[Leica] Scanning software bum-out

[s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal)]

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>>Is that how it usually is for scanning software? That for every scanner 
>>you
>>want to use it with you buy it from scratch?
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> You have to choose your software wisely, Mark.  Lasersoft is unbelievably 
> expensive.  I started out with it but after the first upgrade, gave up. 
> Everybody else raves about Vuescan, but I've never been able to get past 
> the non-intuitive interface. I'm doing fine with Nikon Scan that comes 
> with the scanner.  All you need is a basic scan, focused where you want 
> it.  Everything else can and should be done in Photoshop.  A basic scan is 
> what you need to save as an archive for when they come out with better 
> processing software.  All of the adjustments can be done after the basic 
> scan and saved as another file.  Who knows when they will come out with 
> better software for the adjustments and you don't want to have to scan 
> everything all over again!
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> Basic scans with native scanner software.  Just say No to upgrades.
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> Tina
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> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
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The Vuescan interface has improved a lot.The reason I changed to Vuescan 
from Nikon scan was that i learnt on this list that nikon scan allways drops 
some dark tones .I,m happy with the raw scans vuescan can use.
best regards
simon jessurun
amsterdam