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Anyone got any opinions on a suitable software solution for Epson 4990?

I have been looking at silverfast 9 for £99 or vuescan for £139 vuescan version has the advantage of raw file output whereas silverfast is tiff only unless I plump for the £400 version.
 
VueScan. No question for me - but I don't really do colour. I've explained before why I chose VueScan. Bluntly, each time I wanted to try different scan settings,after the initial scan VueScan took a couple of minutes and Silverfast 4 hours.
 
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Thread 'A big film scanner thread'

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We don’t seem to have a resource on film scanners, so I thought I’d give one a go. Comments, suggestion, improvements welcome.

1 Introduction

A “scanner” is a device that will convert your film photographs into digital form. There are two main approaches: the traditional scanner that moves a linear sensor relative to your film frame, and digital cameras that photograph the whole film frame at once.

In this thread, we’ll talk about the different kinds of scanners and techniques, and what they might best be used for, about the software you might use in...
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And possibly here...
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Thread 'Links to Tutorials, Resources, Holga, Bargains and Some other Pinned threads that aren't anymore.'

There were quite a lot of pinned threads in F&C some of which were really just "normal" threads so to tidy up a bit they are linked here and unpinned

First of all, and probably most important in terms of helping newcomers, or returnees to film shooting:

www.talkphotography.co.uk

Info - Film and Conventional Section Where to find "Tutorials & Resources"

Because I know some of you will forget to bother looking in the actual Resources Section I thought it as well to come up with a master list in here as well... So - Here Goes... Photography Technique (nothing submitted yet) Photography Equipment The Massive Film and Conventional Camera Review...
www.talkphotography.co.uk www.talkphotography.co.uk

Just for ease of reference however, heres some of the more essential parts of that Resource Guide:

"Photography Equipment
The Massive Film and Conventional Camera Review Thread
Film Camera Reviews...
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Vuescan, but being a 'vertical' application you might have to put up with having to spend a bit of time learning how to use it, it's worth it. Until the advent of Windows 11 I used Epson Scan with my V700 because, by nature, I'm lazy.

My definition of 'vertical' application...

A computer program addressing a specific niche market, often being written in an evolutionary manner with feedback from users (this against computer programs which are designed from a detailed specification and follow the specification to the letter without regard for the user's requirements). So what you tend to get is an application, previously known in the industry as a program, which can do owt in it's particular domain but needs a meaningful level of understanding from the user.

Vuescan might feel like a dog's dinner of an application, which it is, full of flavour, but my experience of Silverfast is of a program which addresses a particular vertical market, has been cobbled together by programmers , software engineers (don't provoke me on that one), who are really can't understand what is going on. Despite that it probably has some interesting, mathematically driven, functionality

I could go on endlessly about this but, I already did!

Wayne, drop around and I'll show you Vuescan in action if you like. Also, you never claimed you free gift following your recent purchase.
 
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Vuescan, but being a 'vertical' application you might have to put up with having to spend a bit of time learning how to use it, it's worth it. Until the advent of Windows 11 I used Epson Scan with my V700 because, by nature, I'm lazy.

My definition of 'vertical' application...

A computer program addressing a specific niche market, often being written in an evolutionary manner with feedback from users (this against computer programs which are designed from a detailed specification and follow the specification to the letter without regard for the user's requirements). So what you tend to get is an application, previously known in the industry as a program, which can do owt in it's particular domain but needs a meaningful level of understanding from the user.

Vuescan might feel like a dog's dinner of an application, which it is, full of flavour, but my experience of Silverfast is of a program which addresses a particular vertical market, has been cobbled together by programmers , software engineers (don't provoke me on that one), who are really can't understand what is going on. Despite that it probably has some interesting, mathematically driven, functionality

I could go on endlessly about this but, I already did!

Wayne, drop around and I'll show you Vuescan in action if you like. Also, you never claimed you free gift following your recent purchase.
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Nice One Peter, I am starting to be anti silverfast and I have never used it,

AI this and AI that, ahem... no thank you. :)
 
I only home scan large format really and use Epson Scan still. Seems to work ok after spending some time getting the settings right. Mainly for B&W, though. I still cannot get great colour reproduction at home, annoyingly.
 
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I only home scan large format really and use Epson Scan still. Seems to work ok after spending some time getting the settings right. Mainly for B&W, though. I still cannot get great colour reproduction at home, annoyingly.
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I visited the Epsom home page and when looking for the software for the 4990 was directed to "Epsom scan 3.14" so will try that later. states functional with Window 11.
 
I use both Silverfast and Epson scan, both are excellent and capable of very high quality results. I tried Vuescan but didn't rate it. My darkroom PC rins Win !! (as does this one).

Ian
 
The Epsom scan software has recognized the scanner at least, just having a 1200dpi test run
 
First daft question, which way up does the film go?
 
First attempt at Epsom scan 3 and convert in Darktable Negadoctor, looks fantastic in there with no grain at all.

Fingers crossed

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Wahoo !
 
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