notple.blogg.se - How to use vuescan

I could scan them all at 1200dpi for browsing purposes, and that would be fine. Any more resolution would be beyond what the film was able to capture in the first place. That is to say, the scans offer about the best one could possibly get from the negatives. That second point is why I have chosen to go for “archival quality” scans. I want to see what they all contain and be able to revisit them just as I do with my own digital photos.

My purpose in scanning all these films is twofold. Wait a minute! Why are we starting with the result of the process? Because I want to lay out what I’m going for, before I get into the details. So with all that out of the way, let’s get down to business.

You can take my word for it, or do your own research. Much of what I mention below as “best practice” was gleaned from numerous web searches. VueScan let me use that scanner for many more years. I first bought VueScan when I switched from PC to Mac and could not get ‘official’ software for my then ancient HP scanner.

It gives you as much or as little control as you want.

It is not tied to one platform or one brand of scanners.

I use VueScan from Hamrick Software because Scanners come with a variety of software - some good, some bad - and there are numerous third party software products, too. Different models may also vary in the quality of output and in the amount of control you get. I need a scanner for regular flatbed document scanning anyway, so I chose this type of model. Dedicated film scanners may, in fact should, yield better results more easily, but they come at a hefty price. There are many different scanners out there and these come in several different types. The specific model is the Epson Perfection V370 Photo. Assumptionsīecause my intent is to document this process for the benefit of others, I must first set out some basic assumptions that I’m working with. What follows is both the latest and, I think, best approach I have found that balances ease of action with quality of result.

Others much harder to perform but with better results.

Some approaches have been easy to perform but yielded suboptimal results. I have had many starts on this project and many different approaches, each with their own issues. Some years ago I began the task of scanning my father’s large collection of photographic negatives, comprising several hundred films.