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I have an Epson V700 which I have (after a little hassle) now got
working satisfactorily on my Linux system and on Windows XP. My main
project with this is to scan a number of old colour slides which I
took in the early 1960s and which are now beginning to fade badly.
The slides are mostly 35mm (i.e. 24x36) but there are also a few 45x45
ones. I know the V700 isn't the ultimate scanner for 35mm slides but
it's certainly adequate for these slides I think.
So to the point of this posting, what software do others recommend for
this project? I've played with quite a few different programs since I
bought the V700 a few months ago and thus I have some ideas but I've
not come to any really definite conclusions and would appreciate some
help.
The programs I have tried so far (and my thoughts about them) are:-
vuescan - This seems to do provide all the control I want but it's
a little difficult to use in places. E.g. the histogram controls
are difficult to use in the way suggested by the scanning tips web
site at http://www.scantips.com/.
xsane - This is one of the 'front end' programs for the Linux sane
scanner software. It has all the controls one could want and
works well with the V700, the interface is easier to use and
understand than vuescan's (for me anyway) but on the other hand it
doesn't seem to have so much in the way of automated fixes for
common slide faults.
working satisfactorily on my Linux system and on Windows XP. My main
project with this is to scan a number of old colour slides which I
took in the early 1960s and which are now beginning to fade badly.
The slides are mostly 35mm (i.e. 24x36) but there are also a few 45x45
ones. I know the V700 isn't the ultimate scanner for 35mm slides but
it's certainly adequate for these slides I think.
So to the point of this posting, what software do others recommend for
this project? I've played with quite a few different programs since I
bought the V700 a few months ago and thus I have some ideas but I've
not come to any really definite conclusions and would appreciate some
help.
The programs I have tried so far (and my thoughts about them) are:-
vuescan - This seems to do provide all the control I want but it's
a little difficult to use in places. E.g. the histogram controls
are difficult to use in the way suggested by the scanning tips web
site at http://www.scantips.com/.
xsane - This is one of the 'front end' programs for the Linux sane
scanner software. It has all the controls one could want and
works well with the V700, the interface is easier to use and
understand than vuescan's (for me anyway) but on the other hand it
doesn't seem to have so much in the way of automated fixes for
common slide faults.