Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, That's exactly what happened to me today with the trial version. In my case the original slide was faded and had a red cast, but the preview choices cleared that up quite a bit. Then, when I scanned, the red returned as if I had made no corrections. I was about to purchase a copy when I read your comment. Now, I'm not sure. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Archival Qualities of Slide Films > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >