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RE: filmscanners: Nikon Scan & VS Negative dynamic range
>> Comparing NS3.1 with the Kodak print of the Max400 Stouffer dupe,
>> NS3.1 has
>> more dynamic range by at least two stops. The print compresses the
>> brightest 2 stops and the darkest step is compressed.
>>
>> Mike Duncan
>
>What does the scanning software have to do with the dynamic range of the
>scanner? Are you letting the software set your setpoints?
The software maps the input range into the 8-bit video. Different settings
in VS give different OD ranges. Nikon negative setting is mapped to give a
higher contrast than VS normal negative setting. Of course you can adjust
this with brightness and curve adjustment. NS3.0 has a different mapping
for Positives than NS3.1, the latter giving wider OD range.
Mike Duncan
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