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Hi,
I'm in the process of scanning a whole bunch of old slides, but I'm
discovering a small problem with brightness:
- I normally have my monitor brightness set to about 70% brightness.
- A lot of my old slides are very dark requiring me to adjust the
histogram/brightness significantly so they are viewable.
- What I have noticed is that when I print off my slides on my photoprinter
the brightness of the print is the same as if I had the monitor brightness
turned up to full (100%) brightness.
- my dilemma is...what is the standard brightness I should use when scanning
slides? If I scan and optimize the picture to look good on my monitor @ 70%
then try to print it, it looks too bright and faded if I print it. There are
brightness adjustments I can make to the print before I print it. But what I
wanted to know is, what is considered the standard way to scan and adjust
for brightness?
- Since I want these slides to be viewed on monitors/TV as well as have the
option to print them out. So I'm not sure what optimization I should leave
the final scan as. Is it best to scan and adjust the image with my monitor @
100% brightness? or is it better to adjust the images with the monitor @ 70%
and make brightness changes during the print process?
Has anyone else come across this dilemma? Can you offer any advice?
Is this simply a matter of user preferences/taste or is there a general rule
to follow?
Thanks,
Bob.
Hi,
I'm in the process of scanning a whole bunch of old slides, but I'm
discovering a small problem with brightness:
- I normally have my monitor brightness set to about 70% brightness.
- A lot of my old slides are very dark requiring me to adjust the
histogram/brightness significantly so they are viewable.
- What I have noticed is that when I print off my slides on my photoprinter
the brightness of the print is the same as if I had the monitor brightness
turned up to full (100%) brightness.
- my dilemma is...what is the standard brightness I should use when scanning
slides? If I scan and optimize the picture to look good on my monitor @ 70%
then try to print it, it looks too bright and faded if I print it. There are
brightness adjustments I can make to the print before I print it. But what I
wanted to know is, what is considered the standard way to scan and adjust
for brightness?
- Since I want these slides to be viewed on monitors/TV as well as have the
option to print them out. So I'm not sure what optimization I should leave
the final scan as. Is it best to scan and adjust the image with my monitor @
100% brightness? or is it better to adjust the images with the monitor @ 70%
and make brightness changes during the print process?
Has anyone else come across this dilemma? Can you offer any advice?
Is this simply a matter of user preferences/taste or is there a general rule
to follow?
Thanks,
Bob.