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

[Tris Schuler <tristanjohn@mindspring.com>]

I believe you, Maris, but I'm not too swift when it comes to learning the 
ins and outs of software. Let me get a handle on SilverFast, then we'll see.

On a different note, I finally did a RAW scan and worked with it in Paint 
Shop Pro  until the result matched my mind's eye of what the scene looked 
like when I tripped the shutter. Up until now I exported TIFF files 
exclusively from Insight. Do others here work with RAW images? What are 
your results? I kind of like it.

Tris

>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
>|
>|