There are several methods to manage and adjust the contrast to the density difference of the negative than the process. It's going to take some time but it is preferable that I present them all since they are all pretty close but adapts to different processes alt.
The basic principle of the creation of curves or other tools that provides a perfect negative for a process always follows the same procedure:
- Printing a grayscale color (see next post for staining or PS Gimp)
- Tuck gray scale, setting the minimum time pre-defined
- Reading data and creation of a curved or other changes in the value
- Scanner grayscale
- Skip grayscale (if not already)
- Upgrade by adjusting the range 0 to 100
- then passes to the Reading
Fig 1 - Make a curve which starts from 0 and goes up to 100% and we will change the value of 50% by value which corresponds to 50% on the draw. In the case of fig.1: The value equivalent to medium gray and 40%. It then modifies the curve in bringing the point 50% to 40% as can be seen in fig.2. Thus our density will be 50% correct on the next draft of the grayscale image and will regain its momentum.
Fig.2
- can also use levels. The simplest and open a file of gray scale and then left the 0-0 and 255 to 255 and then varies the position of the pointer to the central value of 50% correspond to 40%, which corresponds to a gamma of 1.37 (Fig.3). It is of course possible to record all correspondence between Gamma value and change the value of 50% (medium gray). You will find in the appendices of this ebook.
Fig.3