filmscanners: SS4000 - Insight too hot?

["Dave King" <kingphoto@mindspring.com>]

I'm using the 4000 for the first time since an initial test to make
sure it worked properly.  I've been trying Insight, Vuescan and
Silverfast 5.1 ai on a Win 98 box.  So far all my scans are color
negs.

I don't really like the Silverfast interface - too many gizmos, and
the one scan I tried so far wasn't encouraging.  If Silverfast would
simplify the interface and allow ai to output hi-bit I would be more
interested.  As it is, I don't think I'm going to be using it unless
it works better for chromes.

Anyway, I'm posting to get others impressions about something I'm been
seeing with Insight - too much saturation, a "hot" rendition of
anything I scan.  May look good to some, but it ain't "accurate" -
kind of a Velvia view on everything.  Is there something I can do to
"flatten" the image going in?  I prefer to build up contrast and
saturation in Photoshop as needed instead of the other way round.

BTW, Vuescan is working very well, no complaints there.  Just
wondering if I can get up to speed with Insight too.

Thanks,
Dave King