On Jul 26, 2010, at 9:51 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:34 PM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I get a RAW file using vuescan on my Epson 3200. Or, I assume, with any >> other scanner. >> Paul > > A VueScan raw file is different from a DSLR raw file. It's essentially > a linear gamma RGB TIFF file without VueScan's image processing > applied, and is designed specifically to allow multiple different > adjustment settings to be tried with VueScan without having to run the > media back through the scanner. > > DSLR raw files have quite a bit more flexibility in terms of what you > can do with them. The negative side of DSLR capture is that you're > dependent upon the quality of the optics, how well you focus them, and > of course limited by whatever resolution the DSLR is capable of. > > However, with today's 10-14 Mpixel DSLRs and a suitable setup, you can > achieve approximately the same image resolution as a 4000 ppi scanner > with better dmax from 35mm film. > --
Good to know. But I use ACR to process Vuescan raw files, and it has worked out quite well. Although I must point out that I don't do much scanning, so my observations are based on only a handful of attempts. Paul > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
