Re: PAW 6, Vuescan?

  • From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 19:55:32 -0800 (PST)

Tina, you may want to try this if you haven't. Scan
the negatives as RGB color using Digital ICE. Then in
PS, use the Adjust>Channel Mixer and check the
monochrome box at the bottom. Use the sliders to apply
post processing filters (red, green or blue)trying to
stay near a total of 100% for the sum of all channels.
I find this works well for me in the situation you
describe. I stopped using VueScan and just use the
Nikon software.
Hope this helps,
Bob
--- Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> PAWs:
> 
> O.K. all of you Vuescan users -
> 
> I'm trying to learn how to scan black and white with
> Vuescan.  Since I 
> can't use Digital ICE with B&W, I'm looking for some
> way to cut down on the 
> spotting when I scan all of these old black and
> white negatives and that's 
> why I downloaded Vuescan.  So far, I'm not too
> impressed, but maybe I'm 
> overlooking something obvious.  When I crank the
> infrared cleaning up to 
> high, the image gets too soft.  When it's on medium
> or light, I still have 
> to spend a long time spotting out dust and
> scratches.  These first two were 
> on medium, but I did a lot of spotting.  Am I
> overlooking something obvious 
> or expecting too much?  These are old negatives and
> I've cleaned them as 
> much as I can without scratching them more.
> 
> Other than that, these are all photos I'm scanning
> for stock.  What do you 
> think?  The second alternate is another old
> Kodachrome.
> 
> Week 6:
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/39515879
> Alternate 1:
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/39515884
> Alternate 2:
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/39515900
> 
> Thanks for looking.
> 
> Tina
> 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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