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RE: filmscanners: Nikon Scan & VS Negative dynamic range
Have you tried Scanner Extras / Prescan mode / low cont neutral?
Julian
At 09:44 06/09/01, you wrote:
>It is very simple: NS decides to clip a neg scan if the dynamic range
>encoded in the neg is more than a certain amount. I don't know what this
>amount is, but I can demonstrate a very strong difference between NS and
>Vuescan in this respect with shots on Supra 400.
>
>No amount of adjustment to NS's master or R, G, B light output levels solves
>this problem - you can tweak the output levels to choose which you'd rather
>lose (shadows or highlights) but you cannot get the full range of such a neg
>with NS.
>
>Maybe older versions are different. I write this with respect to NS3.0 and
>3.1 working with my LS40.
>
>(Hoping I haven't grabbed the wrong end of the stick.)
>
>Jawed
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