[Leica] Archival Qualities of Slide Films

[telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)]

Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>Hey, its bad enough that they stamp $s all over the image.  They don't say 
>anything about dumbing down the software. That doesn't encourage to spend 
>$40 before seeing what the software can do for me.
>
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com>
>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Archival Qualities of Slide Films
>
>
>> Heh, probably have to buy it.  ;-)
>>
>> On 6/21/07, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Sonny,
>>>
>>> You did great with that one.  I tried with the trial version of VueScan,
>>> and
>>> got the preview image to look pretty good. However, each time I advanced
>>> to
>>> the final scan, it discarded my corrections and scanned the uncorrected
>>> image.  Where am I going wrong?  Do I have to do something to save the
>>> corrections?
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:18 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Archival Qualities of Slide Films
>>>
>>>
>>> > This is an image that was faded and had lost color.  I am pretty 
>>> > pleased
>>> > at
>>> > how this 40 something  ektachrome came out.
>>> >
>>> > http://www.sonc.com/ging.htm
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 6/21/07, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Sonny,
>>> >>
>>> >> I downloaded the trial version of VueScan and tried it, but I seem to
>>> get
>>> >> better quality scans using the Minolta software.  I know that a lot of
>>> >> folks
>>> >> are happy with VueScan.  I might give it a try before I send a slide
>>> off
>>> >> to
>>> >> Richard for him to work his magic on it.
>>> >>
>>> >> Jim Nichols
>>> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com>
>>> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> >> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:43 PM
>>> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Archival Qualities of Slide Films
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> > Vuescan has Restore color and  fading and costs just  $40 bucks.  It
>>> is
>>> >> a
>>> >> > great scanning software.  Nice thing about it is that you can
>>> continue
>>> >> > scanning while you work on scanned items.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Always made me mad to have to wait for the twain stuff to complete
>>> >> before
>>> >> > you can start editing.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > http://www.hamrick.com/
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Sonny
>>> >> >


I've used and been happy with Vuescan for many years but then last night I 
had a &!@#* session with it where the preview looked great but the full scan 
was HORRID with much too much red.  Does anyone have a clue what migh tbe 
wrong?


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com