Not to beat a dead horse, but Vuescan will do a RAW scan as well, and if you were to take a 1/2-hour break from learning Silverfast I guarantee even you would know enough to use Vuescan well.
I have also tried working with RAW scans - the primary problem with negative film is the orange mask but it can be done. It's just easier the regular way. Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tris Schuler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 10:08 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan | | I believe you, Maris, but I'm not too swift when it comes to learning the | ins and outs of software. Let me get a handle on SilverFast, then we'll see. | | On a different note, I finally did a RAW scan and worked with it in Paint | Shop Pro until the result matched my mind's eye of what the scene looked | like when I tripped the shutter. Up until now I exported TIFF files | exclusively from Insight. Do others here work with RAW images? What are | your results? I kind of like it. | | Tris | | >Tris, | > | >Try it. It is the easiest-to-learn program I use for graphics except for | >viewers. | > | >Maris | > | >----- Original Message ----- | >From: "Tris Schuler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | >Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 7:35 PM | >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan | > | > | >| | >| You've got that right, Ed. I don't even own your product and still I've | >| mentioned you a couple of times to people. Once in a forum, the other time | >| in an email. (By the way, the reason I haven't tried your software is | >| solely due to my reluctance to learn yet one more program from scratch. | >| It's all I can do here to try and figure out SilverFast AI. Meanwhile I've | >| been leaning on Insight.) | >| | >| Tris | >| | >| >In a message dated 12/4/2001 11:40:52 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >| >writes: | >| > | >| > > Many of us, including me, have been spoiled by Ed Hamrick's | >steadfast and | >| > > generous low pricing and no-charge updates. But most of the commercial | >| > > world still has to pay their bills. Updating software that is | >customized | >| > > for an OEM product isn't free. The dot.com model of VC$$+advertisting | >| > > revenue = profits doesn't work. | >| > | >| >The free upgrade model works well. I'm pretty sure my profits | >| >are higher than LaserSoft's. | >| > | >| >What free upgrades do is encourage good word of mouth | >| >referrals. Word of mouth referrals are very effective, especially | >| >"word of e-mail" referrals. | >| > | >| >Regards, | >| >Ed Hamrick | >| | >| | |
