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Working with 3f
Introduction to the 3f Format and Workflow
ough most DTP applications and print devices work with 8-bit images,
Flextight scanners actually capture 16-bit images. When FlexColor saves
final scans as 8-bit TIFF or JPEG files, it starts with the full 16-bit scans
to give the various correction controls (especially histogram, gradation
and color correction) room to work, thereby enabling it to save an
optimized 8-bit image.
e standard scanning workflow is to load an original, take a preview,
make size and optimization settings and then save as a standard 8-bit
TIFF or JPEG file. is is the best way to work when you are scanning
images for a specific, single purpose. However, this results a final image
in which much of the original scan data has been discarded during
image optimization and sizing. is is not a problem for a single-purpose
image, but if you need to use the image again later for another purpose,
you might need to re-scan it in order to get acceptable quality for the new
application.
Hasselblad’s unique 3f image-file format gives you the opportunity
implementing a more flexible and efficient workflow in which your store
full resolution, 16-bit images in your library and then export from these
as needed for various types of jobs. Here, you do not need to worry about
making settings during the scan—you simply save all of the available
scan data with each file. Later, when you are ready to use the image for a
specific job, FlexColor enables you to open your 3f file, apply sizing and
processing settings and then export to a standard 8-bit TIFF or JPEG
file. Your original 3f images are not affected by your export settings,
so you can return to them at any time, make new export settings and
generate final images of maximum quality, just as if you had scanned and
optimized the original all over again.
In addition to the raw image data, the 3f format stores a record of each
export you have made, so you can re-export using previous settings at
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