Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Idea

["shAf" <michael@shaffer.net>]

Ed writes ...

> I'm curious what people think of the idea of having
> VueScan with one tab visible at a time ...

    ... some thoughts ...

    First, and I know I've said this before, but Vuescan's scan window
presents inaccurate color.  Vuescan allows you to create RGB data for
every color space other than that for your monitor, so why should the
VS scan window be given much of a priority?  This is by no means a
complaint ... it simply shifts responsibility for properly viewing the
scan to an ICM savvy window or application.  VS as is, is actually
very handy for this capability ... simply create an embedded JPEG and
your ICM savvy application opens it automatically.  Voila ... the scan
properly presented.  I actually prefer this ability, and will continue
to use it ... in fact I never even see VS's scan window, until I
return to VS, maybe for a better scan or the final scan.

    Still ... that's me ... my workflow and use of VS may cramp
someone else's.  Here's another thought which may allow a VS control
tab to remain visible (... sort of ...).  I might think it may be easy
for Ed to deliver the scan presentation to an entirely independent
window, which allows for a simple clik or alt-tab to return to the
same control window ... or possibly better, Ed can create a intimate
link to "Vueprint" ... allowing for histograms, exact cropping, and
'save as'.  Still, neither of these options allow for accurate
presentation of the color spaces available, but for those who choose
sRGB because it's close to monitor space, I believe it would be a
better option than allowing the scan presentation to monopolize "scan
control".

    In any case ... please don't make it inconvenient to return to the
controls in use when the scan button was pushed.  It's a small
request, but I think it'll make time spent with Vuescan easier.

my US$0.02 ... shAf  :o)