The quality of Vuescan sharpening is also way beyond what is available using the other software - which I find creates too much grain and halo - they Vuescan version is very subtle. I just goto file menu and select load options - then choose the right ones for the job. I have a range of scan settings saved for various situations - scanning prints, MF negs, LF negs, scan for web, scan for print, colour, black and white etc. If I try to use silverthingy or the epson software I get totally terrible scans to work from. I have to say I really like vuescan for the control it gives me over the scan. Plus updates are FREE! I must have bought 6 silverfast updates, each of which cost as much or more than the whole Vuescan program.I get the same options as Peter on mine - I use an old epson 3200 scanner. nice if you have more than one type of scanner because you do not have buy extra copies. I do think that people who like to have control over all aspects of scanning should try Vuescan as an adjunct to Silverfast. It works much better now than it did a year ago, and dramatically better than 2 years ago. It has reduced the occasions where I use Silverfast, although I still find that difficult negs will scan better in one or the other.Īs always with Vuescan, get the latest version from - there are incremental fixes and improvements several times a month.

If you have been having problems with Silverfast ME, you might try it.

I think this includes the better Epson scanners and it includes the Canon 9950 (RIP - discontinued by Canon) that I use. Vuescan can only do ME on scanners that allow multiple exposures to be made in a single pass. Silverfast can do ME on any scanner, but the downside is alignement and occasional artifacts. Vuescan has added a multiple exposure mode that works differently. It uses a two pass method, with certain alignment issues. Some time ago Silverfast added a multiple exposure mode to increase the dynamic range it could extract.

Vuescan multi exposure