P3D Re: Scanning Color Negatives

[John Ohrt <jeff1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gary Nored wrote:
> 
> Different films have different-colored color masks. The
> photo shop's machines read the code id off of the film and
> adjust accordingly. But you (theoretically) should be able to
> figure your own compensation for different films this way.
> 
> 1. When shooting your film, leave at least one frame completely
> blank. For Realist shooters you get one of these automatically.
>

Sure would be nice to get the "numbers".  Anyone got any ideas on
this???


Just in case you don't have a blank frame on an old roll, I have been
told that you can get around this by scanning the interframe spacing
and/or the area around the sprocket holes as they are not exposed.  Just
cut and paste chunks to "compose" a "frame".  Not nearly as convenient
and more time consuming, but you can get the correct answer eventually.

Don't make the blank frame the first or last frame either or a zealous
photofinisher might clip off this "useless" piece!

John


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