[filmscanners] Re: Grain from negs with Multi Pro

["John Pendley" <jpendley@alltel.net>]

At 11:03 PM 02/25/2002 -0800, you wrote:


>John Pendley wrote:
>
> > My scans have improved dramatically since you gave me some
> > pointers.  Thank's very much.  Grain is no more a problem for me now than
> > it was in a wet darkroom.
>
>
>I'm really glad to hear that.  It's always nice when I get a bit of
>positive feedback.  (Publicly, no less... ;-))

You deserve it.  Your posts to me have been extremely detailed, generous,
and helpful.

> >
> > You mention unsharp mask.  I really don't know how this feature should be
> > used ...
>
>
>Unsharp masking is a tricky process.  It is dependent upon many factors,
>including image native resolution, color range (or monochrome), type of
>subject matter, file format the image is going to be stored in after
>USM, personal preferences, etc.  There are some tutorials on the web
>which can help, (I think there are some on the Adobe site and others)
>but a lot is about trial and error and just learning how each slider works.

I guess it's trial and error that has led me to the 50 figure.  Much more
than that, and grain does get to be a problem for me.

Thanks, again, Art.

John


>Art
>
>
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