
There are three possible Color settings for Epson Scan, No Correction will leave the images positive, corrected for the orange mask, but no contrast or color correction applied afterwards. On Epson Scan software, for example, you can access the Configuration window, that has a Color panel that looks like this: Remember to select settings that will make the resulting scans easier to deal with, more bits and enough resolution, less contrast and sharpening, a tiff file. So follow the instructions in the Basic Guide to load your negatives in your scanner up until you get to the preview step. The Pakon can only be found used, it scans 35mm negative film only (color or B&W), not the highest resolution, but it is practical in any other sense you can imagine, saving precious time! Resolution is not real and film holders have many complaints. The key word here is practical, my intention is to offer a simple, repeatable workflow that respects the natural colors of your film and doesn’t take ages to complete, making film shooting more intentional and adequate in this digital world.Īgain, I explain my choices a bit, the V600 is affordable and easy to get new and used anywhere in the world, well, at least easier. In this guide we will focus on toning color images in a more practical way and will discuss two different scanners and their software, the Epson V600 and the Kodak/Pakon F135. This guide is an addition to the basic guide published earlier. In this one he works with a couple of different scanners to show different and useful techniques. Guilherme maranhão is back with the second instalment on his scanning guides. Well, we lost this post in the pre-vacation purge that the hosting company graciously bestowed upon me. How to scan film – Colour by Guilherme maranhão
