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Help scanning Negs, Nikon Coolscan IV ED
I'm having a strange problem with scanning B&W negatives on the Nikon
coolscan IV ED. Scanning slides and color negs works just fine, great actually, but for some reason B&W negs are coming out very very dark. I can barely see the image. I've tried adjusting using curves and the analog gain, I also tried changing the gamma but that didnt work either. All the adjustments are doing is brightning up the image but there are no details. Dark areas are completely black, white areas are weird looking. I'm using the MA-20 slide adapter and the FH-3 neg strip holder. I'm also using Nikons scanning software. I figure its something I'm missing since chromes and color negs are being scanned with no problems. anyone have any ideas ? Cheers -AK |
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Are you scanning silver bromide negatives with scratch removal? If yes, try
without it. "Ara Kotchian" wrote in message ... I'm having a strange problem with scanning B&W negatives on the Nikon coolscan IV ED. Scanning slides and color negs works just fine, great actually, but for some reason B&W negs are coming out very very dark. I can barely see the image. I've tried adjusting using curves and the analog gain, I also tried changing the gamma but that didnt work either. All the adjustments are doing is brightning up the image but there are no details. Dark areas are completely black, white areas are weird looking. I'm using the MA-20 slide adapter and the FH-3 neg strip holder. I'm also using Nikons scanning software. I figure its something I'm missing since chromes and color negs are being scanned with no problems. anyone have any ideas ? Cheers -AK |
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In article , Ara Kotchian
writes I'm having a strange problem with scanning B&W negatives on the Nikon coolscan IV ED. Scanning slides and color negs works just fine, great actually, but for some reason B&W negs are coming out very very dark. I can barely see the image. I've tried adjusting using curves and the analog gain, I also tried changing the gamma but that didnt work either. All the adjustments are doing is brightning up the image but there are no details. Dark areas are completely black, white areas are weird looking. I'm using the MA-20 slide adapter and the FH-3 neg strip holder. I'm also using Nikons scanning software. I figure its something I'm missing since chromes and color negs are being scanned with no problems. anyone have any ideas ? ICE does not work with film containing residual silver in the emulsion, such as conventional black and white film. Switch ICE off and your scans should be OK. -- Kennedy Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed; A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's ****ed. Python Philosophers (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying) |
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I'm scanning Tmax-100, I'll try switching off ICE and see what happens.
Is this going to be true with any B&W film ? I like ICE, it really reduces the amount of spotting I have to do :-( BTW, I switched to Vuescan and its working prefectly, but I suppose Vuescan is not using ICE. Thanks -AK Kennedy McEwen wrote in : In article , Ara Kotchian writes I'm having a strange problem with scanning B&W negatives on the Nikon coolscan IV ED. Scanning slides and color negs works just fine, great actually, but for some reason B&W negs are coming out very very dark. I can barely see the image. I've tried adjusting using curves and the analog gain, I also tried changing the gamma but that didnt work either. All the adjustments are doing is brightning up the image but there are no details. Dark areas are completely black, white areas are weird looking. I'm using the MA-20 slide adapter and the FH-3 neg strip holder. I'm also using Nikons scanning software. I figure its something I'm missing since chromes and color negs are being scanned with no problems. anyone have any ideas ? ICE does not work with film containing residual silver in the emulsion, such as conventional black and white film. Switch ICE off and your scans should be OK. |
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Ok, thanks guys, turning off ICE did the trick. It would have been helpful
if they had put a note or something in the paper and digital manuals or on the Nikon site regarding the fact that ICE doesn't work with B&W film. Sheesh! -AK : ICE does not work with film containing residual silver in the emulsion, such as conventional black and white film. Switch ICE off and your scans should be OK. |
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In article , Ara Kotchian
writes I'm scanning Tmax-100, I'll try switching off ICE and see what happens. Is this going to be true with any B&W film ? I like ICE, it really reduces the amount of spotting I have to do :-( No, some B&W films are designed to be processed in C-41 chemistry which bleaches out the silver. They are essentially single layer colour film with black dye instead of colour. These work fine with ICE. Suitable films are Kodak BW-400CN or Ilford XP-2. BTW, I switched to Vuescan and its working prefectly, but I suppose Vuescan is not using ICE. Well it is using the IR channel, which is where the problem lies, if you have set it up to do so. I think it is switched off by default. Check under Filter|Infrared Clean if you want, but it won't work either. ;-) -- Kennedy Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed; A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's ****ed. Python Philosophers (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying) |
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