[filmscanners] Re: VueScan Suggestions Needed

["Dave King" <kingphoto@mindspring.com>]

Yep, I'm happy bringing a flat hi-bit Vuescan into PS to do final color/tone
correction.  I set up Vuescan to get all the tones the scanner can get, and
then I use the shift up/down arrow trick to dial in the final correction.
It's very helpful and shows you where things are at quickly.

I also like to use the color balance feature using the shift up/down
technique.  I start with shadows and try up and down on every color, then
highlights, and last midtones.  With a calibrated monitor this shows quickly
where corrections may still be needed, and then if you want you can
implement what you've just learned with a curve and still protect highlight
detail.

The interesting thing is a hi-bit Vuescan with final corrections in
Photoshop is a better starting point than any other scan driver I've used in
terms of natural color and accuracy.  Something about the intrinsic accuracy
of Vuescan?

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: Jawed Ashraf <Jawed@cupidity.force9.co.uk>
To: <kingphoto@mindspring.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:38 AM
Subject: [filmscanners] RE: VueScan Suggestions Needed


The Photoshop approach is addictive:

up/down arrow increments by one "unit"
shift held down at the same time increments by 10 "units".
mouse-wheel up down is synonymous with up/down arrow (sorry Mac users,
you're *really* missing out with no wheel on your mouse...)

Sliders become much less interesting, then.  They can retain their function
as "gross" manipulators.

Jawed

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