frankienardoz
Newbie
HI GUYS,
I have a big problem with my Nikon Coolscan V ED. I got development and scans in a cheap place and the colors in the scans looked great. I am now trying to scan the images in hi res with my Nikon Coolscan and I notice that the colors are very different and ugly. They look less saturated and with a blue prevalence. I played around with the color balance, curves etc on the coolscan tolls palette but I had very poor results. It almost looks like I was scanning on a wrong film type setting.
Does anyone know a plug in or color calibration or a way to get the color right. Please let me know. I am going crazy!
Thanks in advance.
Frankie
I have a big problem with my Nikon Coolscan V ED. I got development and scans in a cheap place and the colors in the scans looked great. I am now trying to scan the images in hi res with my Nikon Coolscan and I notice that the colors are very different and ugly. They look less saturated and with a blue prevalence. I played around with the color balance, curves etc on the coolscan tolls palette but I had very poor results. It almost looks like I was scanning on a wrong film type setting.
Does anyone know a plug in or color calibration or a way to get the color right. Please let me know. I am going crazy!
Thanks in advance.
Frankie
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Frankie,
Unless it's giving you an utterly wrong colors, I think your scanner is working with its default settings.
I never correct anything on the image with the scanner software. I just crop the borders and scan. And yes, sometimes the photos are blue-tinted, purple, pink, whatever. That is the film, not the scanner.
After your photos are scanned, use tools like Lightroom or Aperture to do any color correction and other post-processing. Your scanner is just a way to get your film digitized.
Post a sample so we can help you if your scanner is completely off.
Unless it's giving you an utterly wrong colors, I think your scanner is working with its default settings.
I never correct anything on the image with the scanner software. I just crop the borders and scan. And yes, sometimes the photos are blue-tinted, purple, pink, whatever. That is the film, not the scanner.
After your photos are scanned, use tools like Lightroom or Aperture to do any color correction and other post-processing. Your scanner is just a way to get your film digitized.
Post a sample so we can help you if your scanner is completely off.
Ranchu
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Set the scanner color management to 'Apple RGB (compensated)', convert the file that comes out to the color space of your preference in PS or equivalent.