I guess the acid test would be to change the output of the scanner to sRGB and see if I get a warning then. When I do the scan, it opens in Photoshop with no warnings whatsoever, and with the colors exactly matched to the colors of the target with which I created the input profile for the scanner. I operate the scan as an import to Photoshop.Ĭolor workspace in photoshop is set to Adobe RGB with all warnings set to "On" and believe me, I get a warning if I try to import an sRGB tagged file into Photoshop. I have a profile I made as the input set, and for the Output I set Adobe RGB. Web/books would be very appreciated! Thanks!ĭoug: I am using an Epson 1640 SU Photo and their Twain 5.72 (think that is the verison number). Standard), while under target I can choose between sRGB, Apple RGB,Īny advice or pointers in the right direction to useful info on the Under Source there is only one option at the moment (Epson The ColorSync option requires me to choose a Source and a Target. The photos I've scanned soįar were set to scan on Auto Exposure, as that was the default.
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My scanner manual seems very silent on this matter, but there is aĬonfiguartion menu in the Epson Scan utility where I can chooseīetween Auto Exposure and ColorSync. That if I do print them, or when someone else views them on anotherĬan someone uncover the colour management mystery for me and tell I don't intend to print these images, but I would to know Monitor (I'm using an iMac G5 20") and I'm more than happy with The only thing I know is that the scanned images look great on my I know ColorSync exists, but I'm not entirely sure how it Me about ensuring my colour profiles are set up correctly, which Had just scanned in three rolls of film when someone mentioned to
Most of my old negatives so I have a digital copy of my photos. I just bought myself an Epson 4490 scanner as I'm hoping to scan in txt file representing its color numbers) that you could scan it, and send the. If you do not have Silverfast Ai, with the profile making built in software, you could tryĪnd check on Profile Prism ($75.00) which I would "guess" will also let you make scanner profiles, but not sure.įinally, I suppose that if you had the transparent IT8 Target,(along with the.
Reflective targets are cheap, around $35.00, and even cheaper form a German website, Transparent targets which you would need for a filmscanner are a lot more expensive, more than double if I remember correctly. If you have Silverfast Ai, it comes with some proifles for some films, and Silverfast also has the ability to make its own profile by scanning IT8 targets which you can purchase for them. icc profile for the particular film that you are scanning. Then when you import the file into Photoshop, you would keep the same colorspace for your workspace in Photoshop and then ultimately apply the printer profile in Photoshop. icc profile for the scanner which would be the source and "assign" it to the scan and then convert it to a recognized colorspace (Adobe RGB, sRGB-the Target. Under Source there is only one option at the moment (Epson Standard), while under target I can choose between sRGB, Apple RGB, Adobe RGB etc etc.Īny advice or pointers in the right direction to useful info on the web/books would be very appreciated! Thanks! The photos I've scanned so far were set to scan on Auto Exposure, as that was the default. My scanner manual seems very silent on this matter, but there is a configuartion menu in the Epson Scan utility where I can choose between Auto Exposure and ColorSync. Or is it all automatic in OS X ? - that would be nice!! I don't intend to print these images, but I would to know that if I do print them, or when someone else views them on another monitor, they will look great as well!Ĭan someone uncover the colour management mystery for me and tell me what I need to do. The only thing I know is that the scanned images look great on my monitor (I'm using an iMac G5 20") and I'm more than happy with them. I know ColorSync exists, but I'm not entirely sure how it works/what it's for. I had just scanned in three rolls of film when someone mentioned to me about ensuring my colour profiles are set up correctly, which has completely confused me! I just bought myself an Epson 4490 scanner as I'm hoping to scan in most of my old negatives so I have a digital copy of my photos.