David Townend wrote: > I have followed your instructions, using a Gamma setting of 3.0 to make the > scan that I generated the profile from. > > What suprised me was how well the profile turned out considering the scan of > the IT8 target used to make the profile was so light : 'Pure Black' was a > very light R45/G41/B43 !!.
Which is one of the secrets (I guess it's not a secret any more <G>). The major problem with most scanner brands is shadow definition, and raising the gamma to about 3.0 helps this tremendously. Don't try this if you can't save out 16 bit though as it will lead to severe posterization. > > But the end result is an improvement on the G2.2 setting : Less colour > shift of skin tones in the shadows. Yep. > > Thank you Thomas. ;-) Best Regards Thomas Holm / Pixl ApS - Photographer & Colour Management Consultant - Adobe Certified Training Provider in Photoshop� - Apple Solutions Expert - Colour Management - Imacon Authorized Scanner Training Facility - Remote Profiling Service (Output ICC profiles) - Seminars speaker and tutor on CM and Digital Imaging etc. - Home Page: www.pixl.dk � Email: th[AT]pixl.dk -- =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
