B&W Negatives

[Don]

Hardware: Nikon LS-50
Software: NikonScan 4.02

Taking a well deserved (!) break from Kodachromes I started playing
with B&W negatives today (Ilford, if anyone is curious). I wonder what
the panel thinks of the less "sensible" of the possible scanning
permutations for B&W negatives:

1. Mono Neg/Grayscale - boooriiing... ;o)
2. Mono Neg/RGB
3. Color Neg/Grayscale
4. Color Neg/RGB
5. Color Pos/Grayscale
6. Color Pos/RGB

For example, scanning B&W negatives as Mono Neg/RGB has obvious
advantages because some blemishes are much more easily corrected with
access to 3 individual RGB channels, converting to grayscale only as
the last step.

I wonder if there are any similar advantages to some of the other
permutations specifically in terms of, say, dynamic range or
sharpness, etc.

For example, at first blush, taking an individual channel from an RGB
scan seems sharper than a grayscale scan which, presumably, started
life as a composite (all 3 LEDs on).

Another example is that fine scratches appear easier to spot if
scanning as Positive and then inverting as the last step, etc.

Don.

 

[Best]

Now that I have a Epson scanner, I have quite some paper document that I
want them to go digital. I look through bundled software that come with
Epson Perfection 3170 and don't see a document management program. Can
you guys suggest one? A good one please. Thanks.

 

[Don]

C'mon guys, pick up the slack! The folks in
"comp.graphics.apps.photoshop" are putting you to shame. ;o)

On the other hand (tongue firmly in cheek) could it be that nobody in
these here parts scans B&W?

Don.

 

[Hecate]

C'mon guys, pick up the slack! The folks in
"comp.graphics.apps.photoshop" are putting you to shame. ;o)

On the other hand (tongue firmly in cheek) could it be that nobody in
these here parts scans B&W?

Only as RGB images ;-)

 

[Don]

Only as RGB images ;-)

ROTFL! Very good! ;o)

Don.

 

[Ed Hamrick]

C'mon guys, pick up the slack! The folks in
"comp.graphics.apps.photoshop" are putting you to shame. ;o)

On the other hand (tongue firmly in cheek) could it be that nobody in
these here parts scans B&W?

Maybe nobody in these here parts enjoys the abuse you dish out.

You might also consider how many people have kill-filed you.

Regards,
Ed Hamrick

 

[Don]

Maybe nobody in these here parts enjoys the abuse you dish out.

What abuse?

I haven't even responded in kind to your torrent of obscenities.

You might also consider how many people have kill-filed you.

I'm very glad they took my advice to do exactly that.

You, obviously, haven't. Why not?

Don.

 

[JAZ]

PaperPort 8 and 9 both are terrible. Very buggy. They are the only
proggies that don't run on my computer for whatever reason. My 2.8
ghz machine slows to a crawl and locks intermittently.

I'm looking for some low end document management software too as a
result.

-jaz
http://zzzone.net

 

[esantoro]

I have had no problems whatsoever with Paperport Deluxe 5.2 on win 95,
win 98, win 2000, and XP.

It's a beautiful, and I'm sure that whatever bells and whistles come
with the latest edition are not all that necessary.

ES

 

[David R]

The best paper management is what works for you. I know that sounds
like a cop out to your question but as you start to collect material
you will realize what I'm saying.

As for software I like Adobe Acrobat. In our office we all have
Acrobat on our computers and we each scan material into PDF (Acrobat)
format. You've probably seen PDF files before. It's simply a WYSIWYG
(what you see is what you get) file. You can still add notes and
stamps, you can crop out or hide stuff but really can't alter the
material. Best part is that it is a compressed file so it does not
take up a lot of drive space or you can email it. Don't confuse Adobe
Ready with Adobe Writer. You want Adobe Write. Reader is free from
Writer is an investment ($200).

You can create folders and title them just like a filing cabinet. You
should put some thought into you file naming structure. Make sure you
keep it simple but more importantly consistent. If you are going to
use dates I like to YYMMDD. It sorts very well so today would be
041107 (2004, November, 7th)

Good luck.