Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/21

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Subject: [Leica] Archival Qualities of Slide Films
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Thu Jun 21 20:28:52 2007
References: <22304666.1182474722701.JavaMail.root@elwamui-cypress.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <018401c7b478$fc373460$6101a8c0@jimnichols>

I'm not sure what happened,  but one advantage to vuescan is that you only
need to  scan once, then apply the software effects.  I'll look at it
tomorrow and see if I can figure what happened.

SonC

On 6/21/07, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA

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