BKPhoto@aol.com
Date: 05/24/01-11:19:16 AM Z
CK,
Publishers are almost universally going to prefer transparency film. However,
unless you have a contractual obligation that actually requires you to
provide transparencies, color negative would be a much better choice for the
work you've described. High speed color negative film is nothing short of a
miracle.
The prepress industry is slowly accepting color negative material, but most
scanning software is optimized for transparency film and reflection art. To
achieve excellent reproductions in your book, from color negative film, you
will need the expertise of a good technician (someone who has done this
before). However, if your book publishing venture is like most, you will
never have the opportunity to meet or interact with the scanner operator. If
this is the case, you may want to consider having high quality prints made
for submission to the publisher (unfortunately adding another expense to your
venture). They may do a better job of scanning prints than negative film.
A little upfront research through your publisher would be a good idea.
Explain to them that your working conditions require color negative film and
you want to know if you can submit the original film, or would they prefer a
print. See what happens.
Good luck!
Bill Kennedy
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