![]() For that, once you figure out the sliders, VueScan is simple enough. Do you want to maximize the information in your scan or get close to a finished product? If you want to get in and get out, you manipulate the preview to bring out the most possible detail in both the highlights and shadows, in essence creating a very flat file, then bring that image into your image manipulation software of choice. Here's where you have to decide your workflow. Once the image is selected, we get to the nitty-gritty. The tradeoff, of course, is that the zoomed in image in VueScan is not very high resolution, but if you want to get in and out of the software quickly, this greatly cuts down on your time. When using Silverfast or Epson Scan, each time you zoom in on a selection the scanner will re-scan the image. A plus in VueScan's corner here is that you can zoom in on an image without the scanner making a slightly more detailed scan. Once we've previewed the whole sheet, we select a shot to zoom in on and work with. Previewing an entire sheet of film in Vuescan. More on that while we are fine-tuning our scans. There are a plethora of options under each subsection, and although some do have sliders, it's difficult to determine what does what without some experimentation. A lot of my working through VueScan has been trial and error. Unfortunately, that's about where the user friendliness ends. There are six tabs on the left moving from "Input" on the far left to "Output" and "Prefs" on the right. There are hardly any graphic elements to be found. This software, visually, seems like a flashback from the nineties. When you get into VueScan, the first thing you're going to notice is the Spartan nature of the user interface. I'll step through my own scanning workflow and we will see how VueScan helps or hinders my own efficiency. It's difficult to review a software package without comparing it to other packages that I'm familiar with, so in this review, I'll be comparing VueScan to Epson Scan, the free software that comes with any Epson scanner, and SilverFast 8.8. As long as you get the image you want, do it the way you want. There's no right or wrong here, just personal preference. For myself, I'd rather get as much as I can done in the scanning software so that my Photoshop time is limited to retouching. Your choice of software can have a lot to do with where you land on the spectrum. Like you indicated, it is possible that some slides, particulary ones with more shadows, may benefit using Silverfast.There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to scanning: do as much of the work as you can while scanning, or get as much information as you can out of the scan and do the rest in Photoshop and Lightroom. Again, the real time view of changes in Silverfast is a very attractive feature, but it may be a mute point if Vuescan's ease of use and generation of quality scans surpasses Silverfast. I had used Vuescan in the past, but was quite pleased. Very curious to see if I wasted $$ upgrading. I haven't had the time to test this feature, but will soon. Yea, the muti-exposure feature now in Silverfast really interested me if it could increase the dynamic range of my scanner. Place for both being honest, though if I had nothing.I would pick Silverfast is very comprehensive, but I just prefer vuescan. I didnt upgrade to the multiscan, as I was a bit niffedĪt silverfast for not offering it for free, I spent extra on the I do have silverfast, and Iĭo use it a bit, but I just feel I get better more accurate resultsįrom vuescan. I mostly get better results with Vuescan. Obviously, the "real time" view of any manipulations in Silverfast Silverfast has many features, but I would still welcome any comments. I realize this may not be a fair comparison given Overall comparison of the two programs from a quality of output Noise in the scan, it appears to work well enough.ģ. Serioulsy I use it for mainly 3/4 scans, to wipe out any chance of If you are scanning at 7200 dpi, 10 times plus How well does Vuescan multi-scan function work? Worth the extra When you refer to slides, are you referring to both Kodachrome and E-6 slides?Ģ. With a bit of tweaking, even my oldie slides are nice Works very well on slides, you can run it on its own, or in PS. Slides, they dont work well with infared removal, or ICE on other It replaces scratches with more skill, IMHO. It works pretty well, though I stick to low to Infrared function, it shouldn't be used on silver-based Kodachrome,įrom what I understand. Loss? Does it work on Kodachrome slides? If it is indeed an How well does Vuescan dust and scratch function work? Any detail I also upgraded to get the multi-exposure feature.ġ. I have a Plustek 7200i film scanner, so I am just learning to use Just curious as to some users experience with Vuescan and Silverfast.
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