LaserSoft Imaging

It has been suggested to me that I should maintain the broadest possible color space for my film scans (and Photoshop work prior to printing) and that Adobe RGB (1998) is recommended. The problem I have is that while this is available for Internal it does not appear as an option under Output/Printer. Hence I am not able to embed it in the scan which is passed to Photoshop and I must convert the color space at the end of the import stage. Can this be altered so that Adobe RGB (1998) can appear as an Output/Printer option?

I have also noticed a massive increase in print quality if I convert a B&W scan's embedded profile from Generic to Dot Gain 20%. How can I scan using Dot Gain 20% in the first place as it is not an available option on the drop down menu?

I am using Silverfast AI v6 and a Mac Powerbook G4 with OS X 10.2

It isn't avialable because it isn't a printer/output profile. You need only ensure that it set as the Internal profile and enbed profile is checked. This means that the image will be saved/exported with Adobe RGB 1998 is embedded. What you do after that for your printer is done in Photoshop or your RIP

See: http://www.computer-darkroom.com/sf5-ne ... f5_cms.htm

for an explanation of SilverFast Colour Management

Thanks very much, this was very useful. Can you also help me with the second part of my question with scanning B&W negs. Under "Gray" in Silverfast the only option I have is Generic Gray Profile.icc. (I have not yet attempted to create a custom gray profile for my Epson 2450 Photo using the Gray card.) I have found that using Dot Gain 20% for my gray working space in Photoshop dramatically improves results (although I would like to know a lot more as to why this is the case). Yet because this is not an option in the Gray drop down menu in Silverfast I have to convert each document at the end of the scan (not that this is such a big deal but I am trying to learn how to do this stuff correctly).