Hi jez
a slide has more density in the shadows and hence is asking for a
scanner with more dynamic range
to translate them.
And i dont think that it is neutral ,it is only more conform to the
"true colors " as we see them but not
necessary "exact "
Le 25 mai 04, à 15:59, Jez.Cunningham@xxxxxxxxxxx a écrit :
>
>
> Yves a ecrit: "you can but slides are more asking from your scanner
> than
> negatives."
>
> Yves - why is it asking more of the scanner to scan a slide than a
> negative? A slide (to be useful as a slide) has to be more-or-less
> properly exposed, whereas because a negative can be corrected (to a
> certain
> extent) in the printing they are often taken with poor exposure
> accuracy
> (at least by my family). And at least in terms of the post-scanning
> software the color correction to compensate for the negative base is
> always
> going to present a challenge to color accuracy, whereas a slide is
> inherently neutral. (I can't find profiles for half the negatives I
> try to
> scan...)
> thanks
> jez
>
>
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