in VueScan) and run that tiff through the NLP's gamma tool before giving it to NLP itself. The recommended way is to first convert the raw dng to a tiff (e.g. But this is not how NLP is supposed to be used with B&W. Sometimes parts of the tonal range get so compressed as to become quite unusable. That is, even with all settings off and Linear tone selected, the tonal distribution varies depending on the image content. I've used NegativeLabPro quite a bit with B&W negatives (both scanned and DSLR) but my current take is that it doesn't really bring many benefits there.Īutomatic processing of a VueScan raw dng in NLP sometimes does give pleasant results but not in a predictable way.
Resize and sharpen for web, changing to 8-bit color at the end. I end by tweaking overall tonality with a curve. I like a slight magenta tone to everything but the highlights. Use curve adjustment layers for dodging and burning using layer masks. I keep the file in sRGB, as that's what I'm going to use on the web. I then use channel mixer to pick the best channel, which is usually the green channel. Final tweaks are in Photoshop, as it has much better masking and manipulation functions than a raw processor. Set black and white points, making sure not to clip image information, and adjust a bit to taste, always erring on the side of leaving more information rather than less. In any case, nicilov is right, if you are camera scanning negatives, then you want to change the profile used in the raw processor to 'camera neutral' or similar in Adobe or 'no profile' in Capture 1. I asked for some examples, but he didn't produce any. How you process the images in editing softwareĪdam asked this same question in another thread.I'm thinking that its just how I do things and not so much my software. I'd like to chock it up to user error, but the controls and "ability" to manipulate a black and white image" are somewhat limited.
#Silverfast 8.8 scan ilford preset software#
I'm also thinking I need to bite the bullet and move back into Lightroom and Photoshot, but Affinity Photo has the controls, but I'm either using them wrong of the software just can't do it as well as I'd expect. So, maybe you can offer your processing tips and workflow. I'm really not getting the results I'm hoping for. Once I have a digital file, I move them into Affinity Photo for processing. I live in Arizona and there's a LOT of UV light out here!!!Īfter I develop the film, I use my Nikon D7200 to scan the negatives. It seems like I need an orange (#15) filter for just about everything. Here's what I'm doing.I'm shooting 4x5 on Ilford FP4 as well as 35mm FP4 with a Nikon F100. I've been search for a better process and workflow for B&W film images and I'm not quite finding what I'm looking for.
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