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Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram
Michael wrote:
> Up until the latest versions I always put a hard number (%) in the Wp & Bp
> ... e.g., '0.1' or 0.01%... and because changing this number by minute
> amount changed the image more than you'd think, I had Vs write a small JPG
> direct to Photoshop (note ... such a small change in Wp% would never be
> gleened from visually inspecting a preview histogram). When satisfied, I
> had Vs write a TIF. Regarding newer versions, I understand Ed has changed
> what '0' means in the Bp field ... and I have to again evaluate what this
> means to the histogram.
I'm glad to see that we are using a similar process; I haven't read of any
other VS user describe their scanning workflow including the use of a
histogram. (I get VS to send the full TIF image to VuePrint and look at the
histogram there. The trouble with this is the time taken to save the file,
change B/W points and rescan until the image fills the range you want makes it
impractical for regular use.)
Your idea of using a JPG is a good one. That will save time but it still won't
be as efficient as a histogram in VS.
Agreed that very small changes in B/W points make very big changes in the
image. I don't find VS a very intuitive application to use but have spent some
time getting to know it. It was this that led me to think that using a
histogram was a good way of determining B/W points in VS and so help to get the
most from a scan. I certainly don't want or expect VS to be used for image
editing.
VueScan gives me good results but I just don't have the time to scan the images
I want to scan.
Bob
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