What’s Your Preference?

John Gaunt · #1 (**permalink**) 09-29-2009, 09:51 AM

I recently found a box of old 35mm kodac colour slides of my Grandfathers. from what I can tell they are between 50 and 60 years old. I scanned they using a slide scanner and they all came out with a pronounced blue hue. I have taken them into Photoshop to try and reduce the impact of the blue but clearly my skills are not up to it....any suggestions on how I can get the blue back to it orginal white and grey?

Thanks John

OsmosisStudios · #2 (**permalink**) 09-29-2009, 12:31 PM

CHeck your scanner: they should be scanning almost exactly like they are on the slide.

sk66 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-29-2009, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

CHeck your scanner: they should be scanning almost exactly like they are on the slide.

+1...check the "mode" you are scanning in....

John Gaunt · #4 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 10:03 AM

Thanks for you replies, I scanned the film with a Nikon Nikon coolscan V film scanner and I them also had a print made directly from the slide and it seems that age has caused the slides to 'fade to blue" so I am trying to reconstitute it in Photoshop.

sk66 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 02:37 PM

go to adjustments-levels, then change the color being adjusted from master to blue.

John Gaunt · #6 (**permalink**) 10-01-2009, 03:04 AM

Thanks to all for your replies...the slides are blue it is not the scanner. I will try the recommendation supplied for PS

Joe S · #7 (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 07:27 PM

Kodak has a set of plugin filters for Photoshop. One is called Digital ROC v2.1.0. This is a great filter. We used it all the time for the problem you have. There are a total of 4 filters. They are not cheap, but work great. I highly reccommend you check them out. Sorry I don't have the web site URL that you need to find them. So, go to Google and put in Kodak Digital ROC and I'm sure you'll find it. If not get back to me and I'll get it for you. Good Luck.