>> Ed made some changes to IR cleaning between Vuescan 6.7.5 and the
>> 7.0 series. I find many instances of incomplete scratch cleaning
>> from LS-30 in 7.x that are completely removed using 6.7.5. Still
>> true with 7.0.14. ...
...
> It seems to me Ed also made a change during that period of versions, the
>result being his IR dust removal had absolutely no effect on areas of the
>image where no dust was present (no softening). Have you also compared
>those areas???
No, not a detailed compare. I bring vuescan-scanned images into Photoshop in hi-bit
mode for further editing, and haven't seen any undesirable softness there using
cleaning alone. (The more intense grain elimination clean/filter options 2 and 3 that
go beyond IR-cleaning of course will soften an image.) Except for scratch removal
both versions produce very good images that meet my needs for both web and print
(Epson 1200). Vuescan 7 sometimes will give better initial colors.
Ideal if Ed could implement it would be an additional filter option (in 7) to use
6.7.5's IR-clean algorithm in the cases where it's needed.
This applies to my images, mostly from stage-lighting in theatre on higher speed neg
film. Might be different for daylight shots.
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Bob Shomler
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