Having read the usefilm article on scanning, it got me to wondering what others are doing as their system of scanning-adjusting-saving their images.
I am really new to scanning, and my procedure is probably bad, cause I never seem to be able to find what I need, when I need it.
Basically, here is what I try to do on a consistent basis.
1: Preview scan of slide.
2: Adjust brightness and contrast, no other modifications
(do you make modification other than those before geting
your initial high resolution scan, or any at all?)
3: Final scan of slide, maximum resolution. usually .bmp
format.
4: Save scan to hard disk.
5: When finished with all scans for project, burn a CD of
Max-resolution unedited slides for permanent storage.
6: Clear the hard disk and work off the cd for photoshop
editing.
7: Pull indiviual scans from cd for editing/touch up.
8: Save edited images to Hard drive, Size and type to
vary based upon need.
9: Burn a CD of edited images.
Last step: Drink a beer.
Althought this seems to work, I usually end up with way to many slightly different versions of whatever I shot. Than I have to spend too much time digging through edited versions to compare them.
How do you do it?
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