VueScan 8.0 Beta 1 Available

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Ed Hamrick

I just released VueScan 8.0 Beta 1. You can
download it from:

http://www.hamrick.com/beta.html

What's new in version 8.0:

Added Getting Started Guide for new users
New metal look on Mac OS X
Improved User Interface
Added support for reading raw files from:
Canon PowerShot Pro1
Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Canon EOS D2000C
Canon EOS-1D
Canon EOS-1DS
Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Casio Exlim Pro 600
Creative PC-CAM 600
Creo Leaf Valeo 22
Kodak DC20
Kodak DC25
Kodak DC40
Kodak DC50
Kodak DC120
Kodak DCS520C
Kodak DCS560C
Kodak DCS620C
Kodak DCS620X
Kodak DCS660C
Kodak DCS660M
Kodak EOSDCS1
Kodak EOSDCS3B
Kodak NC2000F
Kodak DCS Pro 14nx
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n
Leica Digilux 2
Minolta DiMAGE A2
Nikon D70
Nikon E8700
Olympus C8080WZ
Pentax Optio S
Pentax Optio S4
Phase One LightPhase
Phase One H25
Sigma SD10
Sinar 12582980-byte
Sony DSC-F828

Regards,
Ed Hamrick
 
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Julian Vrieslander

Ed Hamrick said:
I just released VueScan 8.0 Beta 1. You can
download it from:

http://www.hamrick.com/beta.html
Click to expand...

Great. I was wondering how long it would take for the VueScan version
odometer to roll over into the 8.* series. ;-)

What's new in version 8.0:

Added Getting Started Guide for new users
New metal look on Mac OS X
Click to expand...

Perhaps I'm in the minority on this, but I think the "brushed metal"
look is inappropriate for a serious image-crunching application. I know
Apple's guidelines suggest that apps which represent hardware interfaces
should have metal windows, but their own products are inconsistent on
this. I find the uneven texture is distracting, and ugly.

I don't see any option in VS for switching the window texture. If
VueScan was a Cocoa app, I could open the window's nib and change the
texture bit. Does anyone know if it's possible for and end-user to edit
that bit in a Carbon app? Maybe I need to dust off my copy of ResEdit...
 
J

Julian Vrieslander

Ed Hamrick said:
"Prefs|Metal appearance"
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Oops. I looked at the Prefs tab, but somehow failed to see that option.
Sorry about that.

But, as long as I'm on the soapbox, could I bring up a related issue?
When I enabled the non-metallized window option in the OS X version of
VueScan 8, I noticed that the window background is considerably lighter
than it was in VueScan 7. I think a medium grey background makes it
easier to judge tonality in the image displays, and is easier on the
eyes.
 
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Ed Hamrick

Julian Vrieslander said:
When I enabled the non-metallized window option in the OS X version of
VueScan 8, I noticed that the window background is considerably lighter
than it was in VueScan 7. I think a medium grey background makes it
easier to judge tonality in the image displays, and is easier on the
eyes.
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You need to exit VueScan and restart it to get the grey background.
I couldn't figure out how to do this without restarting the
program.

Regards,
Ed Hamrick
 
J

Julian Vrieslander

Ed Hamrick said:
You need to exit VueScan and restart it to get the grey background.
I couldn't figure out how to do this without restarting the
program.
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Actually, when I deselected the "Metal appearance" option, the window
immediately redrew in the plain grey style.

But the grey background in VS 8 is noticeably lighter than it was in VS
7, and this is true even after the application is relaunched. I used
Apple's DigitalColor Meter application to take some quick measurements,
sampling inside the boxes (wells) of the main window. For v8 I get
(247,247,247). For VS 7 I get (229,229,229).

Both of these greys are quite bright. I would prefer to see a darker
background, perhaps similar to what Photoshop provides when you cycle
the tab key with an image open: (192,192,192).
 
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Bart van der Wolf

message
SNIP
But the grey background in VS 8 is noticeably lighter than it was in VS
7, and this is true even after the application is relaunched.
Click to expand...

Same issue for the Windows version.

SNIP
Both of these greys are quite bright. I would prefer to see a darker
background, perhaps similar to what Photoshop provides when you cycle
the tab key with an image open: (192,192,192).
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Yes, darker is better, especially for the Preview and Scan tabs. It will
make judging shadows easier and a e.g. Mid-gray background also helps to
judge colorbalance and average brightness.

Bart
 
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Dave Bouvier

Ed,

Will you support raw files from the other Nikon DSLR models in a future
release?

Dave

....
 
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Julian Vrieslander

<julianvREMOVE_THIS_PART-540A18.23434205052004@news5.west.earthlink.net>
,
Julian Vrieslander said:
Both of these greys are quite bright. I would prefer to see a darker
background, perhaps similar to what Photoshop provides when you cycle
the tab key with an image open: (192,192,192).
Click to expand...

Correction: "... when you press the 'f' key with an image open".
 
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Ed Hamrick

Dave Bouvier said:
Will you support raw files from the other Nikon DSLR models in a future
release?
Click to expand...

The VueScan Release Notes for 8.0 describe the models that
are supported in 8.0. Choose "About" from the menu to display
the Release Notes.

Regards,
Ed Hamrick
 
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Roger Halstead

I just released VueScan 8.0 Beta 1. You can
download it from:

http://www.hamrick.com/beta.html
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You gotta be kidding? A Beta that says "Purchase now"?
That is not the way it's normally done.

I wanted to pay around with the Beta so see if I would be interested
in purchasing the current version.

Instead of a Beta it's a for sale version with dollar signs all over
the image to the point I can not evaluate it.

Guess I'm going to be sticking with the Nikon software, bugs and all.

Vuescan may be top rated, but how can any one tell without purchasing
it?

It may have better colors as claimed. I can't tell. It may do the
things claimed. I can't tell. What I could tell was the marketing
approach irritates me something fierce and I've spent the last 17
years working with software. I worked as a sys admin, programmer
(they called it developmental analyst to make it sound good) and
finally as a project manager. This is the first time I ever saw a
program claiming to be a Beta set up this way.

From what I could do and I admit I'm not at all familiar with it,
the Nikon Scan is easier to use for batch processing which is the vast
majority of my scanning. I do 5 or 6 at a time with negatives and up
to 50 with slides using the SF210 on the LS-5000 ED

I was not favorably impressed.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
 
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Al

I just released VueScan 8.0 Beta 1. You can
download it from:

http://www.hamrick.com/beta.html

What's new in version 8.0:
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I am currently trying the 8.0 Beta 2 on my Minolta dual scan IV and am
getting a blank (white positive) image when trying to preview or scan.

Would you like any feedback sent on the Beta versions? I have found
the scan dual IV to be very tricky to initialize, so I would be glad
to provide info by email if you would find it helpful.

-Al
 
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Ed Hamrick

Al said:
I am currently trying the 8.0 Beta 2 on my Minolta dual scan IV and am
getting a blank (white positive) image when trying to preview or scan.
Click to expand...

I'm about to start working on fixing this.
Would you like any feedback sent on the Beta versions?
Click to expand...

Yes, I like hearing about any problems people find.

Regards,
Ed Hamrick
 
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Ed Hamrick

Roger Halstead said:
I wanted to pay around with the Beta so see if I would be interested
in purchasing the current version.

Instead of a Beta it's a for sale version with dollar signs all over
the image to the point I can not evaluate it.
Click to expand...

I've thought about this a bit, and I've modified VueScan 8.0
to not watermark when:

1) For transparent material, when the scan is less than the optical
resolution
2) For reflective material, when the scan is less than the minimum of
optical resolution and 300 dpi

I'll release this in the few hours in VueScan 8.0 beta 3 (or maybe
it will be called Release Candidate 1).

Regards,
Ed Hamrick
 

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