RE: agfa scala scanning

[bgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

I shoot Scala, and scan on a Minolta Dimage Scan Elite.

When I began, I too had difficulty. However, I stuck to it, since the film
itself is so wonderful. Here's what has worked for me.

I do not use ICE.

I scan in color, then convert in Photoshop, usually using Channel Mixer.

I have developed a curve for my scans that helps to adjust the tonality so
that the scans more closely resemble the original positive. This curve
works - without further adjustment - for probably 90 - 95% of the scans.

At times I still have to pull out the detail in the shadow areas within
Photoshop. For that I use Martin Evening's process (Photoshop for
Photographers).

Hope this helps!


At 05:49 PM 5/27/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Geoff, i use a nikon ed4000, would u please send my ur scan settings
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>Regards, Mehrdad
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>From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com]On Behalf Of
>geoff waugh
>Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 6:39 AM
>To: scan@leben.com
>Subject: RE: agfa scala scanning
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>>i ended up doing this (color to gray scale) and no ice, but i am
>>disappointed as the slides look great but the scans do not.
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>>Regards, Mehrdad
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com]On Behalf Of
>>Steve Barbour
>>Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 5:21 AM
>>To: scan@leben.com
>>Subject: Re: agfa scala scanning
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>>Mehrdad... I recall problems  using ice and scala... recommend avoid
>that...
>>also try scan
>>as color... then convert to gray scale in photoshop and see how the results
>>are...
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>>Steve
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>>----- > simon i am having problem with ice (total washout of whites), dark
>>scans. do
>>>  scan the scala as gray scale or rgb and what setting do you use?
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>>>  Regards, Mehrdad
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>I have just come in at this point so I do not know what scanner you
>are using. I had trouble scanning Scala on my LS-2000 until I turned
>off the ICE - but it may also be worth turning off the Nikon Colour
>Management if you are using a Nikon product then scan in gray scale
>or colour neg.  I get nice results now from Scala and the inkjets I
>make from the scans are better than an R-Type print. Hope this helps
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>Geoff
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