Digital BW, The Print

Jules, 

Are you using only one "channel" to print with? 

Or are you using the file as RGB to print with?

Thanks,

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lulalake_1999" 
<lulalake_1999@...> wrote:
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mxgo95747" 
> <mxgo95747@> wrote:
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> > --- In 
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming" 
> > <scott_now_coming@> wrote:
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> > > Anyone here scanning Pyro stained negative with any success?
> > > 
> > > Any info or links will be appreciated.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Scott
> > >
> >  I tried scanning some 35 mm negatives on my Canon FS4000 and 
Epson 
> 4870.  The 
> > negatives seem to have a lot of noise, come out very light (even 
> with a good histogram), 
> > and  they seem to have an opaque "film" on the negatives.  
However, 
> when I work them in 
> > Photoshop CS2, the noise is not seen in my 8 by 10 and 11 by 14 
> glossy prints.   But, my 
> > B&W prints are rather high contrast;  a lot of black areas with 
> Zone 3 detail.  
> > 
> > The "but" in my response is that my scanner is not calibrated and 
I 
> used Vuescan 8.3.32 
> > and 8.08 to see if it made a difference.  Also, I had the same 
> problem with Iford XP2.
> > 
> > I tried regular B&W film "Iford 50" and it does not have the same 
> appearance.  If you get an 
> > answers, please post them.  
> > 
> > Martin
> 
> 
> Martin,
> I am using W2D2, Wimberley's Pyro version, FP4+, MF, and have not 
had 
> those issues. I scan with an Epson 4870 as a 24 bit color neg then 
> convert to B&W in CS. I also use Vuescan.
> 
> Here's an example:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/r5jc5
> 
> Pardon the size but squashing it down just doesn't work.
> 
> Jules
>