Tips for Cleaning Dust on Film Scans

Your contributions are why I don't do mid-roll ads! If you enjoyed this video, please consider making a contribution at www.nickcarverphoto.com/contribute TABLE OF CONTENTS - Cleaning dust in the scanner software (2:05) - What is iSRD dust and scratch removal? (3:00) - Using iSRD in SilverFast (4:17) - What is SRDx dust and scratch removal? (9:38) - Using SRDx in SilverFast (10:33) - Cleaning dust in Photoshop (17:29) - Cleaning “film rash” in Photoshop (22:14) - How much of the dust do you really need to remove? (25:31) - What magnification to use when cleaning dust (26:14) PRODUCT (AFFILIATE) LINKS Hand-powered air rocket: bhpho.to/2XU2dVP Anti-static brush: bhpho.to/3GsnirX Hey so I was planning to throw together a real quick video showing a couple tips on how to remove dust in your scanned film. Turns out I’m long-winded. Sorry. But at least I gave you a table of contents. I didn’t want to only cover the Dust & Scratches filter in Photoshop for removing dust. I couldn’t leave my Epson V750 peeps behind! Especially if you’re using SilverFast software coupled to your Epson V750 or V800 or V850… you gotta know about the automated dust removal tools available to you. They speed up the process by a lot. And your time is valuable. You got things to do. Time doesn’t grow on trees. We ain’t gettin’ any younger. Etc. With iSRD and SRDx, you can let the scanner software and hardware do the heavy lifting for you. Just sit back, relax and watch another episode of The Office. Your scanner will take care of it. But what’s that? You don’t use a film scanner? You scan with your digital camera or maybe you just have your lab handle all your scanning? Don’t worry, boo. I gotchu. In the second portion of the video I’ll cover an efficient way to clean large swaths of dust without having to clone out every last bit manually. I hope this video helps a few people out. Or maybe it’s a whole lot of “YEAH WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS”. But that’s a risk I have to take. Thanks for watching! Website: www.nickcarverphoto.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickcarver And check out my online course all about light metering for film photography: www.nickcarverphoto.com/metering