This ensures placing the film at the best focusing height and also avoids light flaring around the negatives. In the images below you can also see that I have a self-made cardboard support to lift the film holder above the scanner surface. In my opinion this is one of the best tools available for this job. Use the film holder delivered with your scanner or maybe get a third party solution like the Bettterscanning film holders or as I do the Lomography Digitaliza film holder. This can be achieved with a good film holder. Second, make sure the film is as flat as possible and avoid any curvature of the film surface. First, you need to work as dust free as possible. there are several things to watch out for.
It is very important to get it right to enable good scans. Mounting the film on the scanner surface can be achieved in various ways. Workflow Part I - The Master Scan Mounting the Film You only need to follow some very simple and basic steps to create the file. For this demonstration I am going to use SilverFast to create a DNG file that can be archived and later be processed in Lightroom. In order to create this file you use you scanner and either SilverFast or Vuescan software. It contains all available data in a raw like file. Creating the Master ScanĪ master scan is the foundation of your creative process. In this short tutorial I go through the required steps to give you the freedom of a non-destructive workflow in Lightroom combined with a very solid negative conversion tool.
#SILVERFAST PLUSTEK DEMO PRO#
Nate Johnson the creator of Negative Lab Pro (NLP) has updated the plugin to Version 2.1.2 which now enables you to effortlessly combine the power of a real scanner with the beauty and handsomeness of a really cool plugin. It was initially introduced for converting camera scans, but it can also be very helpful for converting scans from your flatbed or dedicated film scanner. There is a very good plugin that helps you to get good colors and contrast from a basic scan done with either LaserSoft SilverFast or Vuescan.
#SILVERFAST PLUSTEK DEMO HOW TO#
In order to help you with that I want to show you how to make scans which could easily be converted and adjusted in Adobe Lightroom. Normally the scanning software takes care of this task, but I know that many users often struggle with getting colors right. One of the biggest problems when scanning color negatives is, to get the color and contrast right.
0 kommentar(er)
