Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny & Doug: After purchasing the software and trying several times, I looked at the "film" choices, and it told me to select image, not slide film. I did this and got a proper image. 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 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Archival Qualities of Slide Films > 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 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >