VueScan dust reduction feature is a NoGo with Plustek OpticFilm 120

jmoche said:

When using Vuescan with the latest iteration of the OpticFilm 120, the dust reduction feature does not work. The issue is that the IR layer that contains the dust info is offset from the RGB layers. This does not happen when using Silverfast. After several weeks of going back and forth with Ed Hamrick, he concluded that he cannot fix the issue. If you are thinking about pickup up a new Plustek 120 (which I highly recommend, by the way) you will need to stick to the full version of Silverfast 9 Ai Studio that comes bundled with the scanner.

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MattKing said:

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warden said:

Or if you like VueScan you could just continue using it and remove dust manually. I like the idea of auto dust removal but found a slight softening of the resulting scan. It's handy though. I'd love to try out an OpticFilm 120 sometime.

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warden said:

Or if you like VueScan you could just continue using it and remove dust manually. I like the idea of auto dust removal but found a slight softening of the resulting scan. It's handy though. I'd love to try out an OpticFilm 120 sometime.

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jmoche said:

Dust reduction does result in a slight softening. Unfortunately, the vast majority of negs I'm scanning are decades and decades old and time has not been their friend. Lots of dust stuck in the emulsion, scratches, bits of loose/missing emulsion, etc. Included are the negs of my wedding back in 1973. No photos exist anywhere -- just the negatives -- so I can't take a chance on trying any rewashing methods. So far, the OpticFilm 120 seems pretty good. Medium format negs scan much sharper than they do on my Epson V850 and I can't detect any differences on 35mm between the Plustek and my Coolscan 5000. Now that the Plustek has proven itself, I'm going to try cleaning the mirror on my Coolscan.

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Les Sarile said:

I'm hoping that one of these days (maybe years?) AI will be able to fix dust and scratches. Currently, Photoshop AI can't match Coolscans . . .

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warden said:

I'm hoping one of these days (maybe years?) Nikon will update their software and make Digital Ice work without softening images.

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