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How to Scan/Print The C41 Cross-Developed Ektachrome 200 EPD
I am scanning a set of studio-taken family portraitures. I found a
roll of negatives that has the edge label "Kodak EPD 6036". From Kodak's web, I found it's the Ektachrome 200. I assume it's a slide film but cross deveoped in C41. The studio/lab printed pictures of this film are quite good. I won't find any clue of this if I only see the printer pictures. The problem is in my scanning. My scanner comes with a set of pre-loaded film profiles for scan, including Kodak's Vericolor, Royal-gold, etc., plus the generic "color negative", "raw color negatives", but none of them comes any close to be useful to this cross-developed EPD. How do people scan or print a film like this? I'm looking for solutions to make a normal looking prints, not weire colored monsters. Since the studio did a good job in printing already (and I can believe it's through digital scanning/lightjet'), it must be a common practise. Where can I find the help? |
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How to Scan/Print The C41 Cross-Developed Ektachrome 200 EPD
Well, forst off, it's a challenge for any scanner. You will push it to
it's limits. When I do this, I scan it as a positive, with no color adjustments. Then in Photoshop invert the image. Then do levels, and set the black and white points, which should pretty much get the colors ok. This is a starting point for me.... John |
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How to Scan/Print The C41 Cross-Developed Ektachrome 200 EPD
Thanks, It helps a lot.
I found that, so far, my best results come from: 1. In the scanner's software, --Scan it as positive, --Set the lightness and contrast in a way so that the histogram has the best spread RGB profiles, i.e., their min/max are all between 20%~80%. --set the color correction to add yellow and green, (in my scanner, it's in the color pie-chart, with x=-4, y=29). This is because the EPD negative has a color cast of blue + magenta. --scan it 2. In Photoshop --adjust the level, so that in the end, the histogram has the max wide spread profiles, i.e., all min/max are right at the edge of the histogram. This is just my first try, so things may change. Anyway, hope my 2 cents can add to the real valuable infos. JR wrote in message ... Well, forst off, it's a challenge for any scanner. You will push it to it's limits. When I do this, I scan it as a positive, with no color adjustments. Then in Photoshop invert the image. Then do levels, and set the black and white points, which should pretty much get the colors ok. This is a starting point for me.... John |
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