Digital BW, The Print

I never investigated Vuescan further than hitting some setting that took an
hour to preview.

You don't really need much for B&W scans.

For color negs, I got better scans with vuescan and it's mask match.

gar

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Steve
and Ann Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:09 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Suggestions for Negative Scanner


My experience has been just the opposite. I find Vuescan to be quite easy
to use. It works with both my Epson 3200 and my CanoScan 4000 with the
same basic interface. Once you get the hang of it, you can use any scanner
supported, which is just about all scanners, without having to relearn a
new interface for each one. That and the fact that Vuescan generally gives
better results, make it the software of choice for me. Plus, it doesn't
cost anything to give it a try. I've only had a couple occasions where I
contacted Ed Hamrick with technical support questions and both times he
was very responsive. He is continually updating, adding new scanners, and
refining the program. I would not hesitate to recommend Vuescan for anyone
to at least try.
Steve

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:35:30 -0700, David Keenan <ausdlk@...> wrote:

>> Try Vuescan,
>
> Don't try it, though, if you want scan software that doesn't require a
> degree in both computer science and scanner design to use -- nor if you
> want
> software that has anything more than the most rudimentary documentation
> --
> nor if you want software that is backed up with timely, responsive
> technical
> support.
>
> I own it and have tried to use it numerous times and never without a high
> degree of frustration. I have 30+ years experience with computers and
> software development so I'm hardly a novice-- and I think that while the
> developer of Vuescan may mean well, this product borders on being, well,
> just plain awful.
>
> Silverfast is marginally better but it has its own issues.
>
> I pretty much end up using the manufacturers software be it Epson,
> Nikon, or
> Minolta. These are far easier to operate and the results come out just
> fine.
>
> Dave.
>



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