In my experience, the Edson software is superior to Vuescan on Epson flatness. But make sure you're using advanced mode, preview the scan and tweak the histogram if necessary.
Paul via phone > On Oct 27, 2017, at 10:12 AM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > >> On Oct 25, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: >> >> Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> I bought VueScan when I bought the Minolta Dimage scanner back in 2002 or >>> 2003. The Minolta software was offal and kept crashing on me. VueScan was a >>> bit of a pain to figure out, but it worked well ... and continues to work >>> well though umpteen revisions and who knows how many scanners 15 years >>> later. >>> >>> These latest versions are really quite easy to use compared to the older >>> ones. I run the Nikon and Epson scanners with it ... it always produces >>> good results! >> >> Yep, the latest user interface is really very good. And the ability to >> use the same scanning software with many different scanners — even >> different makes — simplifies things greatly. > > I have an Epson V500 flatbed. Bought it to scan a deceased brother’s photos, > but have yet to get around to it. I’ve used it mainly for scanning documents > and have always found the software awkward. Just never got the hang of it. > Might I fare better with VueScan? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > “Man has been a murderer forever.” > > - Peter Matthiessen. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.