On Jun 18, 2007, at 11:37 PM, Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Nice. A bit on the dark side for my display, but nothing that could >> not be improved with a little image processing work. > > Thanks, Godfrey! Yeah, I need to learn to use the scanner better, and > probably post-process in something Photoshop-like. It looks better on > paper; I tend to lose shadow detail in the scans. My ultra-cheap > scanner only gives me 256 levels of grey, too, which I guess limits > what > I can do with it a bit...? Anyway, it's something new to learn... :)
Yes, it is limiting ... you have to work the scanning application's controls carefully to acquire as much data as you can when the quantization space is small. 8-bit scanners also typically have smaller dynamic range. That said, I worked with 8bit scanners for several years and managed to get some excellent quality scans from B&W and color prints. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
