I'm wondering if enough new scanning technology has emerged since last
year to justify another scanner bake-off.
Replies more than welcome...
--jim h
http://www.jamesphotography.ca
Guys,
If I do another bake-off, I won't be able to measure some of the
things you're asking, such as d-max... unless someone knows how to do
that. I certainly can ask participants to select a standard color
profile, and not to change the image gamma, or sharpen it...
Color accuracy is another area of many variables. I would have to ask
everyone to calibrate their systems, which not everyone is willing to
do. It costs money to do properly.
Rather, I'm looking at using Imatest again instead of a judging panel,
but this time have more specific requirements of the scanner operator.
Sharpness is something I can test scientifically, and it is known that
ALL aspects of scanning are influenced by operator skill, so I'll try
to nail it down as tight as possible.
Requirements would be:
-manual sharpening
-Adobe 1998 color profile
-sharpening not allowed
-brightness/contrast/gamma adjustments not allowed
-8 bit color depth
-single-pass
If possible, I'll also include a microscope image of the target slide.
Please chime in if you have any suggestions.