RE: [Digital BW] For those using the Nikon ED 4000 to scan B&W ne gatives
2002-11-07 by Jim Panzer
Can I ask why you dislike the Nikon San software? I've never used anything else, but I seem to get good results with it, of course I do a lot of stuff afterwards in PShop. I was just wondering how Vue Scan can improve on this process? Thanks. Jim
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-----Original Message----- From: Richard Sintchak [mailto:richard@...] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 8:55 AM To: Jean-Marc Humbert Subject: Re: [Digital BW] For those using the Nikon ED 4000 to scan B&W negatives Thursday, November 7, 2002, 2:39:15 AM, Jean-Marc Humbert wrote: JMH> I use Nikon Scan 3.1.2. (I have tried Vuescan but was not convinced). Not to sound flippant but try harder with Vuescan. NikonScan is awful. As for exact settings for B&W with Vuescan it really varies, not only emulsion to emulsion but exposure to exposure. Do not try for a "perfect" look from the scan but for a good, wide histogram. This will look flatter than desired after the scan but then 16-bit levels and curves tweaking in Photoshop is FAR better than using the scanner software for corrections and possible clipping of the histogram edges. I tried Silverfast Ai and it seemed to do an ok job but I cannot imagine why anyone would pay $300 for it. Best regards, Richard mailto:richard@... L i n k s t o m y g a l l e r i e s: http://fujirangefinder.com/document.php?id=246 Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. Please follow these basic guidelines: - Include your full name with your message. - Include the address of your website, if you have one. - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or "flames." - Complete your Yahoo profile. - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]