some issues scanning XP2 negs on Coolscan V.... help needed....

[haagen_dazs]

hi
i am using the nikon coolscan V software ..

normally whatever is seen in the "processed" tab is what will be the outcome in the scanned image.
i am trying to scan XP2 and i notice that the images coming out are "sharpened"

i did not set an unsharp mask in my tool palette
i set the digital GEM to 3 or 4 to reduce grain and make portraits smoother
but somehow, the images coming out are sharpened and its showing the blemishes in the skin 🙁
the ROC is set to zero and there is ICE on(normal) applied

the funny thing is that, when i scan colour negs, what i see in the "processed" tab is what i get

this isnt so for the xp2

i wonder what i am doing wrong 😕 😕


help please??

 

[venchka]

As I understand it, XP2 Super doesn't have the same orange base as color negative film. Try turning ICE off. It doesn't work with the XP2 Super negatives.

 

[akikana]

ICE technology will work on XP2 Super. When I used NikonScan with this film type I set ICE, GEM and ROC all to off and had no problems. The sharpening seems strange though as none of those three acronyms should sharpen the scan. I know it sounds obvious, but double check the unsharp mask settings after you have deselected ICE/GEM/ROC... other than that I can't add much more.

 

[payasam]

Wayne, my understanding is that digital ICE does not work with silver, which XP2 is not.