3rd party wives tale. 3rd party testers do not use a good enough test target to get the higher dpi rating the manufacturer states.The V800 has an actual resolution of 2300 and is unable to resolve the grain
Then why, using the same test target, do other film scanners test with higher resolution? I have personally tested the Epson V700 against the Pacific Image Prime Film XE. The later tests at 4300 and clearly resolves the grain. The V700 does not3rd party wives tale. 3rd party testers do not use a good enough test target to get the higher dpi rating the manufacturer states.
16 bit RGB per channel is 48 bit as its called in newer software.Made 2 scans of the same negative (FP4+) on the Imacon.
-16 bit grayscale 6300dpi tiff file size 104Mb
-16 bit rgb 6300dpi tiff file size 312Mb (there is no 24 or 48 bit option in the aged software)
In PS open the 16 bit RGB then look at each channel separately. You can make any adjustment to a channel that you would make to the composite. It should give one better control over the tonality and separation of tones in the image.What should I look for?
So it gives you a better way to control tonality etc. I use Silver Efex Pro for that. It is a perfect little digital darkroom. But I’ll have a look at the channels when I come back from my phototrip to Dorset next week.In PS open the 16 bit RGB then look at each channel separately. You can make any adjustment to a channel that you would make to the composite. It should give one better control over the tonality and separation of tones in the image.
Wouldn't that depend on the film? Also, how does scanned film change from standard grain like in Tri-X vs. tubular grain as in Tmax?The V800 has an actual resolution of 2300 and is unable to resolve the grain. Your images should look smooth, albeit with less detail than with a higher resolution scanner.
I replaced a Microtek 8700 with a Epson V700. I should have kept the Microtek.Then why, using the same test target, do other film scanners test with higher resolution? I have personally tested the Epson V700 against the Pacific Image Prime Film XE. The later tests at 4300 and clearly resolves the grain. The V700 does not
all i can say is im not an expert .. i does what i do and i never scan black and white
prints or film in "black and white" mode in the scanner. im not a purist you might say.
and the results i get are beautiful. i don't know enough about scanner technology or
film to understand why but the file ends up with hues and tones that i couldn't even
imagine putting there myself.
anyone else scan in color and then do what you need to do ?
Can you post samples?thanks adrian !
a few weeks ago i took some negative scans ( all 3 channels ) separated them into 3 using PS
and discarded everything but the blue channelit was the best of all 3
i remember when i used vue scan a lot they suggest to do exactly as you suggest, only scanning the blue ..
thanks for reminding me !
john
i suggested nothing more than there is no 1 size fits all ..
and if someone doesn't want to print large or with pigment to
see how their images look there is no need to. printing large
maybe great for some people / some subjects &c but it
isn't necessary ... just like it isn't necessary to scan in b/w
or use off the shelf developers or use tripod all the time
or worship german lenses, and grain or bokeh &c but if it is what someone wants to do
good for them .. no point doing things you don't like ...[/QUOT
Nobody said you had to do anything. Chill. This is is a technical Forum, more than a place for faux Miss Manners.
alanHow does Epson change the scan to BW? Does it use one particular color channel? Or all three? Or something else?
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