Re: [APML] More SS4000 scanning questions

[Jerry Lodriguss <jerryapml@astropix.com>]

>
>A SS4000, I thought I'd save some confusion so it put it in the
>'subject' line.

Sorry, my apologies, I am kind of oblivious some times.




>Well Jerry, it's my understanding that if you don't scan raw then you
>are basically doing some image correction at the scan. I thougth that
>was to be avoided if you don't know what you're doing.

Well, the scanners software can sometimes do a better job than we can, 
especially if we don't have much experience.

If you scan on the normal settings, and your histogram is not clipped on 
either end, and you save in 16 bits, then you will be fine. And it will be 
a lot easier to work with the image. Personally, I never save scanned 
images in raw format.



>If I was to scan images other than in 'raw' mode, what would you
>recommend?

I would scan and save as a 16 bit TIFF file.

Do some minor corrections in the pre-scan, but just make sure the histogram 
is not clipped.

Jerry





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