> From: Trevor Staats > > Just wondering if anyone can offer advice on scanning Kodachrome > slides with > VueScan using a Nikon LS-40. I am using the Kodachrome film type in > VueScan, but the results are usually quite dark and the > saturation is poor. > > The scans need a fair bit of work to adjust brightness, contrast, colour > balance and saturation after scanning. There also seems to be a bleeding > effect where white/black areas adjoin each other on the picture. > > I've tried multi-pass and long exposure pas but the differences are minor. > Are there any other settings I could try to try and improve the scan > quality?
Does the LS-40 have digital ICE for dust removal? If so, try turning it off. Kodachrome doesn't pass IR very well. -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body