[filmscanners] Re: Film Choice

["Robert Logan" <bert_logan@btopenworld.com>]

Marc S. Fogel wrote:
> I did this and it worked great.  Should I do this once for each film
> type and save them as different ini files.

Yes and no ... Ive found that different labs seem to get
a slightly different cast on the same film type due to
processing variation, and other factors like illumination
variation would affect it - albeit in a small way.

Ive gotten into the habit when scanning a roll of always
following this procedure - not too time consuming after
all.

bert

>>1st off - are you following the routine of calibrating the
>>scanner for the negative film base with Vuescan?
>>
>>     # Set "Device|Option types" to "Advanced"
>>     # Set "Device|Media type"
>>     # Insert film with most transparent area (a clear bit)
>>     # If "Device|Lock exposure" visible
>>        * Clear "Device|Lock exposure"
>>     # Press "Preview" button
>>     # Adjust cropping if necessary
>>     # If "Device|Lock exposure" visible
>>        * Set "Device|Lock exposure"
>>        * Press "Preview" button
>>     # If "Device|Lock film base color" visible
>>        * Set "Device|Lock film base color"
>>

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