the color
right by sending small JPGs to Photoshop as the viewer.
shAf :o)
pixels for the given gamma setting.
hth(?) ... shAf :o)
the 16bit tools.
shAf :o)
be
intersting to compare the EXIF acquisition data with the appropriate
exposure settings for the same lens and 35mm film.
shAf :o)
be absolutely dry, but it would NOT be 'wet' either.
They actually sound like a good idea ... providing more air pressure than a
squeeze-bulb, and avoiding some of the problems with the stuff that can
come out of pressurized can dusters. Do you have a manufacturer for them??
shAf :o)
the difference in mask values if the non-exposed
film is not measured. If not measured properly, I imagine all other white
balance options will not work properly.
shAf :o)
, then there isn't much point in
pushing beyond 300ppi.
shAf :o)
on today's printers ... say, 7
lines/mm, ... which equates to ~180 pixel pairs per inch, ... then you
realize there isn't much point in sending finer than 300 pixels/in
resolutions to your printer.
shAf :o)
that, and before being written to a file or application
... but you better have all the RGB data ... and 12bits is necessary to
capture 11 f-stops.
shAf :o)
the most extreme optical densities (...
altho there's nothing wrong with having a couple of bits of headroom, as
long as the scanner had a true ability to scan OD=3.3 ...)
shAf :o)
photo houses will not
accept anything smaller than 50Mb (24bit RGB).
shAf :o)
help to improve color reproduction, the grain size has been
diminished for the relative film speed, and the emulsions are considerably
sharper ...
The text does acknowledge the obvious benefits of trannies, as well as
many applications which demand slides.
shAf :o)
of the troubleshooting effort to
determine if the same banding occurs with Vuescan(?)
shAf :o)
summons a
contrast
but no brightness control. Surely there are Mac-ers on this list.
Or is
there another forum to which I should take this question?
You can try the colorsync list, or any others offered at the Apple
wwwsite ...
http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo
shAf :o
the software values to
their factory defaults and start again.
hth ... shAf :o)
to the image after the raw (uncropped) scan.
3) Does rotating a scan in Photoshop have a destructive effect
on the integrity of the scan? ...
Not if the rotation is 90degrees. If the rotate is something
other the image will soften.
shAf :o)
is better than
letting software adjust the color look-up-table (ref: Real World PS6)
shAf :o)
sharing interupts,
SCSI controllers being one (... try a different slot ...), and also older
NICs.
shAf :o)
://www.creativepro.com/author/home/40.html
...specifically on this very subject ...
Out of Gamut: Color-Correcting Photographs in Photoshop
http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/13486.html
shAf :o)
than there have been profiles.
shAf :o)
.
shAf :o)
the inherent grain patterns?
Simply scan at full res, and then crop a 400x400 pixel area which is
representative of what you are trying to show or describe. Save as 8/10
quality JPEG and attach.
shAf :o)
versions of v.6 ... BUT, it seems to me someone complained
about Vuescan's clean function again softening in early versions of
v.7. I believe Ed admitted as much and promised a fix.
Ed?
shAf :o)
Dave writes ...
The old scanners never did have problems with excessive dust
and scratches ... that is, no more than any other scanner.
shAf :o)
... my LS-30 without ICE compared to scans on my Agfa
T-2500 are quite different in terms of dust and scratches.
The Nikon sees stuff
on the point source
enlarger we preferred for sharp detail and increased contrast?
shAf :o)
,
Adobe Wide ... Photopro and Ektaspace being the better editing
spaces). My other preference is to eventually end up in AdobeRGB and
I prefer to keep all images in the same area and archived to the same
CD.
my US$0.02 ... shAf
... that is, no more than any other scanner.
shAf :o)
.
(my understanding goes back to experience and correspondence with
early versions of VS v.7 ... has anything changed?)
shAf :o)
shAf :o)
device profile if you scanned a slide because Ed's profile
doesn't come into play.
You almost have to have Photoshop to properly play with and evaluate
this device RGB option. If you are using a different non-profile
savvy image editor, you are probably better off choosing sRGB in
Vuescan.
shAf
scanned the IR 16x. There would indeed be no need for this.
shAf :o)
be able to evaluate your need for another lens.
shAf :o)
JPEG. Also,
film scanners will tend to enhance the film grain, which would be absent in
a high resolution print produced with analog methods. The enhanced grain
would also increase the JPEG file size.
shAf :o)
be the best way to troubleshoot it being a scanner
problem. If not, I'd begin playing with other slides, and other Fuji
slides which have been developed elsewhere.
shAf :o)
converted
to 8bits and AdobeRGB. I am however anxious to try Nikonscan v.3 ...
but it won't be 'til after I've moved lockstock to Newfoundland in
July.
shAf :o)
... if VS offers area cropping is
should be relatively easy to use ...)
shAf :o)
(?)
shAf :o)
relections(???)
shAf :o)
Harry writes ...
On Fri, 11 May 2001, shAf wrote:
To me this implies the problem is with respect to the film ...
The slides are framed. The ghost does not rotate with the film (it
rotates
in respect to the stars) - am I choosing the right words here?
...
Ok! ... I thought after I
Dale asks ...
Do you have the ISBN number for real World PhotoShop 6? Thank you
0-201-72199-6
shAf :o)
color spaces and color
adjustment.
Professional Photoshop 6: The Classic Guide to Color Correction
Dan Margulis isn't as readable, but this would be your reference for
corrections and adjustments in a CMYK working space (not RGB!!!)
myUS$0.02 ... shAf :o)
,
and with the ruler tool drew a line across the horizon. Now
Image=rotate_canvas=arbitrary indicates the exact rotation
necessary to make the horizon horizontal ... to a hundredth of a
degree!
shAf :o)
wwwsite may be because it registered properly for
one scan and not another(?)
shAf :o)
with the keep aspect ratio
turned off ... this should make squares true on a TV ... hopefully.
HTH ... shAf :o)
Asael writes ...
... Considering that a 6X9 frame is so much larger than a 35mm, I
wonder
whether the LS8000 will have a major problem getting the entire
frame in
focus. ...
Not a problem ... the lens don't work from the center outward, the
optics move with the scan.
shAf :o)
elaborate on what
you found? Is this a problem with the LS-30 only?
shAf :o)
a preference) and enter the number in the manual focus dialog
box.
shAf :o)
) ... but for an all around
better solution, negatives or slides, the Polaroid.
What remains is an A-B comparison for both print film and a slide,
of the same 2mm area, Nikon vs Polaroid (... Tony? ...)
my US$0.02 ... shAf :o)
this
along with an example. ...
It seems to me Ed also made a change during that period of versions, the
result being his IR dust removal had absolutely no effect on areas of the
image where no dust was present (no softening). Have you also compared
those areas???
shAf :o)
a
simplified determination of the scanner's color capabilities ... and what Ed
provides, short of getting the color exactly right, will get you past 99%
of every film exposure ... slide or negative.
my US$0.02 ... shAf :o)
theoretically be more accurate than a 3x3 matrix transform. This
is what VueScan uses.
...
Just to clarify ... does a simple 3x3 matrix profile allow for the
capture of each R,G B channel having a different linearity?
shAf :o)
a scanner's LUT-type profile and its simplified matrix-type
conjugate.
I can provide you with both of these profiles if you like.
shAf :o)
(...
hint, hint ...)
But, I may still continue using VS (... welcome back, btw ...)
my US$0.02 ... shAf :o)
Jules writes ...
- Original Message -
From: "shAf" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...
What's the deal with ICE^3 support for the new Nikon scanners
only??
If Nikon offers NS3 for the LS-2000, why not offer the full
deal???
i'd love to get ICE^3 for my LS-2000. it's typical for
quot;
http://horsemanusa.com/toppage.html offers Nikon MF users the best digital
upgrade path (... although still very spendy ...), and will use the lenses
we all have invested in.
shAf :o)
Dieder writes ...
...
A few comments about NikonScan 3.0.
---
I am impressed at the accuracy of the colour that is
available now. ...
Which color spaces are you scanning into? Which "wide gamut" color
spaces does NS3 offer??
shAf :o)
think you'll like it.
hello again Jack :o)
What's the deal with ICE^3 support for the new Nikon scanners only??
If Nikon offers NS3 for the LS-2000, why not offer the full deal???
shAf :o)
l tab" in "system properties" it says my
windows version is
:MS win98 4.10.1998,which as far as i know is 98SE.
...
It should explicidly imply Window 98 "Second Edition" 4.10.A ...
and I cannot find any mention of firewire support for Windows 98 at
the M$ knowledgebase :-(
shAf :o)
fault viewer" off,
and pointing VS specifically at Photoshop,
including the path
(e.g., "c:\program files\adobe\photoshop6\photoshp.exe")
HTH ... shAf :o)
imently 50 posts.
shAf :o)
would be better if NS allowed for choosing the LS-40's own device space,
a specific ICM file, or creating 'raw' RGB.
shAf :o)
ww.scantips.com
HTH ... shAf :o)
Mark writes ...
From: "shAf" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 4:45 PM
... This is
speculation on my part, but I don't believe Ed uses a "conversion
engine", rather a mathematical matrix transform. ...
Micheal,
It is of
Mark writes ...
From: "shAf" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "film scanner list"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 5:55 AM
What is more ... Ed informs me there is no such internal
color space as "VS RGB"... Vuescan simply carries scanne
Mark writes ...
From: "shAf" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:23 PM
ALSO ... Ed informs me no transformation takes place at all if the
color space "device RGB" is chosen.
What do you mean by this? Is "device RGB&quo
? And, will it focus better if you choose to zoom in and
manually focus on a specific area?? What do you find at corners,
edges and center??
shAf :o)
Tony writes ...
On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:01:09 -0800 shAf
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
... so Ektaspace is an easily accepted compromise.
Ektaspace is also respected for its editabilty,
and its wide gamut is very suitable for
highbit editing.
Its gamut is also sufficiently wide
shAf previously writes ...
Something else has just occurred to me. My "test"
was based on a fresh installation of VS7 while my
LS-2000 is now put away. That is, my test was based
on a previously acquired "raw" scan 64bit TIFF,
and VS7 had no way of knowing w
cluding Mr Dicky as one of my film scanning peers. I may have
little control over republical policies, but I hope my vote gets
counted again towards removing this jerk from the film scanner's list.
shAf :o)
my apologies to the list for yet another off-topic post ...
ire PR and support
personnel. It would mean in my mind "VS Pro".
Lastly ... don't get me wrong ... even if I don't get what I want,
I'll continue using VS ... that is, I won't get it elsewhere ... even
with Nikonscan or Silverfast. I also don't know what I'm talking
about with respect what "VS Pro" may demand from Ed ... all I know is
how to experiment with the fundamentals of color spaces, "working" and
"device dependent".
shAf :o)
working spaces (if comparisons can be made ... some of what
I've found would imply apples and oranges). I will assume, until I
realize otherwise, VS's internal space is sufficient for 1 2.
shAf :o)
cluding ProPhoto and Ektaspace), the only
offering it doesn't tag is "device RGB" ... and it should be easy to
see if it is anything remotely resembling sRGB. I'm quite curious ...
I would ask VS for an sRGB image, and Ektaspace image, and the "device
RGB" image. Depending on which resembled which, as you assigned the
working space to dRGB with PS6, it should be obvious.
shAf :o)
Richard writes ...
Yes it is large. It will encompass Ekta Space (almost), which is the
definition of E6 Ektachrome media, and thus E6 gamut.
I'm posting th results of my little test regarding the capacity of
Vuescan's gamut, "device RGB" (... whatever it is ...)
First ... some
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tony Sleep
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 5:23 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Vuescan: "device RGB"
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 19:15:35 -0800 shAf
([EMAIL PROTECT
tware, you cannot do all co-existingly with PS5).
shAf :o)
turer supplied, or 3rd party calibration, device color space.
To impose (assign) one on top of the other makes me uncomfortable ...
I certainly am more comfortable with the scanned image inheriting the
device space because nothing was done to it (... not implying the
'raw' scan' because we are still trying to use Vuescan's cropping
tools ...) ...)
shAf :o)
Tony writes ...
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:43:54 -0800 shAf ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
I'm harping about imperceivable effects of one implimentation of CM
versus another more rigorous ...
Last time someone said that of VS, ISTR Ed took exception and pointed out
VS
does no more and no less
space it was scanned into.
shAf :o)
sometimes to the extent my holiday $$ are
sacrificed. My experience is, you'll spend twice as much to only end
up with an extra 10% of extra computing power. Still, you cannont
ignore some hardwares you'll definitely need ... working storage space
and archiving storage space/media.
my $0.02 ... shAf :o)
Goerf writes ...
shAf wrote:
Has anyone figured out how to use this color space option?? ...
I'm the one who has requested for this space.
Choosing this device space will disable all color space
conversions in Vuescan (like raw) but allows you to
perform the light/heavy/medium
shop and create what I subjectively want there. But, and to get
back to your question, I "play by the rules", and I believe if you did
too, you'd at least be able to edit your reds.
shAf :o)
gray, one white, attaching a color bar underneath and
sticking that in the main light area of each different view, ...
Many will tell you, nailing a neutral shade will be the best place
to start ... as if all you needed was the gray and white cards.
shAf :o)
, it controls gamma
(... altho you can wonder if it is a true gamma
power function ...)
shAf :o)
|
| Does the Matrox G450 have a setting for changing the
monitor's gamma?
|
| Yes, but not numerically. It is a WYSISYG control.
|
| Frank Paris
nced this relatively infrequent
behaviour since early versions of VS6 and PS6.00 ... and because it's
so infrequent, I haven't noticed a common thread and reported it.
system: Win98se, VS6.7.4, PS6.01
shAf :o)
-dimensional profile where it intersects
the 2-D plane usually used for defining working space ... but it is a
rough estimate of the color capacity of the profile ... quite useful
only for simple comparisons.
HTH ... shAf :o)
monitor, the next thing to do is write
a 1/4 res JPEG with ICM embedded and view it in Photoshop (or some
other ICM savvy software). If the color is finally perfect ... NOW
you can "scan memory" to a full res TIFF with the ICM embedded.
shAf :o)
absolutely nothing
to to do with its true sensitivity or accuracy, or signal-over-noise.
I am however, optimistic for these new Nikons ... Ed seems to believe
they have improved in this respect ... he didn't mention the typical
LED noise the Nikons are noted for.
shAf :o)
eason may
be because altering the alalog gain may affect the
subtraction of the orange mask(?) ...)
shAf :o)
lor LUT so CM
characterization/calibration softwares like Adobe Gamma can modify it.
shAf :o)
, by characterizing the display
and letting Photoshop know what colors and gamma were available.
shAf :o)
utilities aimed at the music enthusiast ...
but for $50 is a lot to pay for what is already available for free
(... see www.analogx.com ...). For archiving image files, EZC v.4 was
the one to have because it had a on/off switch for verifying file
integrity after the write.
shAf :o)
th respect to the deluge of graphics
cards and OS posts lately ... some of which I'm also guilty of.
shAf :o)
orrected", is there such color space
as "generic"? I ask because it surprises me your list of color spaces
has never listed "none" or provided an on/off switch.
shAf :o)
Alan writes ...
shAf wrote:
A very good color space option you may want to eventually
offer is
an actual color space specific to the scanner. For example, what
if
the scanner manufacturer provided a look-up table (LUT) type
profile
for the scanner ... wouldn't it be a good option
supported in this respect. And
to truely get the HD speed from Win2k for matching the drivers
available for Win98, you'd need turn off the overhead required by NTFS
security, that is install it on FAT32 formatted drives.
shAf :o)
Adobe has officially announced PS6.01
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html ...
... and I notice the file size is exactly the same as the
"unofficial" release (leastwize, the install for Windows). I am
awaiting the official word on any need to update again.
shAf :o)
Just received from the man ...
shAf :o)
-Original Message-
From: Marc Pawliger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
From: "shAf" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
William writes ...
The photoshop update is officially at
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/880a.htm
I see the
r programs, e.g.Vuescan, when PS is not running?
Other software would need be ICM savvy and make use of the monitor
profile. very few sotwares actually do this. But also make note of
what I said in #2 ... Adobe Gamma loaded modifies the display colors
which are available to all softwares.
HTH ... shAf :o)
no support. :o)
shAf
ider another version, which put
demands on the desktop landscape, our hardware, as well as his
endevours, I hope I'd be the 1st user asked to pay for the upgrade.
shAf :o)
Lynn writes ...
shAF wrote, re Tabs:
Since any session, is entirely dedicated to a
particular roll of film
That's true for photographers with filmstrips, but not
for archivers with slides and/or negs from many shoots
mixed together, ...
I agree with you ... I should have
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