Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-17 Thread Winsor Crosby
Judging from the responses it would appear that the Nikon software for the PC has problems with many Windows set ups, but the software package for the Mac has no problems? -- Winsor Crosby Long Beach, California

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-17 Thread rafeb
At 03:57 PM 7/16/01 -0700, Winsor Crosby wrote: Judging from the responses it would appear that the Nikon software for the PC has problems with many Windows set ups, but the software package for the Mac has no problems? You've apparently missed several reports from users of Nikon Scan on

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-17 Thread Lynn Allen
Tony wrote: MS newest technology for interchange of data between applications, sort of DDE/OLE Plus. I think. For W95 it was an add-on separate install, with W98 it's part of Windows itself. Doubtless this is a hopelessly wrong or inadequate explanation, but who cares, on a filmscanner list?

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-17 Thread Lynn Allen
you a wee bit of insight that you would not have otherwise gotten without several years of frustration. Best regards--LRA From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Sleep) Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software? Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 02:49 +0100 (BST

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-16 Thread Colin Maddock
Tony Sleep wrote: The other major issue for system stability is MS COM components. I'm slow on the uptake here. What are the MS COM components please Tony? Colin Maddock

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-16 Thread Lynn Allen
] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software? Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:33:07 -0400 At 07:29 PM 7/15/01 +0100, Tony Sleep wrote: On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 07:14:41 -0400 rafeb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: And as it turns out, I am a big Dan

RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-16 Thread Lynn Allen
Cary wrote: Who am I to argue with Microsoft? w Who, indeed? Even when you win the argument, you lose. :-) --LRA _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-16 Thread Tony Sleep
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:09:31 +1200 Colin Maddock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: What are the MS COM components please Tony? MS newest technology for interchange of data between applications, sort of DDE/OLE Plus. I think. For W95 it was an add-on separate install, with W98 it's part of Windows

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-16 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
You're right on. Maris - Original Message - From: Tony Sleep [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:49 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software? | On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:33:07 -0400 rafeb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: | | Nope. Dan's approach

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-15 Thread Tony Sleep
On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 13:12:21 -0400 rafeb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Maybe you're onto something here, Tony. I use a Matrox G200 AGP board. But strangely enough, its installation was rather messy (driver-wise) and it still crashes during one of the more obscure Wintune tests (though

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-15 Thread Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...)
At 19:29 15-07-01 +0100, Tony Sleep wrote: The other major issue for system stability is MS COM components. Registry entries for these get routinely messed up on every machine here, but are easily fixed again via Norton Utilities Windoctor|Repair All. This is the first place I look now if I get

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-15 Thread Tony Sleep
On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 07:14:41 -0400 rafeb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: And as it turns out, I am a big Dan Margulis fan... hence my rotten attitude about ICC color management, etc. I think, once you start working in the Margulis mode, you're probably spoiled forever from using these

RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-15 Thread Jawed Ashraf
NVidia GeForce Detonator Driver ver. 12.41 is digitally signed by Microsoft and WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Lab) certified as well. I'm not aware of any stability issues. I use a GeForce card instead of a Matrox because I need its OpenGL performance and features. It's not for games.

RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-15 Thread Jawed Ashraf
NS 3.1 can be observed in Task Manager while it's running. While it doesn't impact both CPUs very much it does claim practically all available RAM and virtual memory (99%!). Before I start the application there is approximately 670 MB of free RAM and over nearly 1 GB free unfragmented

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
- Original Message - From: Tony Sleep [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 1:29 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software? | On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 07:14:41 -0400 rafeb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: | | And as it turns out, I am a big Dan Margulis | fan

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-15 Thread rafeb
At 07:29 PM 7/15/01 +0100, Tony Sleep wrote: On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 07:14:41 -0400 rafeb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: And as it turns out, I am a big Dan Margulis fan... hence my rotten attitude about ICC color management, etc. I think, once you start working in the Margulis mode, you're

RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-15 Thread Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...)
At 23:23 15-07-01 +0100, Jawed Ashraf wrote: NS 3.1 can be observed in Task Manager while it's running. While it doesn't impact both CPUs very much it does claim practically all available RAM and virtual memory (99%!). Before I start the application there is approximately 670 MB of

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-14 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
You're in Dan Margulis's camp, then? He maintains (and I have no opinion one way or the other) that 16-bit color are not necessary. Maris - Original Message - From: rafeb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 8:45 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy

RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-14 Thread Lynn Allen
-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software? Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:25:34 -0600 I have read that NikonTech has told someone they are the only one having problems. This may be just a rumor, or not, so here is my short story. NikonScan 3.1 crashes

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-14 Thread Tony Sleep
On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 21:45:56 -0400 rafeb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I've been making scans in 24-bit color for years, on about 3 or 4 different film scanners. I don't use the 48-bit color mode, ever, even on the 8000. No posterization. I suspect there's another reason for the

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-14 Thread Tony Sleep
On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:19:28 -0700 Pat Perez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: the most infamous being 3rd party manufacturer video drivers Yup! Absolutely (one reason why I conservatively stick to Matrox is that - eventually anyhow - their drivers usually get to be well behaved). It may be

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-14 Thread Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...)
At 14:30 14-07-01 +0100, Tony Sleep wrote: On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:19:28 -0700 Pat Perez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: the most infamous being 3rd party manufacturer video drivers Yup! Absolutely (one reason why I conservatively stick to Matrox is that - eventually anyhow - their drivers

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-14 Thread Pat Perez
I as well try to use Matrox whenever I build a system. It helps that I don't play computer games, as they are sub par for that. One aspect of Matrox' approach toward drivers is the fact that they continue to get their drivers certified by Microsoft's certification lab, which means a particular

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-14 Thread rafeb
At 02:30 PM 7/14/01 +0100, Tony Sleep wrote: On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:19:28 -0700 Pat Perez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: the most infamous being 3rd party manufacturer video drivers Yup! Absolutely (one reason why I conservatively stick to Matrox is that - eventually anyhow - their drivers

RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-14 Thread Hemingway, David J
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software? At 02:30 PM 7/14/01 +0100, Tony Sleep wrote: On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:19:28 -0700 Pat Perez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: the most infamous being 3rd party manufacturer video drivers Yup! Absolutely (one reason why I

RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-13 Thread Darrell Wilks
I have read that NikonTech has told someone they are the only one having problems. This may be just a rumor, or not, so here is my short story. NikonScan 3.1 crashes regularly when saving a scan. Usually I can get at least one scan saved, but then trying to save a second scan sometimes works,

RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-13 Thread Frank Nichols
Wilks Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 1:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software? I have read that NikonTech has told someone they are the only one having problems. This may be just a rumor, or not, so here is my short story. NikonScan 3.1 crashes regularly when

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-13 Thread rafeb
At 11:59 AM 7/13/01 -0700, Winsor Crosby wrote: There seems to be some difference in the experience of people using Nikon scanner software. Some people say it is fine. Others complain bitterly about its bugginess with out much more in the way of additional information. Since Nikon provides

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-13 Thread Rob Geraghty
Winsor Crosby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: additional information. Since Nikon provides two software packages, one for the Mac and one for Windows, it might be useful to know the operating systems of those people who offer their experiences one way of the other. Nikonscan 3.1 seems to work fine

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-13 Thread Pat Perez
off list for more advice troubleshooting, feel free. Pat [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Darrell Wilks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 12:25 PM Subject: RE: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software? I have read that NikonTech has told someone

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-13 Thread rafeb
At 10:13 AM 7/14/01 +1000, Rob wrote: Nikonscan 3.1 seems to work fine on my system, no crashes. Having said that I don't use it because the scans come out posterised in comparison to Vuescan output because Nikonscan only works with 8 bits of data from the LS30. This shouldn't be an issue with

Re: filmscanners: Which Buggy Software?

2001-07-13 Thread Rob Geraghty
rafeb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been making scans in 24-bit color for years, on about 3 or 4 different film scanners. I don't use the 48-bit color mode, ever, even on the 8000. I know I would! :) No posterization. I suspect there's another reason for the posterization you're seeing.