Re: filmscanners: Skin tones

["Maris V. Lidaka, Sr." <mlidaka@ameritech.net>]

The flatness is good - it means that the highlights and shadows have NOT
been clipped, and you can set those points wherever you wish in Photoshop or
other graphics program.

Maris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mikael Risedal" <risedal@hotmail.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Skin tones


| Tony
| There are something else with VueScan just now if I compare VueScan to
| NikonScan and Silverfast. Little bit flat, doll and color less.
|
| I have send MR Hamrick 3 test pictures scanned by NikonScan, VueScan and
| Silverfast+ LS2000. Nothing more done than dragged to Photoshop and auto
| levels.
|
| Mikael Risedal
|
|
| >From: TonySleep@halftone.co.uk (Tony Sleep)
| >Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
| >To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
| >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Skin tones
| >Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 15:15 +0100 (BST)
| >
| >On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:31:15 -0400  John Bradbury (bradbury@on.aibn.com)
| >wrote:
| >
| > > I also find that the "flatness" you describe is very difficult to
| > > correct
| >
| >In 16 bits, set levels and increase saturation. In 8 bits, you'll
probably
| >create contouring.
| >
| >Regards
| >
| >Tony Sleep
| >http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner
| >info & comparisons
|
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