film to going RAW!  If going RAW, what should I use to 
> convert the files from RAW to TIFF format since I don't use 
> Photoshop?  I use Picture Window which handles 16-bits per channel.
> 
> Thanks,
> Randy

InTheory, the advantage would be similar: you retain all the scan 
info, so if you decide later you want the image processed 
differently, there is no degradation from previous changes. In 
practice, however, if you keep a 16-bit version filed, the advantage 
is minimal except for the storage space-the raw file will take up a 
lot less. As for processing them, you can use Vuescan, it does a 
perfcetly good job of converting from RAW.

Steve Karafyllakis