Thanks for the GIMP tip, Erik. I've tried using GIMP (WinXP), but I guess I'm addicted to PS. In my hands the filters you mention in either one don't reduce those fine residual dust&scratches artifacts left after IR cleaning without unacceptable softening.
I posted my results with VS7.3.9 to this group because it seemed to have cured the IR cleaning problem it had with previous versions. In fact I thought VS did an excellent job with the Kodachrome in my example, as did NS's 'normal' ICE, but that NS was a little better, without significant softening. NS's 'fine' ICE cleans beautifully, but does soften significantly, though. Happy New Year! -- -szt Stephen Z. Turney From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] VS vs. NS Cleaning Hi! I think that both Vuescan and Digital ICE don't work very well with Kodachrome slides, which has also been stated many times. As far as I know Digital ICE softens the image, while Vuescan does not. So I'd suggest that applying som additional filter (dust and scratches) in Photoshop may help. I use GIMP (under Linux) mostly, which has a Despeckle filter which, according to my experince, is much superior to 'dust and scratches' in PhotoShop. Best regards Erik fredagen den 28 december 2001 21.46 skrev du: > ok, here's the comparison of VS v NS using the LS4000ED, with positive and > negative examples: > http://members.home.net/szturn/ > It seems to me that VueScan wins hands down for color fidelity and overall > image quality, but NikonScan is ever so slightly better than VS for IR > cleaning, especially for (positive) slides. Personally I'm staying with VS > for everything unless a slide is very dirty, in which case I'll use NS and > spend the time trying to match VS's color fidelity in PS. -- Erik Kaffehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] alt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mariebergsvägen 53 +46 155 219338 (home) S-611 66 Nyköping +46 155 263515 (office) Sweden -- Message sent using 100% recycled electrons -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body
