Re: filmscanners: VueScan and white pixel clipping SS4000

[TonySleep@halftone.co.uk (Tony Sleep)]

On Sun, 08 Jul 2001 11:06:56 -0500  Stan Schwartz (snsok@swbell.net) 
wrote:

> 
> I am making a scan of an array of bright azaleas using VueScan and an
> SS4000. I am scanning at 48-bits.

Try a white point setting of 0.01% (0.0% is usually OTT), and adjust 
Color|Image Brightness to a smaller number to give a duller, greyer 
preview (hit Prev Mem after adjusting). EG, if currently 1.0, try 0.8 
or so. This will avoid the clipping, and you can then adjust levels 
precisely in PS.

Regards 

Tony Sleep
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