ronbudway Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I've just started doing some film scanning and at the same time I'm finally realizing that Photoshop Elements just isn't going to cut it for me because I cant do simple touch-ups of 16 bit scans. Is there a free or cheap, maybe downloadable software program that has support for 16 bit corrections like the clone tool in PS? All I really want to be able to do is fix dust and scratches on B&W negatives. I can do a fair job of it in iPhoto with the retouch brush, but it totally wipes out the grain wherever you use it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_thompson2 Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 You can try Cinepaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esteve Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Krita (Linux, KDE) supports 16bit files... I've had no luck with it reading NEF files, though.<br/> <br/> Esteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 why wont you use the ICE function in your scanner (if any) and remove dust before scan with compress air? its free, cheap, and do just what you need : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_bradtke Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Patrick ICE and traditional B&W do not mix. ICE sees the film grain as dust. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Dam Michael your rigth!? i miss the part where the OP mention BW neg...sorry. Well there is the CS3 demo for 30 days.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photography by a.f. smith Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 GIMP is free and supposed to be quite similar to photoshop. I don't know if it supports 16bit files though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronbudway Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Thanks for the replies. I don't think gimp supports 16 bits. I'll try cinepaint and krita. I haven't looked into those yet. Even if I was doing color ICE wouldn't be an option -- I've got a Minolta scan dual IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esteve Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Well, the GIMP does not support 16 bit files (and won't in the immediate future). CinePaint is a GIMP fork which support up to 32bit per colour images. It's like GIMP 1.2, though, quite limited IMO.<br/><br/> Krita is a new player, relatively new. Haven't tried it yet, but it seems to have more built-in functions than the GIMP (16 bit, layers groups, etc...). I can't really tell you if it's better than the GIMP or not.<br/><br/> Regards,<br/> Esteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronbudway Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 I tried installing cinepaint - no go. I'll try Krita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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