Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II on Mac platform

[Berry Ives <yvesberia@earthlink.net>]

on 2/24/01 9:00 AM, Tony Sleep at TonySleep@halftone.co.uk wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:08:18 -0700  Berry Ives (yvesberia@earthlink.net)
> wrote:
> 
>> 4.  I had a lot of trouble trying to get neutral gray in the background
>> out-of-focus area of one image (Fuji S400).  I ended up accepting some
>> magenta surrounding the darker grays that came out okay, and then around the
>> magentas I had subtle halos of cyan. ...
> 
> Convert to greyscale in PS. Then convert back to RGB. Brutal, but neutrality
> assured - unless it's a printer problem :)
> 
> Regards 
> 
> Tony Sleep
> http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner info &
> comparisons
> 
Was it clear that I was making a color image?  I tried what you suggested,
although it made no sense to me, and I ended up with a total gray scale
image with no color, as one might expect.  Am I not understanding your
suggestion?

A color lab print exhibited a pure neutral gray in the background area. The
problem is not the printer since I am seeing the objectionable color on the
monitor as well. 

Thanks,
Berry