I don't set the output black point above 0, because I prefer to have true black in my pictures.
By default when Nikon Scan scans a negative it sets the output black point to about 20. I find this annoying. I have a Luminosity curve permanently setup within NS to correct this - basically it's like setting the input black point to 0 and the gamma to 1.15. Roughly speaking... (the curve doesn't have a sharp corner in it which is what you get if you set the black point to 0 - I find this helps shadow detail avoid posterisation if I want to perform further work in PS). Jawed > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Verkaik > Sent: 20 January 2004 06:43 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [filmscanners] Re: the histogram in Nikonscan > > > From: "Jawed Ashraf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Which slider to move? Any! When I first started scanning I > only ever used > to use the Input sliders (black point, gamma and white > point). Then after a > few months I progressed onto using Curves, > >> > > Thanks, Jawed, for the advice and links. I've been scanning > for a little while > with reasonable results and am willing to trade some quality > for simplicity and > volume. I do not want to attain "perfection" for most scans, > and cannot see > myself becoming a dedicated PS user. That is just too much > time spent on a > computer for me!! For most scans I want a quick solution; the > very best ones > will be dealt with later after I experiment with PS further. > > Back to the output blackpoint slider in Nikonscan Curves... > can anyone tell me > exactly when they have used it? Is this choice as simple as > balancing the > advantages of the added light against the drawback of the > decreased contrast? I > would prefer to use this method, where appropriate, rather > than the full-blown > PS solutions for high contrast images. I just want to hear > if others use it, > when, and why (or why not). > > Ed Verkaik > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with > 'unsubscribe filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the > message title or body > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body