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From: GV on 21 Dec 2009 14:43 I have a couple of hundred old photographs (mostly black and white from the early to middle twentieth century but also some color from the latter twentieth century) that I'd like to scan and put on DVD's or cd's. I have a Visioneer OneTouch 8900 USB that I have a driver for but I no longer have the software that came with the scanner. Can anyone recommend a software that's fairly simple to use that will allow that kind of scanning. I'm not too concerned about trying to clean up imperfections and adjusting colors but I'd like to have some capability that way. Most of the photos are in reasonable shape for their age but a few of them have creases and marks that it'd be nice to get rid of. OTOH, is a software package what I want or should I be looking at a new scanner that has the software with it? I've had the 8900 for awhile but I haven't used it all that much, probably less than 100 scans, so it should last for a while longer. I'm not into scanning that much so I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars for this project and then have a fancy scanner/software just sit and gather dust. TIA, for any advice! Gary Visit Lucy & Gary and do the jigsaw puzzle at www.under-1-roof.com/PuzzlePage.html
From: Charlie Hoffpauir on 21 Dec 2009 14:55 On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:43:12 -0600, "GV" <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >I have a couple of hundred old photographs (mostly black and white from the >early to middle twentieth century but also some color from the latter >twentieth century) that I'd like to scan and put on DVD's or cd's. I have a >Visioneer OneTouch 8900 USB that I have a driver for but I no longer have >the software that came with the scanner. Can anyone recommend a software >that's fairly simple to use that will allow that kind of scanning. I'm not >too concerned about trying to clean up imperfections and adjusting colors >but I'd like to have some capability that way. Most of the photos are in >reasonable shape for their age but a few of them have creases and marks that >it'd be nice to get rid of. > >OTOH, is a software package what I want or should I be looking at a new >scanner that has the software with it? I've had the 8900 for awhile but I >haven't used it all that much, probably less than 100 scans, so it should >last for a while longer. I'm not into scanning that much so I don't want to >spend hundreds of dollars for this project and then have a fancy >scanner/software just sit and gather dust. > >TIA, for any advice! > >Gary >Visit Lucy & Gary and do the jigsaw puzzle at >www.under-1-roof.com/PuzzlePage.html > > I'm sure there are a lot of choices. Here's one I'm familiar with, Vuescan. http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html A free trial is available, and if you find it's what you want, it costs $39.95. Definitely try it before you buy something, although I would think a Google search might turn up something for free. Doesn't the later varsions of Windows come with basic scanning software built in? Or got to http://www.scanhelp.com/ and click on free Shareware tryouts and sample several different programs.
From: Barry Watzman on 21 Dec 2009 21:58 If it supports that scanner, and you just want scanning software, the best option is probably Hamrick VueScan. It suppports most scanners, but not all of them. My favorite scanner for scanning hard copy images is an old HP 5470C (actually, I have the 5490C which is the same scanner with an ADF (automatic document feeder .... not used for photos). It was (is) a VERY good scanner, 2400 dpi hardware resolution, and it had the last of HP's GOOD scanning software (PrecisionScan Pro) before they decided to ignore professionals and cater to the masses with junk toy software. You can pick these up cheap, a number of them have gone on E-Bay for $10-$30 recently (all scanners are going to be expensive to ship). Officially it doesn't work with Vista but in fact it does. I have not tried it with Windows 7, my guess is it will work with 7 also (again, unofficially). Alternatively, the best current scanners for scanning prints are probably some Epson models, but they will cost more like $300 to $700. All of this is relative to scanning prints. If you have negatives or slides, those are better than prints (or at least potentially better). For those, the best FILM scanners are Nikon, although the Epson flatbed scanners are, again, very good. If you are scanning film, you want a scanner with a feature called "Digital ICE"; most Nikon and Epson scanners have this (as well as some other brands). There is more to scanning than just slapping the media onto or into the scanner and pressing a scan button. Getting a top quality scan requires some knowledge and some effort in using professional level software properly to adjust the various exposure parameters. Don't get carried away by resolution; for prints, unless they are extremely small, use 300 dpi (for prints less than 4x6, maybe 600 dpi). For 35mm slides and negatives, use a native, non-interpolated resolution that will give you a 6 to 10 megapixel final image. More than that is overkill, less begins to leave out detail that you could capture. GV wrote: > I have a couple of hundred old photographs (mostly black and white from > the early to middle twentieth century but also some color from the > latter twentieth century) that I'd like to scan and put on DVD's or > cd's. I have a Visioneer OneTouch 8900 USB that I have a driver for but > I no longer have the software that came with the scanner. Can anyone > recommend a software that's fairly simple to use that will allow that > kind of scanning. I'm not too concerned about trying to clean up > imperfections and adjusting colors but I'd like to have some capability > that way. Most of the photos are in reasonable shape for their age but > a few of them have creases and marks that it'd be nice to get rid of. > > OTOH, is a software package what I want or should I be looking at a new > scanner that has the software with it? I've had the 8900 for awhile but > I haven't used it all that much, probably less than 100 scans, so it > should last for a while longer. I'm not into scanning that much so I > don't want to spend hundreds of dollars for this project and then have a > fancy scanner/software just sit and gather dust. > > TIA, for any advice! > > Gary > Visit Lucy & Gary and do the jigsaw puzzle at > www.under-1-roof.com/PuzzlePage.html > > >
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