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The following tutorials will guide you in the process of scanning a negative, and optimizing the digital image in Adobe Photoshop.   Below, you will see the list of video tutorials and handouts.  Click on the appropriate link.

Basic Workflow - Scan & Optimize -  Color as RGB File

Tutorial                                                                           

Video

Save file to folder on the desktop.

1.  Rotate image as necessary.

2.  Crop image as necessary.

3.  Change background layer name to “original”.

4.  Duplicate Original Layer - new name is “Duplicate”.

5.  Correct Exposure with Levels Adjustment Layer.

6.  Correct Contrast with Curves Adjustment Layer. (Intro)

     More with Curves Adjustment Layer. (Basic Contrast Adjustment)

  1. 9. Burn & Dodge Layer with Overlay Blend Mode. (Intro & setup.)

     More with Burn & Dodge layer. (“Click & let go” technique.)

11. Merge Visible into one layer.  (stamp visible keyboard shortcut:  Apple + Option + Shift + E)

10. Digital Spot Toning with Clone Stamp tool. (normal mode)

Finished file overview with layers.

Scan Setting for Color negatives to be imported as RGB files.

      Advanced Digital Spot Toning with Clone Stamp tool. (darken mode)

      Advanced Digital Spot Toning with Clone Stamp tool. (lighten mode)

      Sharpening Option #1 - Smart Sharpen Filter

      Sharpening Option #2 - Unsharp Mask Filter

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/0_Color_finished.mp4
Click here for a PDF document on Scanning for Epson Scanners.http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/PDF/Digital/scan_combo.pdf

PDF

      Sharpening Option #3 - High Pass Filter

     More with Curves Adjustment Layer. (Presets in CS3)

     More with Curves Adjustment Layer. (Using Black Point & White Point)

     More with Curves Adjustment Layer. (Show Clipping in CS3)

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/Scan_color.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/0_Color_save.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/1_Color_rotate.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/2_Color_crop.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/3_Color_original.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/4_Color_duplicate.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/5_Color_levels.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/6_Color_curves_intro.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/7_Curves_presets.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/8_Curves_clipping.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/9_Color_curves_bwpoints.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/10_Color_curves_contrast1.mp4
CS3Comming_Soon.html
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RGB_gray_wf/18_Burn_doge2.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RGB_gray_wf/19_Clone_stamp1.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RGB_gray_wf/20_Clone_stamp2.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RGB_gray_wf/21_Clone_stamp3.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RGB_gray_wf/25_Smart_sharpen.mp4
CS3Comming_Soon.html

12. Sharpening Overview

Southwestern College Websitehttp://www.swccd.edu
CS3Comming_Soon.html
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RGB_gray_wf/22_Merge.mp4

      Selective Sharpening

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RGB_gray_wf/24_Sharpen_overview.mp4
CS3Comming_Soon.html

7.  Color Correction with Curves Adjustment Layer. (Intro)

     More with Curves Adjustment Layer. (Finishing Contrast Adjustments)

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/11_Color_curves_contrast2.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RGB_gray_wf/14_Curves_more.mp4

     Color Correction with Curves - 2 (Using the eyedropper tool)

     Color Correction with Curves - 1 (Using channels)

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/13_Color_correction1.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/14_Color_correction2.mp4

      Sharpening Guidelines

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RGB_gray_wf/23_Sharpen_guidelines.mp4
PDFhttp://burn_dodge.pdf
Click here to return to the overview of scanning and image optimization.Workflow.html

     Color Correction with Curves - 3 (Using black & white points with the eyedropper tool)

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/15_Color_correction3.mp4

     Color Correction with Curves - 4 (Using gray point with the eyedropper tool)

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/16_Color_correction4.mp4

     Color Correction with Curves - 5 (Color by the numbers - average to get gray)

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_Color_wf/17_Color_correction5.mp4

8.  Hue Saturation Adjustment Layer

CS3Comming_Soon.html

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