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Black areas in Scanned negatives

2009-09-11 by russ.dupont

Sometimes when I scan overexposed negatives there are areas, specifically in the shadow areas that are solid blacks. What can be done to prevent this?

I use an Epson Perfection 4490 and scan at 1200 dpi. I've tried scanning at a lower dpi but the results are the same.

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