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Kodak 35mm RA100 Royal Gold 100 Color Negative Film Drum Scan Full Frame

Kodak Royal Gold RA100 scanned at 8000 spi

Kodak Royal Gold RA100

Kodak 35mm RA100 Royal Gold 100 Color Negative Film Drum Scan 4000 spi dpi

Downsampled from 8000spi to 4000 ppi

Direct scan at 4000 spi

Downsampled from 8000spi to 2000 ppi

Direct scan at 2000 spi

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Color Negative Downsampling Vs. Direct Scanning

Color negative film scanned at 8000 samples per inch then downsampled is smoother, more detailed and exhibits considerably less grain aliasing than when scanned directly at the equivalent resolutions. From the same negative, Section A shows less of the effect in the darker tones and how grain aliasing can vary within a single scan due to different grain sizes in different densities.

Section B

The left column contains a section of the original 8000 spi scan and two versions downsampled from it.

The right column contains sections from direct scans.

All sections are unsharpened and unfiltered.

All sections are displayed at actual pixel size.

Kodak 35mm RA100 Royal Gold 100 Color Negative Film Drum Scan 8000 spi dpi
Kodak 35mm RA100 Royal Gold 100 Color Negative Film Drum Scan 2000 spi dpi
Kodak 35mm RA100 Royal Gold 100 Color Negative Film Drum Scan 8000 spi dpi Downsampled to 2000
Kodak 35mm RA100 Royal Gold 100 Color Negative Film Drum Scan 8000 spi dpi Downsampled to 4000

See neg/chrome comparison.

Each section represents a 1.27mm square of film.

 

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downsampling and direct scans overlayed.