Re: [Hampshire] Slide/neg scanning

On 02/01/2008, Tony Whitmore <tony@???> wrote:
> Don't dismiss the time it'll take you to do it though. I find scanning
> my negatives with the workflow outlined below can take 15-20 minutes or
> so to produce a satisfactory output image. Obviously if I don't want to
> produce the image just archive the "digital negative" it's a lot less.

At least that time! Colour seems to take less time than B&W though IME.

> VueScan is proprietary but
> great and there's a native Linux version. I bought the professional
> version which allows saving of RAW files and calibration etc. The
> advantage of saving the RAW files is that you can go back and alter the
> amount of scratch removal and grain removal etc. afterwards, without
> rescanning the negative.

Another vote for Vuescan. It is also a one-off payment (about $100)
for life, including free updates & upgrades. You only need to have the
SCSI/USB drivers installed (IIRC) to run Vuescan, as it works direct
with the scanner.