Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm using Vuescan on my Polaroid SS4000. I also have Polaroid's Insight (came with the scanner) and Lasersoft's Silverfast (paid full price -$259- for it). Vuescan knocks both of them into the weeds as far as I'm concerned. The main advantage of Ed's program is that I can get colour/density/contrast-corrected 16-bit scans into Photoshop. I can't do that with either of the other packages. The interface isn't a point-and-shoot GUI, but it gives you a lot more control than a GUI once you learn it. Gee, remind anyone of a certain camera brand? There are also a ton of film terms included for negative films, and the colour from slide scans is dead on. For the price of a Leica lenscap, it's the bargoon of the digital darkroom universe, IMNSHO. One more advantage - Vuescan supports many different scanners. there's no need to buy new software if you swap scanner manufacturers. Most bundled drivers (even Silverfast) don't offer that ability. Paul Chefurka >-----Original Message----- >From: John Collier [mailto:jbcollier@home.com] >Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 10:25 AM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] VueScan > > >I would appreciate any feedback on Hamrick Software's >ViewScan. I am going >to be using it on a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II (USB). It >claims to enable >single pass multiple scans on the Minolta models which do not >support it. > >Thanks, > >John Collier >