I’ve been using a Plustek 8200i to scan in a boatload of old negatives from the days before digital cameras and files were a thing. While the resulting TIFFs are very good, I would like to use Photolab (I’m on v8) to edit them to get the most out of the images. Since Denoising is limited, what are the optimal other settings to use since “No DXO module is available for the image”
I’ve downloaded BlackMagic Resolve 21 beta and gave it a whirl. With very limited testing on some scanned TIFF images, I don’t see any reason to switch from PL8, yet.
My original question still stands, what are the optimal setting in PL8 to improve TIFF images since PL8 doesn’t have any module for those images?
Modules are only for supported camera / lens combinations and only for RAW files. As tiff files are not RAW files you cannot use the advanced lens sharpening or advanced denoising on them.
Simply use the options that are available and edit to your taste.
I kinda figured that about the modules. While everyone’s tastes are different, are there any general settings that can enhance the look of a typical TIFF? Instead of re-inventing the wheel, are there any known option settings that work well?
To start with, make use of the 16bit colour depth.
Every picture is different but if you start with the standard DxO profile that is applied to each photo by default, if you have not changed it, then you will have a pretty good starting point.
Take a look at what the standard profile does to see the settings applied.
VueScan has many options for generating TIFF files. If you haven’t tried it give the free trial a spin. I use it to drive an 8300i and a V700 (although I output jpegs).
You didn’t mention what software is driving your scanner.
I use SilverFast 9 SE Plus to generate the TIFFs. Would PSD, JPEG or JP2 be easier to optimize in PL?
In addition to RAW files from supported cameras, PL recognizes RGB files in TIFF and JPEG formats.
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