Another reason why ACDSee doesn't deal with 48 bit files, where PSPro and
others do is that 48 bit TIFF is a format used for image editing, not
strictly viewing, which is what ACDSee is designed for.
That's just my guess, anyway.
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Geraghty" <harper@wordweb.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 5:14 PM
Subject: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: VueScan Problem
> Larry wrote:
> > This is the first time the default settings wouldn't open
> > in ACDSee. But then I haven't used VueScan in about two months or so.
>
> I don't know if the compression settings have changed. Only Ed can answer
> that one. PSP gives an error I think about not being able to use a
predictor
> of 7 with 48bit depth. PSP opens the files without a problem if
compression
> is switched off, or if they are 24 bit.
>
> > Maybe I'm not understanding it completely. Why is
> > compression a default setting for a scan?
>
> Because most people have limited disk space? The settings Ed has used
compress
> the images better than any other programs I've tried with LZW TIFF
compression.
> But precisely because the settings are unusual, some programs can't open
> the files. Most scanner owners have Photoshop, so I guess that's what Ed
> is banking on.
>
> > If I didn't own Photoshop, I would probably be using
> > either PSP or PhotoImpact. If the files generated by
> > VueScan didn't open in either graphics program I would
> > be unable to use VueScan.
>
> But you can turn the compression off. :) I'm glad you can, because I rely
> on Vuescan to get decent scans out of my LS30. If it wasn't for Vuescan
> I would have had to sell the scanner ages ago because of the problem with
> jaggies.
>
> Rob
>
>
> Rob Geraghty harper@wordweb.com
>
>
>
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