Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I haven't an specific scanner for 35mm film. Just the Epson. I have obtained very good results with Twain for 6x6 and 35mm B&W films: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1335084&size=lg Usually,no problems with slides (MF or 35mm) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1329915&size=lg but with color negative films...... it is very difficult to treat color dominances. That's why I tried Vuescan. and yes.... color correction is done easy (if you are using predeterminated film brands (Kodak), but if you are using a different one... then the problem is almost the same but the software is slower (in my hans). Rafael - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] vuescan vs twain > I have the same setup for medium format (Epson 2400 and Vuescan). I agree > that Vuescan has a learning curve ... and I'm not real sure if it is > better than Epson's Twain software. I use it because I like using the same > software for different scanners (I have a film scanner too for 35mm). > > I use it mostly for black and white. My Rollei paw this week is a scan > from a negative with the Epson and Vuescan: > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/46alt1.html > > It's not the ideal shot for showing the quality you can get, but I'm > pretty happy with it (scan wise ... needs cropping as the RUG pointed > out). > > I get my results by keeping in mind that the scan is one step in the > chain. Afterwards comes Photoshop. > > One of the most useful things to learn for beginners to Photoshop is to > learn to use "Levels" and "Curves". > > The same applies to Vuescan. By playing with the "black point" and the > "white point" you can give Photoshop a scan that is almost right where you > want it. In this week's RAW (Rollei a Week), I didn't do anything in > Photoshop except for resize and convert to JPEG. > > When I can, I scan with a black border. That's not to be snobbish. In the > preview that Vuescan makes, I play with the black point and watch the > histogram. I get it to bottom out. Since I have the black borders in the > scan, I _know_ that I have some pure black in the picture. Then I play > with the white point until the histogram just nudges the right hand side > without taking off in a vertical line straigh up (blocked out highlights). > > I don't usually mess with the midtones very much ... it happens, but it > usually gets adjusted appropriately when you work with one of the > extremes. > > When I get the scan into Photoshop, it is usually right on the money > (which is good, because I'm not very proficient in Photoshop ... still > learning). Most of my time in Photoshop is spend spotting out dust. I'm > getting a little more daring ... there sure is a lot to learn about PS. > > I will admit though that Vuescan does have a learning curve. Its defaults > will usually work pretty well, but once you get the hang of some of it, it > can take you a bit further. > > I remember that Epson Twain had a histogram too, I just don't remember how > it was working with it. I used Twain software with a HP scanner a couple > of years back and there was a lot left over for Photoshop to do. > > Daniel Ridings > Lindome, Sweden > > > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Rafael Alday wrote: > > > I found Twain is faster and easy to use, but I don`t > > know if I am using correctly the tools of Vuescan. > > Vuescan preview is VERY SLOW. > > > > Rafael > > > > > > --- Gerry Walden <gwpics@aol.com> escribió: > I find > > it handy to have in my 'toolbox' but the main > > > use I have put it > > > to is scanning b&w and Kodachrome where the ICE > > > software with my scanner > > > does not work. It is one of those things where > > > sometimes the Twain > > > software yields a better scan and othertimes Vuescan > > > is better - it has > > > its uses but is not perfect for evrything. > > > > > > gerry > > > > > > Rafael Alday wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > This weekend I have been trying Vuescan software. > > > I got an Epson 2400 > > > > flatbed scanner and tried with several film > > > types: negative color film > > > > (Fuji > > > > NPH) and B&W (Ilford Pan-F). > > > > I found Vuescan very complicated. The only > > > advantage in respect of > > > > Twain was > > > > in negative color films. It was easier to obtain > > > acceptable (without > > > > color > > > > dominance) scans. > > > > I had read excelent thing about Vuescan but now I > > > am a little bit > > > > disappointed. > > > > Any experiences? > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > Rafael > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Gerry Walden LRPS > > > www.gwpics.com > > > +44 23 8046 3076 > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > ___________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS > > Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... > > http://messenger.yahoo.es > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html