On Sunday, Jan 4, 2004, at 01:27 Asia/Singapore, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
scanning color Kodak 100 gold negs - arrrggh!
I have a 1640SU Photo also, and I find that you need to do massive color correction when scanning color negatives. I think that's the norm with "primitive" equipment. When I use my friend's Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 which is a 4000ppi film scanner, I have to do the same thing.
The quickest way to correct the color in the Epson is to use the Auto setting. But you have to make sure that you select only the area of the negative you're scanning, and include some of the black border as well. That allows it to establish a black point. Make sure your selection area does not include any of the scanning area outside the negative. That way you don't end up with the wrong white point.
I prefer to do a 16-bit raw scan (although I seriously wonder if the data from the 1640 is even worth of 16 bits) and bring it into Photoshop for the grunt work.
--jc
