New 4990 with Silverfast AI and Monaco EasyColor
PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:15 pm
Sorry, but I have several questions!
1) Can I use the profiles I created using MonacoColor and its positive transparency and reflective media IT-8 targets with Silverfast? Will they generate the same "quality" color profiles as those created using Silverfast's own (optional) color profiling system?
2) If so, then why, on the 4990, do my Silverfast scans of Kodachrome slides have a green cast (as compared to Nikon LS-9000 ED Film Scanner scans of the same slides--viewed, side by side, on the same monitor)? (BTW the slides are gorgeous ones made by my grandfather, a professional photographer, in the 1930's. The color is perfect--as if shot yesterday.)
3) Do I need to make a color profile for positive transparencies--i.e. my slides? (I think not, but do not understand why no one seems to do this!)
4) NikonScan, the program that comes with the Nikon 9000, has a separate setting for Kodachrome. Is there such a setting in Silverfast AI for Kodachrome slides? If not, what settings do you recommend for scanning Kodachrome slides in Silverfast on the 4990?
5) What is the proper setting for Kodak VPH 6028 (Vericolor 400 Professional) medium format film in Silverfast on the 4990? I used Silverfast a while ago on a friend's computer (with an Epson 4870) and think I recall actually putting a number into Silverfast to select a film preset for this film. But now (in a later version of Silverfast?) on my own computer, with my 4990, I do not appear to have that option. How do I tell Silverfast I am using this film (to adjust for its unique mask)?
6) What settings do you suggest be used to scan old sepia prints with Silverfast on the 4990 if I intend to edit them later in Photoshop CS2?
7) I know it is not a good idea to "import" using Twain drivers, because you loose many of the advantages of color profiling. But in CS2, when I "import" and choose Silverfast, sometimes I think I see a message during the scan containing the word "Twain." I'm unclear about what is going on. Am I using a Photoshop "plug-in" when I import? Am I using my color profiles? All I care about, actually, is preserving the benefits of my profiles and being able to eventually edit my scans in Photoshop. So what is the best approach?
And last (a really stupid question!) how do I "undo" the Auto Adjustment Tool when I am previewing a scan (and don't like the results of the auto adjustment?)
Thanks so much for your help. I am new to scanning and feel a little overwhelmed...
1) Can I use the profiles I created using MonacoColor and its positive transparency and reflective media IT-8 targets with Silverfast? Will they generate the same "quality" color profiles as those created using Silverfast's own (optional) color profiling system?
2) If so, then why, on the 4990, do my Silverfast scans of Kodachrome slides have a green cast (as compared to Nikon LS-9000 ED Film Scanner scans of the same slides--viewed, side by side, on the same monitor)? (BTW the slides are gorgeous ones made by my grandfather, a professional photographer, in the 1930's. The color is perfect--as if shot yesterday.)
3) Do I need to make a color profile for positive transparencies--i.e. my slides? (I think not, but do not understand why no one seems to do this!)
4) NikonScan, the program that comes with the Nikon 9000, has a separate setting for Kodachrome. Is there such a setting in Silverfast AI for Kodachrome slides? If not, what settings do you recommend for scanning Kodachrome slides in Silverfast on the 4990?
5) What is the proper setting for Kodak VPH 6028 (Vericolor 400 Professional) medium format film in Silverfast on the 4990? I used Silverfast a while ago on a friend's computer (with an Epson 4870) and think I recall actually putting a number into Silverfast to select a film preset for this film. But now (in a later version of Silverfast?) on my own computer, with my 4990, I do not appear to have that option. How do I tell Silverfast I am using this film (to adjust for its unique mask)?
6) What settings do you suggest be used to scan old sepia prints with Silverfast on the 4990 if I intend to edit them later in Photoshop CS2?
7) I know it is not a good idea to "import" using Twain drivers, because you loose many of the advantages of color profiling. But in CS2, when I "import" and choose Silverfast, sometimes I think I see a message during the scan containing the word "Twain." I'm unclear about what is going on. Am I using a Photoshop "plug-in" when I import? Am I using my color profiles? All I care about, actually, is preserving the benefits of my profiles and being able to eventually edit my scans in Photoshop. So what is the best approach?
And last (a really stupid question!) how do I "undo" the Auto Adjustment Tool when I am previewing a scan (and don't like the results of the auto adjustment?)
Thanks so much for your help. I am new to scanning and feel a little overwhelmed...