You have a jusk closet, too? I thought it was only me. > On 25 October 2017 at 20:07 Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So... I've been scanning in some old slides lately. My current 35mm > film scanner is an old Minolta Scan Dual IV. Which unfortunately isn't > supported by Konica/Minolta on any modern operating system. > > The traditional solution to this is to use Hamrick's "VueScan" > software, because it has built-in support for most scanners: No need > for a driver from the manufacturer. I tried VueScan years ago but > struggled with the interface and gave up on it. So I'm pleased to > report that the latest version has a vastly improved UI from what I > remember. Image quality is excellent: The multi scan capability is > easy to use and really lets you get the best dMax from a scanner. I'm > very impressed. > > Now here's something interesting: VueScan comes in two versions, Basic > and Pro. "Basic" supports only flatbed scanners, not film scanners, > and has some other limitations but it's only $39.00. The "Pro" version > costs $99.00 but supports film scanners. Unfortunately, I accidentally > purchased the Basic version — though strangely they only charged me > $29.00 rather than $39.00 listed on the web site. I was still annoyed > with myself... until I noticed that one can upgrade for just $50.00. > So that's what I did, just moments later. I ended up getting the full > pro version, legally, for $79.99 instead of $99.00! Seems like an odd > loophole but I'm not complaining! > > And another bonus: Way back in the jusk closet in my office I had an > old Visioneer flatbed scanner which I abandoned when the manufacturer > decided not to update their drivers to support Windows 7. ( I think I > tried to give away this scanner on the PDML and had no takers.) So I > bought an Epson flatbed and forgot about it. But guess what? VueScan > supports it. So I took it in to school and now I have my own flatbed > scanner there. > > So basically, I also got a free scanner out of the deal.
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