Quoting Mark C <[email protected]>:
This weekend I installed Ubuntu on my scanning PC - tonight I
finally fired up the scanner running the linux version of VueScan
and it is churning away, batch scanning 12 35mm exposures. Great!
So far this meets all my main goals -
- Dual Boot with WinXp so I can run old NikonScan and Canon Filmget programs.
- Supports Vuescan (which I use for most scanning these days)
- Access USB drives >2TB (something my WInXP install could not do
and needed to access my photo library)
- Platform for a backup PC to my my box (which XP could not do since
it could not access my photo libraries)
I am still having problems getting the screen resolution set
properly (seems to be an issue in Ubuntu)...
Before I get too deep into this -
After installing Unbuntu I learned that there are several other
linux builds out there. Is there one better suited for photo
processing?
Are there any good LInux Photo Editors out there? I am scanning B&W
and need something that support 16 bit gray scale, which I think
excludes Gimp.
Can anyone recommend a primer on Linux? I able to get around DOS
pretty well and the command line interface is similar, but when I
try to do things like install software I am more or less aping what
I read with no real comprehension (well, what else in new....)
It's been a few years since I dabbled with Linux, although I still
have Ubuntu 804 and Kubuntu 1110 available in VirtualBox.
I understand that Darktable has become an effective Photo editor with
RAW support. No first hand experience, though - but probably worth
checking out.
http://www.darktable.org/
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Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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