williams473
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Here's a question for all you digi-gurus. I just bought a film scanner not too long ago and I've been scanning a lot of black and white film - 120 and 35mm (not that format matters I guess.) Anyway, I have been scanning in RGB, assuming the 48 bit depth option RGB gives me more tonal scale from my negatives. Is this just a waste of time? When I scan in grayscale, which is only 12 bit, am I losing anything?
One thing I like about RGB scanning is that it makes digitally "toning" my images very easy. But the files are significantly larger, and I am wondering if the 5 minutes I'm waiting on every scan is worth it. Course, as a traditional printer, 5 mins is really no time at all to wait, so if I can get a more tonal file to work with in PS, I'll happily wait. Anyway, it makes for a great opportunity to go to the beer fridge while my negative scans!
I am really only going to be happy with prints from digital files if they can at least match what I can get off my enlarger on rag paper in Dektol, so if anyone has a recommended work flow for scanning with that type of quality in mind, I'd love to hear it. Thanks - this is a great forum!
One thing I like about RGB scanning is that it makes digitally "toning" my images very easy. But the files are significantly larger, and I am wondering if the 5 minutes I'm waiting on every scan is worth it. Course, as a traditional printer, 5 mins is really no time at all to wait, so if I can get a more tonal file to work with in PS, I'll happily wait. Anyway, it makes for a great opportunity to go to the beer fridge while my negative scans!
I am really only going to be happy with prints from digital files if they can at least match what I can get off my enlarger on rag paper in Dektol, so if anyone has a recommended work flow for scanning with that type of quality in mind, I'd love to hear it. Thanks - this is a great forum!
