Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/26

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Follow-up OT Nikon LS-2000 under MacOS X
From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 23:17:44 +0200

Another vote for Vuescan, the scanned negs _look_ flat, but as Gilbert
says use of levels and curves produces really nice scans.

I've used Vuescan for all the shots on my website, wouldn't go back to
the Nikon software.

Steve

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of J. Gilbert
Plantinga
Sent: 26 October 2002 22:58
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Follow-up OT Nikon LS-2000 under MacOS X


Yes Pascal, Nathan is correct, Vuescan has a 'learning curve'. But I've 
used Nikon (LS 2000, LS 4000), Polaroid SS 4000, and currently the 
Minolta MultiPro, and not one of these scanners dedicated software can 
give me the results I get from Vuescan. Nor have I been as successful 
with Silverfast. But the difference between Vuescan and the rest is 
that the results come from a very different workflow. The native 
software tries to give me an image that looks good when I first open it 
in Photoshop, while Vuescan gives me files that are flat to just plain 
ugly when I first open them; but only Vuescan seems to be able to 
extract all the information from the negative. Working in black and 
white, I set Vuescan's white and black points to very small percentages 
so as to eliminate any clipping - I usually bring them
back in somewhat with the 'Levels' dialog in Photoshop. Final contrast 
adjustments are made with curves, giving me complete control. I never 
use the "auto" functions in the Photoshop Image menu, nor the 
brightness or contrast sliders, they simply clip information that I've 
so carefully captured with my Leicas (OT). Don't give up now, you're 
almost there. If you need more help with setting up Vuescan, contact me 
off-list.

Gilbert

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