9/21/2023 0 Comments Vuescan color too dark![]() On the colour tab I set the film up as Ilford XP2. I do not have grain reduction or sharpen options on. The infrared clean is only an option if the media is set for colour. Too much filter strength reduces detail resolution. On the filter tab I have infrared clean on ‘light’. For resolution I always use the maximum in case my intended purpose for the image changes. In the input tab I use media: colour negative as I am using XP2 film, even though the film is B&W. Here are the Vuescan settings (professional option in the intro panel) that I use: Some years ago Nikon stopped supporting its scanner so I now use Vuescan software, which works with most scanners. Also dust seems to be a bigger problem with flat bed scanners compared to film scanners. I find the flat-bed scanner holders a little fiddly and focusing harder. My work-flow is similar except that the infra-red cleaning is not open to me.įor 35mm scanning I use my old Nikon Super Coolscan 5000, partly because the setting up time is shorter than with my Epson 850. For example If I want to push film to accentuate contrast in a street scene, then I would choose Tri-X. I like the way the film keeps grain in the sky highlights to a minimum, I like the fact that the film is very forgiving to over-exposure, I like the fact that I can process 4 films together in my rotary processor, and I really like that the film is amenable to infra-red cleaning through my scanners, removing dust and small scratches. ![]() 35mm film work-flowĪlmost all of my 35mm work is with Ilford XP2 Super film. Scanning a street photograph taken on 35mm film and destined only for social media or a web-site requires a less rigorous approach than scanning a 5 x 7 format image destined to be printed as a fine photograph in an exhibition or someone’s wall or as an alternative process image, say. Secondly, to what purpose will the scanned image be used? The answer to this question partly determines which scanner I use and how I scan. My scanners also give me a preview option so this acts as a second check before I decide to scan. ![]() With a roll of 12 negatives of 120 format I scan one in three images on average. With a 35mm roll of 36 negatives, on average I would only scan about 5 images. So before I scan I look at the negative on a light box (in my case an iPad ) and with a loupe to see whether the image passes muster: composition and tonality. In this post I set out what works for me on black and white films, much which has been learnt through trial and mostly error … Preliminariesīefore I scan I ask myself two preliminary questions:įirstly, is the picture worth it? Scanning takes time and the resulting images are large and therefore take bags of space on a drive. However getting it right is important to some workflows. If you are like me, scanning is a bit of a pain. ![]()
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