scanning

[Marcel Laufer]

I too have a Minolta (the Dimage multi-pro). I paid for Vuescan when I bought it (about a year ago) and while I got it to work (not easy, requires turning off some of my Mac extensions and retarting each time), I found I use the Minolta software instead. The only thing I CANNOT GET RIGHT (my emphasis to show the extreme frustration) is B&W. I cannot seem to make good silver halide film (tri-x, HP-5, you name it) negatives (or positives!) scan well. I've tried Vuescan, the Minolta software, and I've tried scanning in RGB as well as in B&W. Nothing seems to work. I can get good results with color neg or color slide but never with B&W. Anyone out there with a suggestion? I have a theory that this is a common problem with home CCD scanners and no one really talks about it.
Marcello
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