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Scanning Color Film Which produces the better Results -- Scanning Color positive film, or scanning Color negatives? I scan B&W negs, and am thinking of shooting color instead of B&W and then converting to B&W in Photoshop. Hence my question.
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Andy |
A dedicated film scanner should do both well. However, with positive film, you may match the color better because WYSIWYG on the film.
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John P. Sandstedt |
if you're familiar with camcorders and duping, you know about first and second generation video tapes. Secon generation are not equal in quality. Your negative is first generation. A print is a second generation. Therefore, scanning the negative gives you the best opportunity for a good computer file. In my experience, there's a lot less to "repair" when you scan the negative. Don't forget, you should sharpen any image you work on in the computer. Now, some may say that this is the argument for a digital camera. But, in a lot of articles I've read the recommedation for the Unsharp Mask is made for any file you plan to print. Hope this helps.
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doug Nelson |
I love the vibrant, saturated color I get when I scan slides. Problem is, the detail in the shadows is often very difficult to extract. Slide film has a narrower range of possible tones than does negative film. If your subject matter MUST show a lot of detail in the shadows, shoot one of the excellent 400 negative films and scan the negative. John is right about Unsharp Mask. Learn how to use it as a sharpening tool.
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John Tomley |
Hi malcolm, You will always get better results from slides than negs because the slide film is made for projection and has more saturation of colours. Remember that to get a scan the dots are recorded with the lightsource behind the slide and so is projeted (so to speak) onto the ccd. Also if you scan negs the software the scanner uses to convert the opposite colours to true colours is affected by the colour management you are using.Professional labs use scanners with better density ranges than the home use scanners and have photomultipliers to seperate the light into more accurate (and more points) renditions of the colour in the slide. Most magazine or quality printer will require scans from slides. Hpe this helps
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