I know that there are challenges with Kodachrome, and that forī&W, the IR based dust removal technique doesn't apply.įor dust and scratch removal I'm trying to understand the relative merits of using the Nikonscan's ICE feature or Vuescan's dust removal. The most data with scratches and dust removed and nothing else done.

I will use either Aperture or Photoshop to make adjustments. I want to do the minimum processing at scan time. I'm reading everything I can to try and do this optimally and avoid rework if possible. The full version of VueScan costs almost $40, so we'll stick with the utility that came with our scanner, but VueScan is a worthy alternative.Įditors' note: This is a review of the trial version of VueScan 9.2.19.I'm just about to start scanning a large number of slides (including Kodachrome) and negatives (colour and B&W) with a Coolscan V, and Since you need a scanner to use VueScan, it's likely your scanner came with similar software. A pop-up notified us about the output watermark we pressed 'OK.' Our finished and saved scan opened inside Windows Photo Viewer with the watermark liberally applied, but otherwise a close reproduction of the original. We loaded an image and pressed 'Preview.' VueScan's preview looked good, so we pressed 'Scan,' though we could also press 'Guide Me' for more information or 'Abort' to cancel the scan. The Scanner menu's Calibrate control automatically optimized VueScan's preview display, but the software offers many options for tweaking and fine-tuning images, color balance, and other parameters. We had but one scanner, but VueScan lets you choose between multiple scanners and compatible image data sources, when available. VueScan resembles many scanner utilities we've tried, with a main window showing Preview and Scan tabs and a left-hand navigation and control panel tabbed for Input, Crop, Filter, Color, Output, and Prefs. These frequent on-screen explanations and other data showed VueScan's emphasis on ease of use and support. It also displayed an optional tool tip, and the message box on the Input tab asked what we wanted to do, following up its question with specific examples and actions. VueScan automatically detected our USB flatbed scanner when it opened. VueScan supports Windows versions 2000 to 8. The free trial might also support fewer devices, though the list of supported devices is so long that we can't imagine what could be left off. VueScan is free to try, though the trial version places a watermark on saved images. VueScan's processing features can restore faded colors and perform other professional-type adjustments, but it's also easy to use. VueScan is compatible with most flatbed and film scanners, and their software, which means you can use it without making any changes to your PC or existing scanner software. You've got a scanner, but to scan images into your PC, you need software like VueScan from Hamrick Software.

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