Re: Clipping

["Maris V. Lidaka Sr." <mlidaka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Clipping is quite the opposite - the histogram extends completely to one or
both ends, and theoretically goes past the end, thus some highlights or
shadows are "clipped" from the viewable image.

Maris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene DeVol" <fedevol@mindspring.com>
To: "Scan Group" <scan@leben.com>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 1:14 PM
Subject: Clipping


> I've been following this group for about three months now, and have found
it
> to be very educational.
>
> I have a question. Frequently, I see references to "clipping." Does that
> refer to a histogram that does not extend completely to either end of the
> scale, "0" at the shadow end, "255" at the highlight end? I have a Nikon
> SuperScan 4000, and I often see voids on both ends of the histogram.
> Recently, I have been scanning some Fuji Provia 100 slides - there, the
void
> is mostly confined to the shadow side.
>
> Any insight would be appreciated in terms of defination, causes, fixes
etc.
>
> Regards, Gene
>
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