"Eyal Lebedinsky" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> CSM1 wrote:
>> "Eyal Lebedinsky" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> When scanning a colour negative I notice that at first the index display
>>> shows positive images
>>> that are somewhat anaemic. Then all images are adjusted and the colour
>>> now
>>> looks much better.
>>>
>>> When I then save the images (as is with no further adjustments) they are
>>> saved as negatives
>>> rather than as the positive that are displayed. Can I save the positive
>>> images instead?
>>>
>>> Furthermore, loading the saved TIFs (and inverting) I see that they are
>>> as
>>> pale as the
>>> initial scan was showing rather than the more natural final displayed
>>> images.
>>>
>>> What I want is to access the images as they are shown in the index
>>> display
>>> in DSU (positive
>>> and colouful), this is not a question about how to later process the
>>> saved
>>> images.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Eyal
>>
>> The film Scanner has two "scans" the preview and the Scan. Preview is
>> done
>> first, to set the settings before the final scan.
>>
>> For Color Negatives:
>> You have to scan the film using the Color Negative setting into a Photo
>> editor.
>> The photo editor has a save for the image.
>>
>> If you do not have a photo editor, download Irfanview and Plug-ins.
>> http://www.irfanview.com/
>>
>> I found this on line, has some details about using the 5400 film scanner.
>> http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN.../KM5400IIA.HTM
>
> The preview itself has two phases. It initially shows the images in a
> reasonably
> drab colour, and then the full colour is adjusted (you can see this
> happening and
> there is a progress popup too).
>
> I do not see an option in DSU to scan into an editor. Mmm. I fired up
> Photoshop
> Elements, came with the scanner, and I see that it can source from the
> scanner.
>
> [later]
> This is no better than saving to disk and then opening it in Elements.
> The fetched image is a negative and *not* a positive looking like the
> image
> DSU is showing.
>
> I know that I can fiddle with the editor and get a nice image but I would
> rather start with what DSU is showing me in the first place.
>
> Any ideas?
You must not be using the correct film profile.
There is Positive Film and Negative Film.
Positive Film is like Slides in that when you hold the film up to a light,
you see a normal color image.
Negative film is a image that is the reverse, in black and white film the
whites are black on negative and blacks are the lighter areas of the film.
In the scanner you must choose what kind of film you are scanning.
Negative film for negative film and positive for positive for positive.
If you have not gotten the user manual for the Dimage Scan Elite 5400 II,
you can download it here.
http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/...ers/index.html
I downloaded the English (3,483KB) under Scan Elite 5400 II.
You want DSE5400-2_OM_E_.pdf
Start reading at Page 17 of the above PDF file, Film Type Setup continue
through to Page 19 Making the final scan.
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