Re: filmscanners: Silverfast problem

[Andy Darlow <andy@andydarlow.com>]

Hi Martin:

Was the scan sharp using he Polacolor software without any scanner 
sharpening on?

-Andy Darlow

>Scans I made using Vuescan with my new SS 4000, after much assistance from
>members of this forum, were crisp, sharp, and had colors that were very
>close to my slides.  I liked the Silverfast interface, felt it was visually
>most attractive and liked the sophistication of its controls.  But, I was
>unable to get a crisp, sharp scan.  Scans simply did not look sharp.  On my
>Mac G4, I used version 5 and also downloaded and tried the trial version of
>5.5.  I faithfully used Ian lyon"s tutorial to set it up.  I found it
>strange that I couldn't get a sharp scan.  I very much would have liked to,
>and don't understand why I couldn't.  Perhaps, I'm doing something wrong?
>I'd appreciate any suggestions for overcoming the difficulty I encountered.
>Let me know if additional information would help.
>
>Martin


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