C. Scanning Correction Filters in Scan Programs and Photoshop
by Sascha Steinhoff
Scanning Negatives and Slides, 2nd Edition
- Scanning Negatives and Slides: Digitizing Your Photographic Archive, 2nd Edition
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- Analog and Digital Workflows
- Alternatives to the Film Scanner
- Megapixel in Comparison: DSLR, Film Scanner, 35 mm Film
- It’s all about the lens
- Effective Scan Resolution is Crucial
- 6 MP Easily Beats 20 MP
- Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras
- Flatbed Scanners with Transparency Adapters
- Scanning Prints
- Shooting a Projected Slide with a Digital Camera
- Duplicating Slides with DSLR and Slide Copy Attachment
- Film Processing with Photo CDs
- Kodak Picture CDs
- Fujicolor CD
- Comparison: Photo CDs vs. Manual Scans
- Professional Scanning Services
- 2. Performance Characteristics of Film Scanners
- Key Specifications of a Film Scanner
- Nominal Resolution
- 2000 dpi is Sufficient in Most Cases
- Interpolation is Worthless
- PPI, SPI, and DPI: Units of Resolution
- Resolution Swindle Eats Your Storage
- USAF-1951 Test Target: Determining the Actual Resolution
- Color Depth of Scanner
- Color Depth in Image Processing: 8-Bit or 16-Bit?
- Density Range
- Low vs. High Density: Spot the Difference
- Multi Exposure: Enhance Density by Software
- Scanning Speed
- Implemented Image Corrections
- Supported Film Formats and Bulk Scanning
- The Expensive Nikon Way
- Scanner Light Sources
- It’s All in the Lens
- Scanhancer
- Interfaces: Connection Between Scanner and Computer
- Life After the Purchase
- Wish List for Future Film Scanners
- Key Specifications of a Film Scanner
- 3. Scanning Film
- 4. File Formats
- Digital Negatives
- Color Depth in Image File Formats
- Important Image File Formats in the World of Scanning
- JPEG – A compact format...
- ... but you lose picture information!
- JPEG 2000 – Lossless Compression
- TIFF – Lossless Compression
- CMYK-TIFF
- BMP (Windows) and PICT (Macintosh)
- RAW: Proprietary Image File Formats
- The Ugly Side of Proprietary Standards
- NEF – RAW Files by Nikon
- VueScan RAW Files
- SilverFast RAW Files
- RAW Files in Detail: Nikon’s NEF Format
- NEF I: Original NEF
- NEF II: NEF Compressed
- NEF III: Scanned NEF
- NEF IV: Converted NEF
- Scanned NEF and Grayscale
- The Right Image Size and Resolution
- 5. Color Management in Theory and Practice
- 6. Scanning Methods
- 7. Scanning Correction Filters in Detail
- 8. Configuring the Scanning Software
- 9. Nikon Scan
- 10. VueScan
- 11. SilverFast
- 12. Scan Workflows
- 13. Nikon Capture NX 2
- RAW Data Processing Using Capture NX 2
- The User Interface
- Important Features
- The Crop Tool
- D-Lighting: Successor to Digital DEE
- Lost Highlights and Shadows
- Correcting Slanted Horizons
- Before and After
- Selection Tools and Other Similar Functions
- Wedding Photos in RAW format
- Control Points
- The Auto Retouch Brush
- Limited Brush Configuration
- No Downward Compatibility
- Correcting Red-eye Effects in NEF Files
- Color Boost
- Photo Effects
- U Point Technology
- Grain, Noise, and Unsharp Masking
- 14. Correcting with Photoshop and Photoshop Plug-ins
- 15. Backup
- Glossary
- A. Resources
- B. DVD
- C. Scanning Correction Filters in Scan Programs and Photoshop
- Index
Name | Software | Before Scanning | After Scanning |
|---|---|---|---|
Dust and Scratch Removal | |||
ICE | Nikon Scan, SilverFast and other | yes | no |
Infrared Clean | VueScan | yes | yes (RAW) |
FARE | Canon Filmget | yes | no |
iSRD | SilverFast | yes | no |
SRD | SilverFast | yes | yes (HDR) |
Clone Stamp | SilverFast | yes | yes (HDR) |
Clone Stamp | Photoshop | no | yes |
Healing Brush | since Photoshop CS | no | yes |
Spot Healing Brush | since Photoshop CS2 | no | yes |
Polaroid Dust & Scratch-Plug-in | Photoshop | no | yes |
Color Restauration | |||
ROC | Nikon Scan | yes | no |
ROC Plug-in | Photoshop | no | yes |
Restore fading | VueScan | yes | yes (RAW) |
Grain Removal | |||
GEM | Nikon Scan | yes | no |
Neat Image | Photoshop-Plugin | no | yes |
Noise Ninja | Photoshop-Plugin | no | yes |
GEM Plug-in | Photoshop | no | yes |
Grain reduction | VueScan | yes | yes (RAW) |
GANE | SilverFast | yes | yes (HDR) |
Shadows/Highlights | |||
DEE | Nikon Scan | yes | no |
D-Lighting | Nikon Capture | no | yes |
AACO | SilverFast | yes | yes (HDR) |
Shadows/Highlights | since Photoshop CS | no | yes |
SHO Plug-in | Photoshop | no | yes |
Red Eye Removal and other Tools | |||
Red Eyes | Nikon Capture | no | yes (even with NEF) |
Red Eye Tool | since Photoshop CS2 | no | yes |
Match Color | since Photoshop CS | no | yes |
Straighten | Nikon Capture | no | yes (even with NEF) |
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