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Re: Scanning B

2010-01-22 by frankg_photo

Have you found, by trying, that there is no benefit to scanning B&W negs in RGB and selecting one of the channels 'as being the best' and then trashing the other two ?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Marks <mark@...> wrote:
>
> Using the Imacon 949 I've found that scanning with 16bit greyscale as  
> a negative is the best.  Then invert in PS,  I use levels and invert  
> with the output sliders opposite each other.  Then make further  
> adjustments with the level sliders.
> 
> Mark
>

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