filmscanners: Color saturation with Vuescan

[Jim Sharp <jsharp@illicom.net>]

I have a Minolta Scan Dual I purchased recently, mostly with the thought
of using it with color negative film for web work. It was inexpensive
and I assumed it would be adequate for my intended use. I have been
using Vuescan with it and have been basically pleased with how it's
worked out with one exception. - Color saturation.

It seems no matter what I try my scans come out "flat" for lack of a
better word. They just don't seem to have much color,  yet the negatives
are fine when printed using a standard photographic process.

I can fix this to a large degree in Photoshop, but it's tedious and
difficult to keep the color balance correct, especially with skin tones.
No matter what I try, even a low $$ photographic reprint still looks
much better to my eye.

I'm pretty new to all this and I can't help but think there is something
basic I'm missing... Any help would be greatly appreciated.

--
Jim