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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><div>> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:47:52 +0100<br>> From: eilert-sprachen@t-online.de<br>> To: scribus@lists.scribus.net<br>> Subject: Re: [scribus] Scanning photos for a book project<br>...<br>> Lightzone seems to be pretty much like Darktable, which I use. Good idea <br>> to try such a tool. You mean, adjusting the black and white levels AFTER <br>> scanning with standard settings is ok?<br>> <br>> Rolf<br></div><div><br></div><div>I have scanned old family photos for web quality not for print quality.</div><div><br></div><div>I use xsane and scan 1200dpi for small, sharp b&w photos, 600dpi for other b&w photos and for sharp color photos 4x6 or less, and 300dpi otherwise. In xsane, I select the area of the photo and adjust the color levels (usually the auto adjustment is good enough). I try to crop the outer border completely to avoid distorting the color levels.</div><div><br></div><div>Then I make a copy and retouch the copy in gimp.</div><div><br></div><div>I try to get good black and white levels on the scan to capture as much information as possible, and then I adjust the middle levels in gimp.</div><div><br></div><div>William</div><div><br></div> </div></body>
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