If, like me, one likes to uses the tools that come with the scanning software to obtain a more 'finished' image, then I'd opt for Silverfast. If no pre-scanning adjustments are required, then all three utilities will produce adequate scans. So anybody want to chime in on this and say if you prefer the included drivers or working with third party options have improved your experience I would like to know!įrom previous posts on this subject it appears to me that there are two schools of thought on the subject, one of which just wants to scan to obtain an image that can then worked on in post-processing programs, and another which wants to make adjustments pre-scanning to obtain an image that requires less post-processing. I assume this is related to supporting multiple negs on a strip. One of the five or six features that 'full/er' versions offer is multi-exposure. AS best I can tell for circa 49,00 Euro the basic edition can be had. I was hoping somebody would give some feedback on this. Many of you have praised Vuescan, but little is said of Silverfast. I suspect it is compatible as these scanners have the same hardware. I now did a perfunctory romp around the net and see that the V4990 is listed but the V500 is not. I imagined it as something for post-processing. I've read a bit about SilverFast and now realize it is a scanning software. A sigh of relief as this does basically what it's supposed to do and I now blame all bad things on me instead of the scanner. Well more than a year has passed and I just bought a used V500. Oh I forgot to mention WinXP emulation via Virtualware and dual-boot options were considered, but as too time intensive at my advanced age.

All the images were soo soft and lacked crispness and needed a lot of massaging to be presentable.

Later after a suggestion of a way to sidestep the payment, I was able to use the Vuescan software completely. I figured the cost of the Vuescan was better invested in a new compatible scanner. I used Vuescan trial software and screen capture to avoid the watermarks until you paid.

In August last year my WINXP PC gave out and I replaced it knowing that my scanner would now be obsolete.

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