If the film is processed and stored ok the color is quite accurate when
scanned (true with most color negatives I have scanned), the thing you need
to do is using level to bring the hightlight and shadow close to the ends
then use curve to adjust the contrast.
If the film is faded you need a "standard" frame with known black or white
point. Use manual color adjustment in Vuescan to get a standard setting for
the rest of other images on the same roll. It is especially important for
the landscapes where there is major green without any black and white point
for reference.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt"
> Thanks for the tips. I think I'm running into the same stuff. I'm
> having to turn ACR controls up or down a lot farther than what I'm used
> to with digital images. It also would have been good to have a white
> balance reference. Not that I want a true mid-day sunlit white balance
> but some of the images are so far off in color balance it would be good
> to get to a sunlit white as a base line for further adjustment.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> C.H.Ling wrote:
>> I have an Epson 4850 for the MF stuffs. For both negative and slide I use
>> Epson scan with all auto adjustment disable. The raw scans look grey but
>> it
>> is easy to adjust with post processing. Most auto function inside the
>> scanner software does not work well even the film scanner like 4000ED,
>> for
>> 4000ED I use Vuescan and again color balance set to "None".
>>
>> The bad thing about built-in auto adjustment is they usually clip the
>> highlight and shadow or at least try to bring RGB to meet each other at
>> both
>> ends where it isn't necessary true for all scenes.
>>
>> C.H.Ling
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"
>>
>>
>>> Thanks, but I'm not ready to cry uncle just yet. I'm using an Epson
>>> V700 which I've had for a while but have never used for film scanning
>>> until today. These are my very first scans with this scanner. I've
>>> tried Epson Scan and VueScan. VueScan was also giving me fits by
>>> crashing while I was tuning it's dials... something I've never know
>>> VueScan to do before. I suppose both can produce acceptable images with
>>> a lot of dial twisting in the scanner and PhotoShop but I was hoping for
>>> something much closer to the Wal-Mart scan which has good color but poor
>>> saturation and contrast. And, of course, it's only a 2MP JPEG.
>>>
>>> I'll get there one way or another.
>>
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