I just have to comment - I happened to own the same exact scanners - Scan Dual II and Epson 2450. I always drive the Minolta with Vuescan - the Epson varies - Vuescan for negatives/slides and the Epson software for prints.
-- Bruce Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 8:49:46 AM, you wrote: GD> There are no free scanner driving applications worth a damn. GD> There is nothing even remotely comparable to Vuescan for under $150 GD> or so. The only third-party scanning application that comes close and GD> is the same price as Vuescan Standard Edition is SilverFast LE ($49), GD> and then you get a version dedicated to one scanner that doesn't have GD> all the capabilities of Vuescan. The professional version, SilverFast GD> Ai, is over $200. GD> KM's supplied software today is much improved from what I received GD> with the Minolta Scan Dual II in 2000. Vuescan is still more capable. GD> I considered that scanner nearly unusable until Vuescan implemented GD> support for it. I drive both the Scan Dual II and my Epson 2450 with GD> Vuescan, have been very happy with the results. GD> Godfrey GD> On Nov 16, 2005, at 7:59 AM, Gaurav Aggarwal wrote: >> Is there any cheap alternative to Vuescan that comes closer? I am a >> beginner >> who got a Minolta Dimage Dual Scan IV yesterday. Last night wasn't >> a very >> successful night but then obviously I need to spend lot more hours >> figuring out >> how to use all these scanning tools and photoshop etc. >> >> But if someone suggests that another free software is better than >> what came with >> Dimage DualScan then I might as well spend time on that software's >> learning >> curve.
