Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan

["Maris V. Lidaka, Sr." <mlidaka@ameritech.net>]

Tris,

Try it.  It is the easiest-to-learn program I use for graphics except for 
viewers.

Maris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tris Schuler" <tristanjohn@mindspring.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan


| 
| You've got that right, Ed. I don't even own your product and still I've 
| mentioned you a couple of times to people. Once in a forum, the other time 
| in an email. (By the way, the reason I haven't tried your software is 
| solely due to my reluctance to learn yet one more program from scratch. 
| It's all I can do here to try and figure out SilverFast AI. Meanwhile I've 
| been leaning on Insight.)
| 
| Tris
| 
| >In a message dated 12/4/2001 11:40:52 AM EST, skipwilliamsscan@hotmail.com
| >writes:
| >
| > > Many of us, including me, have been spoiled by Ed Hamrick's steadfast and
| > >  generous low pricing and no-charge updates.  But most of the commercial
| > >  world still has to pay their bills.  Updating software that is customized
| > >  for an OEM product isn't free.  The dot.com model of VC$$+advertisting
| > >  revenue = profits doesn't work.
| >
| >The free upgrade model works well.  I'm pretty sure my profits
| >are higher than LaserSoft's.
| >
| >What free upgrades do is encourage good word of mouth
| >referrals.  Word of mouth referrals are very effective, especially
| >"word of e-mail" referrals.
| >
| >Regards,
| >Ed Hamrick
| 
|