Scanning old Balck and White prints
Scanning old Balck and White prints
- Subject: Scanning old Balck and White prints
- From: Peter E Siegel <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 09:52:18 -0500 (EST)
Hi user group
I am using a Heidelberg Topaz scanner to scan 50-100 year old black and
white silver gelatin photographs. The goal is to reproduce these old
photo's density and color ( yellow-ish, brown-ish, purple-ish) as
accurately as possible.
My work flow
System:
Apple System 9.04
Barco reference calibrator set at 5000 K gamma of 2.2
Scanner:
I created and I'm using a custom profile from a reflective IT-8 Q60
target. The profile was made with Monaco's monaco profiler to create the
profile. I used the generic target data file from kodaks web site.
Proofing:
I am viewing the scans in Lino Colors LAB mode and saving this as
"Archive Image" We are proofing against a GTI 5000k booth after scanning
in Lino Color LAB Mode.
The results I get are great for color but lousey for monochromatic black
and white reflective originals.
My question, is there a target out there for monochromatic originals, or
should I just use Lino Colors Tiff RGB profile (which by the way gets me
closer to the originals appearence)? Or am I thinking about this all
wrong?
-Peter
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Peter Siegel
Manager of the Digital Imaging and Photography at
Harvard University Art Museums & Fine Arts Library
tel. 1-617-495-4846
email. email@hidden
addr. 32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA