Scanning lith/toned prints

May I know how to get accurate colors from lith/toned prints from the scanner? What calibration target should I use for calibration?

I have a simple Canoscan Lide 220.

baachitraka said:

May I know how to get accurate colors from lith/toned prints from the scanner? What calibration target should I use for calibration?

I have a simple Canoscan Lide 220.

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Scanner calibration can be done with IT8.7/2 targets.

Here is one source: http://www.targets.coloraid.de/

Thanks. I have visited coloraid.de but they don't have targets for lith/polytone prints.

Or, may be I have miss-understood something.

baachitraka said:

Thanks. I have visited coloraid.de but they don't have targets for lith/polytone prints.

Or, may be I have miss-understood something.

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The target calibrates the scanner - not specific to any particular print. It is like an icc profile that is used to globally correct the output from the scanner close to what it should be. I am not sure if the software that came with your particular scanner allows you to do a calibration. I use VueScan that does the calibration and incorporates the results automatically into the output.

Got it.

I will place an order for IT 8.7/2 Reflective Scanner Target on Kodak Professional paper (incl. CD).

I am using XSane but I will check VueScan if XSane is not sufficient.