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"Enhancing" comic scans--yes or no?

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harlanames:
I don't want to deprecate the effort members put into "enhancing" the color on comics scans. However in my opinion the original scans often give a truer representation of the comic than the enhanced versions. The recent "All for Love" offers some examples. Skin tones, for example, turn to red or wash out altogether (I suspect this is because when page yellowing is removed, the 10% yellow component in skin tones disappears as well). Enhancing also tends to accent the uneven quality of the original printing, so that large areas of single non-solid colors turn blotchy.

The original newsprint in comics had a yellowish cast to begin with, which blended with the printing inks to create the "comic book look." That's why comics reprints on pure-white book paper never look right.

Personally I'd prefer leaving comics "as is," perhaps with minor adjustments to compensate for changes made by the scanner. Am I in the minority here?

srca1941:
I prefer scans as raw as possible for archival reasons. If I want them edited, it will be for a specific project, and I'd rather control the output myself. If they're pre-edited, there are fewer options to work with.

-Eric

narfstar:
I prefer raw also but I know many like enhanced. So offering both versions foots both bills.

Yoc:
No worries gang.  We will be keeping all original versions for those that prefer them.

The Quill:

--- Quote ---The recent "All for Love" offers some examples. Skin tones, for example, turn to red or wash out altogether (I suspect this is because when page yellowing is removed, the 10% yellow component in skin tones disappears as well). Enhancing also tends to accent the uneven quality of the original printing, so that large areas of single non-solid colors turn blotchy.
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I fully agree with harlanames comments above, as it was me who tried to turn back the clock for this particular publication.
Sometimes Photoshop (on the trusty Mac) can be a little brutal with certain levels of colouring, no matter how experienced the user is.

I sincerely hope my last few efforts on trying to restore some of these old publications did not offend, as I just enjoy working with this type of media and for others to hopefully enjoy the end results.

On a side issue I have downloaded a Black & White publication, from this wonderful site, to restore and to also add colour.

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