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LIVE Q&A Tutorials via ZOOM
This advanced workshop is attended via STREAMING On-Demand delivery so the course material can be studied in your own time and at your own pace, while your practice and questions are subsequently addressed, clarified and supported in our follow up LIVE Q&A Tutorials which can also be joined by anyone who has previously attended this workshop, as well as anyone contemplating attending this workshop but needs more information or insights into its content or suitability is more than welcome to ‘sit-in’ on one of the workshop’s tutorials.
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We explore the unique qualities and advantages of film in the age of digital photography. BW and colour negatives and transparencies are scanned and processed for inclusion in digital imaging workflows. Traditional photographic values combine with state-of-the-art digital techniques to produce exquisite images of a quality that is almost unimaginable in a digital only workflow. Dedicated film scanners and contemporary camera systems are compared and evaluated, along with specialist techniques including oil/vacuum mounting, automated dust removal, batch scanning, and camera scanning solutions.
The workshop is conducted through practical experiments, custom calibrations, and real-world applications. Roll film and sheet film is scanned for specific destinations, from digital preservation and archiving, to high end digital printing and pre press, and online distribution. Of particular consideration is the management of colour, both scene and output referred, and the enhancement of ‘presence’ and spatial dimensionality in the scan. The aim is to include the advantages of film capture within an efficient digital workflow to achieve the highest quality outcome. Our LIVE Q&A Tutorials answer all your questions while file sharing enables test scans and processed files to be analysed, evaluated, and perfected.
The workshop is presented in four ‘ninety minute’ sessions accessed by clicking on each Session button below:
Session 1 – Pre Production Calibration
• Film cleaning and physical restoration
• Antistatic air and handling systems
• Linearising a scanner or camera system
• Profiling a scanner or camera system
• Determining a scanner’s true optical resolution
• Calculating file sizes and ppi resolutions
Session 2 – Digitisation
• Drum scanning versus linear CCD/CMOS scanning
• Scanning film with a digital camera
• Light sources – diffuse versus specular density
• Wet versus dry mounting and custom film carriers
• XY stitching – manual and automated systems
• High dynamic range scanning
Session 3 – Processing
• Bit depth and histogram shaping
• Unsharp masking versus deconvolution sharpening
• Dissolving film grain and reducing artefacts
• Automated dust removal and spotting
• Luminosity and spatial masking
• Custom tone response curves
Session 4 – Colour Management
• Proper Proof scanning
• Colour spaces, file formats and metadata
• Gamut mapping and compression
• Conversion of C41 colour negatives
• Scanning B&W pyro stained negatives
• Archival film and digital storage solutions
The ‘Flipped Classroom’ facilitates a uniquely comprehensive yet individual learning experience where your creativity, knowledge and needs focus the inquiry, while your engagement and participation defines your outcomes. Our LIVE Q&A Tutorials are designed to maximise our time in answering your questions and supporting your practice.
The workshop is comprehensively supported by a resource rich website.
Venue: STREAMED On-Demand delivery
Duration: 8+ hours (workshop + tutorials)
Resources: Extensive course notes, videos, test images, actions, macros, luts
Cost: AUS $330
More Information: See FAQ (Education)
Updated 05 September 2024