# B&W Settings - How To Get Started?

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**Category:** Digital Camera Scanning\
**Created:** [November 7, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/b-w-settings-how-to-get-started/8412 "2024-11-07T22:27:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesertRatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@DesertRatt](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/DesertRatt)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/b-w-settings-how-to-get-started/8412/1 "2024-11-07T22:27:13Z")

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My setup:  
Cinestill Light table with 3-different light temps  
Copy stand  
Canon 20MP camera  
Lightroom and NLP

Ok, for Ilford HP5Plus - what are the basic starting points in NLP? And, do I uses the film border to set White Bal, as I do on color film?

Should the light source be Cool, Warm or Warmer on my Cinestill? I use the Cool for color.  
Just want to get a baseline to start from.  
Thanks!  
Mark

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**Author:** ![DesertRatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@DesertRatt](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/DesertRatt)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/b-w-settings-how-to-get-started/8412/2 "2024-11-07T22:32:53Z")

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I just now noticed under COLOR MODEL - we can select “B&W” - DUH!!!  
Sorry folks - I didn’t look hard enough.