Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan

["Maris V. Lidaka, Sr." <mlidaka@ameritech.net>]

Try out Vuescan and compare the 3 for yourself.  Personally I prefer Vuescan, 
but many others prefer Insight or Silversoft.

The download is free and will leave a watermark on the scan but other than that 
is fully functional.

Maris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BobGldstn@aol.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:41 AM
Subject: filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan


| I have just started using my new Sprintscan 4000.  before I invest a lot of 
| time in the learning curve, can anyone recommend which scanner software is 
| best for which users?  Insight and Silversoft are included with the scanner, 
| and I could easily get Vuescan.
| 
| I am an amateur photographer using both slide and negative film.  My 
| preferences run to very sharp, realistic prints in both B&W and color, and I 
| might occasionally want to enlarge a portion of a 35mm frame to 8 x 12.  So 
| far, I have used Insight and had no particular trouble with color fidelity 
| getting through Photoshp 6 and my Epson 1270 printer. So I am not intending 
| to spend a lot of time adjusting color.
| 
| 
| 
| Bob Goldstein
| 
|