Quoting from the Vuescan Help file (I hope Ed doesn't mind): ------------------------------------------ If you choose "Image", no film correction is used, and the cropped file will look as much like the original image as possible. If you choose "Negative film" or "Slide film", the cropped image will look as much like the original scene as possible and the Color tab lets you choose the film manufacturer, the film brand, and the film type.
The difference between "Image" and "Slide film" is subtle. If you take a picture of the same scene with Kodakchrome and Ektachrome film and scan them with the "Slide film" setting, VueScan tries to make the resulting scan look the same (i.e. to resemble the original scene). If you use the "Image" setting, the resulting scans will look different and will reflect the slightly different color characteristics of Kodakchrome and Ektachrome film. If you then took a picture of this same scene with Kodak Gold color negative film and scanned it using the "Negative film" setting, the resulting scan should look close to the scan you get from using the "Slide film" setting and scanning the Kodakchrome and Ektachrome slides (i.e. all three should look like the original scene). ------------------------------------------ I use Velvia because I like the "more saturated than life" look for scenics, so I want the scan to look like the slide, not the scene. Therefore, I use the "Image" setting. I would guess that Ed figures that most photographers would want the scan to look like their slide, so he recommends the "Image" setting for slides. If for some reason you want the scan to look like the original scene rather than the slide, then choose "Slide" and Vuescan will attempt to correct for the film you are using. Stan At 08:59 PM 1/7/2002 -0600, you wrote: >I haven't the foggiest. Maybe someday Ed will tell us? > >Maris > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 7:36 PM >Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Vuescan clipping > > >In a message dated 1/7/02 6:34:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< Ed has long recommended that the "Image" setting be used for slides. >> > >Hmm. This, of course begs the question, why have the slide option? > >Tom Wells >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] =========================== Photography by Stan McQueen http://www.smcqueen.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
