LaserSoft Imaging

I've been experimenting with creating a custom scanner profile for the reflective half of my Epson 2450 scanner and had some questions about HDR mode. Since HDR is esentially a RAW CCD data, isn't that what we want to use for scanning the MacBeth chart? The HDR scans look really dark (creating a lot more work for the profile in the process, no?) so I'd like to know if I am doing this the right way. I plan on applying the scanner profile to the high-bit scans in Photoshop, eventually converting to my working space and 8-bit. Someone else has suggested scanning the target in 24>36 bit mode unless I plan on using SilverFst HDR to do my processing (and I do not). Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!



-eric-

HDR data is indeed very dark when viewed in Photoshop. This is normal as no gradation correction is applied to the data.

For mor information on HDR please visit our FAQ section.