Message-Id: <mailto:199608030207.VAA03812@library.wustl.edu> Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 19:00:45 -0700 From: a niemann <mailto:aniemann@RBCM1.RBCM.GOV.BC.CA> Subject: Re: color negatives To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
At 02:49 PM 7/25/96 +1200, you wrote: >I use an Agfa Horizon+ flatbed scanner, capable of 2400dpi scans,
>I scan B&W glass and film negs, an colour transparencies of all
>formats.
>But colour negs-....
>I hate to tell you this, colur neg scanning is only for the experts..
>Even the Agfa rep says "leave it alone"
>They get colour prints made and scan them.(True!!)
>Coluor neg film base varies from film to film and brand to brand. So
>each type of film will produce a varying degree of orange cast.
>unless you are prepared to put many, many hours into this, outsource
>your scans or use transparency film.
>Kodak PIW workstations for CD-Rom PCD files may be of help.
>
>
depends on the scanner and it's software I guess. We use a Kodak rfs2035 and scan vericolor film (color neg film). 35mm only. results are excellent!andy Photo / Comp Arts Royal BC Museum Victoria, BC, Canada http://rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca