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Re: [Digital BW] Scanning - visual vs. histogram

2002-02-14 by Todd Flashner

By George, I think you're getting the hang of this. ;-)

Todd

> I've been finding it useful to scan in 16 bit with as wide a
> histogram as I can work in the software.  Then if can duplicate that
> file, convert to 8 bit, try various curves to spread the tone
> appropriately.  Save the curve and apply it to the original 16 bit.
> 
> The resulting histogram looks better and covers more tones.  Once I
> have that in place it doens't matter much to me (so far) which file I
> continue with.
> 
> Cleavis (still learning the front end)

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