What scanner are you using, and what computer, OS, and scanning software? Speaking generally, negative film has an orange cast, which has to be dealt with by the software in the process of inverting the negative to a positive image, so there are clearly some additional issues to deal with.
Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "David A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 2:56 AM Subject: Scanning negs > Hi all, > > I've recently been scanning a few negatives using my film scanner. I > usually scan slides which, once the colour profiles are set up right, > require very little (or no) adjustment for colour balance: just a small > tweak of the levels to improve contrast, then I can carry on with > sharpening and dust removal. > > Is it too much to expect the same kind of ease when scanning negatives, > or do their colours tend to require a bit of Photoshop manipulation, even > after registering the film base in the scanner driver? > > The negs I've been scanning are giving me a slight yellow cast at the > moment (mainly Agfa Portrait 160, and a couple from Reala). > > Cheers, > > - Dave > > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ > >
