Negative Archiving Question

Thanks to those who answered my previous scanning questions. I now have

additional question about archiving (mostly 35mm negatives).
Again, I’m using my HP ScanJet 4570c to scan family negatives. The

quality setting with the HP scanner and its software is an output at 2400

in TIFF format (and those are the settings I use).

From my prior posting, some replied that I should use a sharpening program before I make prints because negative scans tend to be "soft." I have

an improvement in print outputs when using my FocalBlade plug-in inside

Photoshop.

My Question is this…when I save the negative scan as a TIFF, I open

Photoshop and simply crop the negative and save it again as a TIFF. (I

I haven’t decreased the quality of the scan because I kept the scan as a

I then use my FocalBlade plug-in (and sometimes other plug-ins as well)

tweak the cropped TIFF and save it (including the changes) as another TIFF

(using a different file name so as to not overwrite the original (but

TIFF. I then print the sharpened TIFF file. Should I archive BOTH the cropped-only TIFF AND the additional sharpened TIFF I created? In the

I’ll most likely just open up the sharpened TIFF and print that with no

modifications, BUT it’s possible with future advances in software that I’d

want my plain scanned TIFF back (that was cropped). Do most hobbyist and professionals keep archives of the original scans AND doctored files as

I would guess that if I re-tweak the already-tweaked TIFF files, that I’ll loose some quality or detail and that it would be better to simply

original (just plain cropped TIFF). Thanks in advance for any

Thanks to those who answered my previous scanning questions. I now have an additional question about archiving (mostly 35mm negatives).
Again, I’m using my HP ScanJet 4570c to scan family negatives. The highest quality setting with the HP scanner and its software is an output at 2400 dpi in TIFF format (and those are the settings I use).

From my prior posting, some replied that I should use a sharpening program before I make prints because negative scans tend to be "soft." I have noticed an improvement in print outputs when using my FocalBlade plug-in inside Adobe Photoshop.

My Question is this…when I save the negative scan as a TIFF, I open Adobe Photoshop and simply crop the negative and save it again as a TIFF. (I assume I haven’t decreased the quality of the scan because I kept the scan as a TIFF). I then use my FocalBlade plug-in (and sometimes other plug-ins as well) to tweak the cropped TIFF and save it (including the changes) as another TIFF file (using a different file name so as to not overwrite the original (but cropped) TIFF. I then print the sharpened TIFF file. Should I archive BOTH the cropped-only TIFF AND the additional sharpened TIFF I created? In the future, I’ll most likely just open up the sharpened TIFF and print that with no further modifications, BUT it’s possible with future advances in software that I’d just want my plain scanned TIFF back (that was cropped). Do most hobbyist and professionals keep archives of the original scans AND doctored files as well? I would guess that if I re-tweak the already-tweaked TIFF files, that I’ll loose some quality or detail and that it would be better to simply re-tweak the original (just plain cropped TIFF). Thanks in advance for any suggestions.