Vuescan vs Epson scan

[stig_henning]

<p>Hi,<br>

I'm using Vuescan 9.5.36 and Epson Scan 3.9.2.1 (right click on the top left icon on the program-windows-frame).<br>

Scanner: Epson V700<br>

Scanner settings: <br>

600dpi<br />48bit<br />10% jpg compression<br />target original (100% size)<br>

1.) "Problem": the images seems to be better looking when scanning from Epson software. Agree?<br>

<img src="http://1.1m.yt/1drkIUc.png" alt="" width="1920" height="1080" /><br>

<br />How can I get Vuescan to preform as good images as Epson scan ?<br />(I really like vuescan, and would like to use this..)</p>

[SCL]

<p>You need to choose the correct film type, properly frame your scan, and adjust the sliders.</p>

[stig_henning]

<p>Ah, I forgot to mention - this is paper scan. <br />Guess I do not have this film-type option then..</p>

[PaulCoen]

<p>Looks to me like it's the color balance, curve low/curve high settings that are off. If you look at it, it's actually a pretty good scan in terms of detail, etc. You also don't say what the Color tab's current Color Balance setting is in Vuescan.<br>

I usually do minimal corrections in Vuescan - maybe set the white point off an area if the colors haven't faded or shifted too much - and then either correct the contrast and curve in lightroom or (for something that's in really faded and I have to duplicate a layer and multiply) Photoshop. If you're looking to do the whole thing in Vuescan, you're going to need to start experimenting on that Color tab in "Professional" mode. <br /><br /><br /></p>

[PapaTango]

<p>Just a comment. The scan on the left leaves a lot to be desired. One might even say it sucks.</p>

<p>The one on the right is totally unacceptable. I would be be very angry if this is what I had paid Mr. Hamrick $80USD for and received as a result.</p>

<p>Time to look at your settings and adjust the hue, saturation, and tones.</p>

[JeffOwen]

<p>Taking your left image, this is approximately what you should be getting. Take a good look at your scanner settings.</p><div></div>

[stig_henning]

<p>Thank you all for comments. Also nice to se what "it should look like".<br />I will try to work on the vuescan color tab.<br>

<br />Having said that.. My mum has about 10.000+ photos in her albums from 1976-2000. She had this small Minolta camera and took alot of photos during my child/youth (thanx mum ;-)) I want to preserve the image as best I can.<br />And Epson scan seems to give me the best.<br />But I will try to work on this vuescan color tab to get as close to this correct color.<br />Scanning the negatives takes way to much time, and so I would like to pick out the photos that i would like to negative scan.<br>

I found a way to play with epson scan which worked pretty good:<br />

But I have no clue on how to work with vuescan color tab. Any advice would be great to help getting me started.</p>

[howard_m]

<p>There are about a million dials and sliders in Vuescan and it certainly takes a while to figure out/optimize them all.</p>

[JPDupre]

If you like so much the results you get with Epson scan,why insisting to continue with Vuescan?

[stig_henning]

<p>True. I shold just juse Epson scan. But I would love to scan in "raw" mode at the same time.<br />Although I have learned that there is not such thing as "raw mode" when scanning paper photos.. its only as good as it gets, as the colors have faded etc.. Guessing TiFF 48bit is the best.<br>

But my question now, do I have to make adjustments while scanning ? or can I just learn to do what <a href="/photodb/user?user_id=1180551">Jeff Owen</a> did above.. after I have scanned all the images ? If not, how can I adjust so that all pictures gets the same result ? <br>

Or do I manually have to set the adjustments on all the photos i'm scanning ? </p>

[stig_henning]

<p>So I did a scan without any adjustments to the left.<br />And another with "Unsharp Mask" and "Color restoration".<br /><img src="http://3.1m.yt/e5i_El2.png" alt="" width="1920" height="1080" /></p>