{"id":274,"date":"2008-12-31T04:44:36","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T08:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/wordpress\/?p=274"},"modified":"2008-12-31T04:44:36","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T08:44:36","slug":"scanning-black-white-originals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/274\/scanning-black-white-originals\/","title":{"rendered":"Scanning Black &amp; White Originals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scanningbworiginals.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a simple formula for scanning black and white originals (film or prints). Scan in Grayscale (there&#8217;s no benefit to scanning in RGB), in 16 bit, and at the native resolution of a scanner (upsample in Photoshop only if needed, not during scanning). Make sure sharpening is turned off. Test a scanner&#8217;s lookup tables for negatives; if they clip shadow or highlight detail scan negatives as transparencies and invert in Photoshop.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/downloads\/technique\/technique.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get my free download here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/store\/DVD_BlackandWhiteMastery.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find out more about black and white in my DVD Black &amp; White Mastery.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/fine_digital_print_3.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/fine_digital_print_3.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find out more about black and white in my Workshop Black &amp; White Mastery.<\/a><br \/>\nSpecial discounts are available until January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a simple formula for scanning black and white originals (film or prints). 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