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Re: filmscanners: Vuescan vs Silverfast control
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- Subject: Re: filmscanners: Vuescan vs Silverfast control
- From: "shAf" <michael@shaffer.net>
- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 10:44:04 -0800
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Joel writes ...
> I'm trying to decide between Vuescan and Silverfast for use with my
SS4000
> scanner (Already own Silverfast, testing trial VS). My main
question at
> this point is whether there is a fundamental difference in how the
two
> programs control the scanner that allows one or the other to create
better
> scans, ie, exposure time control or source light intensity. ...
I am not that familiar with Silverfast, but it is my understanding
that, although it provides the best control of a scan (... it was
written up by Andrew Rodney as an example of a "advanced scanner
software interface" www.digitaldog.net ...), it will only deliver
24bit data to your TIFF file, ultimately to your editing software,
e.g., Photoshop. Silverfast, then is your best software for going
from scanner, only minor editing, then onto your printer.
On the other hand, VS will scan your films properly and deliver
48bit RGB data to the TIFF. If you consider Photoshop as a more
capable editor for highbit data, then this is probably your best
(better than Silverfast) option. However, this method is NOT as
effortless as the workflow provided by Silverfast ... you may indeed
spend more time with Photoshop getting the image exactly right (but
probably no more time than was spent with SF in setting up the scan).
my US$0.02 ... shAf :o)
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