Digital noise

Scanning at a high resolution to capture all the details will also capture grain
of the film. There is no way around it. Here is a good site which tells you
more than you ever need to know about scanning;
http://www.scantips.com/

A good grain reduction software which I use is Digital Gem. By Kodak. It has
settings for noise reduction as well as fine grain removal.
http://www.asf.com/

I use the stand alone program more than the Gem that came with my Nikon film
scanner software because it gives me more controls for suppression.

Michael......



On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:47:38 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

Scott W wrote:

BTW this is one of my scans, I believe that was Kodachrome
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3693962...zes/o/in/set-7...
When viewed at that size it would be hard to tell that scan from a
digital shot, but viewed closer and I see the noise in the scan that
drives me nuts.

Being a film guy, digital noise is one of the many concepts that is
foreign to me. I do scan my slides and negs, so I would like to know
what to look for and get some tips on correcting it. Can anybody
post some examples or explain how it happens?

Thanks in advance.