I feel I may have got myself into a battle over the meaning of "trivial".
Although I have never HAD to do so, since VueScan compensates
automatically, I've had good results like this:
Scan the neg as if it were a slide; output in 16-bit color depth to
Photoshop (although if you can't, 8-bit might be OK too; I've never really
tried it). Include some of the unexposed film around the frame in the scan.
In photoshop, set this unexposed color to be white, using the Curves control
and the white eyedropper. Then invert (Ctrl + I) the image, making a
positive out of a negative. Tweak
the color and exposure as usual. You can also invert first, then set the
border to be black.
If there are other approaches that may be more technically correct, I am
interested.
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From: "Daniel Tokarczuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: Questions about film scanners (off-topic)
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bucky
> >
> > Most programs compensate for the mask automatically, but it is
nontheless
> > trivial to do in Photoshop, should you wish to.
> >
>
> I have found it rather non-trivial. I use a light box and a digital camera
> to catalog my negatives, and have to go through quite a set of
machinations
> to remove the negative mask.
>
> Do you have an easy way to do it?
>
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