williamw Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hi, I'm using a Coolscan IV since a few years(2002) and it has been working fine with both nikon scan and the vuescan softs. I'm using the scanner both on MAC OS Tiger and Leopard. Since a few days, it's impossible to get a scan of a slide( E6) without ending up with a completely purple/magenta tint on the image. I have always scanned the photos without any corrections in the soft as I prefer to color correct,levels,etc in PS. The scans would of course not be perfect but they didn't present the tint. I have of course checked the slides are they are without tint. I still manage to scan color negs(c41) but slides are a no-go. Any help/hints would be appreciated! Thanks.Wil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfrey Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 What did you change on the system between when you were happy with the results and when the problems began? Godfrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamw Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Well, i didn't change anything which kind of worries me. The only change is that I bought a new macbook with Leopard on it instead of Tiger on my old powerbook. I downloaded a copy of both softs from the web which installed without problem. In the beginning i thought it was the new OS causing the probelm but when i hooked up the scanner to powerbook/tiger i have the same problem. Maybe the scanner is on its last days... Wil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 If the issue is just with slides it sounds suspiciously like something in Vuescan. Did you just upgrade? Are you using a scanner profile, or "built-in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamw Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 I have version 8.4.6.3(vuescan). I'm using the built in scanner profile with media set to "image". If I change it to slide I get the same result. I will delete Vuescan to see if it will have an effect on nikonscan. Thanks W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamw Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 No effect. Will download a new copy of vuescan. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Save your old versions, just in case. I found renaming the exe screwed something up, so resorted to keeping them in folders name per the version. Also, save your vuescan settings (an .ini file). It's in the file pulldown, think it's called "save options". Also, try setting options to "default" and just resetting your preferences by hand. It's a bit labourious, but sometimes the new versions can conflict with old .ini files, and/or there's something that's indadvertantly been changed, that you overlooked. What color balance are you using in the Color Tab, "White Balance"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamw Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Thanks for th tips. I have tried resetting everything that is possible to reset- no luck so far... In the color tab I'm using 'none'. I also tried to scan a slide on my old Epson 2450 with the vuescan soft and it came out...perfect! I tried with different settings and it still came out well. I'm afraid the coolscan is having a little problem. I will keep on trying too see otherwise I will check what a repair could cost. Thanks again. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 "I'm afraid the coolscan is having a little problem" I agree, considering the performance with the other scanner. Well, good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 ...do the Nikon scans still take the same amount of time, or do they go much slower than before? ...is density about right (darkness/lightness)? I'd guess that if one or two of the LEDs had died, your exposure time and/or density would change dramatically. Are you using a Kodachrome setting by accident? What does Nikon say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 "I still manage to scan color negs" That's funny, maybe. By "manage", do you mean there's no change in negative scanning, or you just manage to salvage something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Did you delete the calibration file and click on calibrate within Vuescan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamw Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 @mendel: Color negs are just fine, no tweaking needed. @john kelly: preview and scan times are as before. density is also fine but I do get this horrible magenta tint. No,I did not use the Kodachrome setting. @roger smith: I'm not sure i follow you here. Can you pls explain?Thanks. Thanks again to all.W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 "@mendel: Color negs are just fine, no tweaking needed." This points to a software issue, don't you think: Why would the scanner do fine with color negatives but not slides? If so that would be a relief, as long as you can sort it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamw Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 @Mendel: I sure hope it is the soft playing tricks. For the moment, I have decided to put the scanner away for a few days hoping for the best when I'll power it up. W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Delete calibration files like vuescan.fs1 .fs2 in your Vuescan folder. In Vuescan you click on scanner and then calibrate. Do this each scanning session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamw Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 All back to normal. No idea how I did it... I did a reset of both softs as well as a disk utility fixing. Thanks to all for your help! W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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