[argyllcms] Re: Strugglin' with scanin

  • From: Hening Bettermann <hein.be@xxxxxx>
  • To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:39:27 +0100

On 03.Feb.2010, at 19:22, Pascal de Bruijn wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Hening Bettermann <hein.be@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, 5D2_938_curv_exp0,5_rot_crop.tif: unknown field
>> with tag 34665 (0x8769) encountered.
>> ./scanin110: Error - 4 chanel input '5D2_938_curv_exp0,5_rot_crop.tif' must
>> be a CMYK tiff file
> 
> My guess is that you probably have alpha transparancy in your image...
> So you have the RGBA channels which are four, when scanin "sees" four
> channels it thinks the image is CMYK, not RGB(A). So save the TIFF
> without alpha transparancy.
> 
> Regards,
> Pascal de Bruijn

Thank you Pascal,

but I can hardly see how this can be. If I open the .tif in PS and try Save 
As.., the Transparency option is unchecked and dimmed. 

Sigh - Hening.

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