I figured it'd be helpful to you so I pulled up my copy of Vuescan and scanned a blank area as if it was a transparency into a raw DNG file then inspected the meta-data (below). Lightroom doesn't have the slightest concept of what Digital ICE is, so the IR channel would be quite pointless in LR. Strip Byte Counts : (Binary data 97005 bytes, use -b option to extract) Strip Offsets : (Binary data 145946 bytes, use -b option to extract) Strip Offsets : (Binary data 43 bytes, use -b option to extract) You can go into the develop module, change the WB, exposure, pretty much do everything that you can do with any other DNG file.į018985040D3:flat_bed_scans adrianbacon$ exiftool -a raw0001.dngįile Modification Date/Time : 2019:04:22 20:33:30-07:00įile Access Date/Time : 2019:04:22 20:33:32-07:00įile Inode Change Date/Time : 2019:04:22 20:33:30-07:00Įxif Byte Order : Little-endian (Intel, II) You don't see the 4th sample and LR just ignores it and behaves as if it's just isn't there, otherwise, it works exactly as I'd expect it to. Pretty much anything that supports DNG should be able to read this file with no problems, especially given that the current version of the spec is 1.4. If you look down at the bottom of the list, you'll see that's it's outputting a DNG version 1.1 file, which is literally a lowest common denominator version. It also puts the color matrix for the scanner in (nice touch), and the color balance XY coordinates of the scanner's light source (even nicer). Looking at the meta-data, it puts Linear Raw as the photometric interpretation so there's no gamma correction happening to the samples, and the raw samples are ranged from 0 to 65535, so it appears to literally be a raw dump off the scanner driver. It creates a DNG file with 4 16 bit samples per pixel, one of those samples I'm assuming is the IR channel. Suggest learning just enough settings to capture the maximum amount of information without loss, and do all your contrast and color tweeks in a proper image editor like Lightroom/Photoshop.Ĭlick to expand.Lightroom doesn't have the slightest concept of what Digital ICE is, so the IR channel would be quite pointless in LR. to me, it's not worth the time and effort to try to get polished scans directly out of VueScan. a lot of options, so bewildering number oof choices and initial learning curve - BUT - you can set your Preferences to show fewer options, AND there is no need to learn all the options you just need to learn a few (see next) reasonable price (and no charge for updates!), excellent support documentation is pretty good, ('tho some settings can remain somewhat obscure, even after reading the manual)
#Vuescan ice drivers#
when (not if, but when) the manufacturer of your scanner not longer supports it with updated drivers for newer operating systems, no worries, VueScan will still support your scanners
#Vuescan ice how to#
new scanner? No problem, you already know how to use it via the VueScan interface (be sure to never buy a new scanner without first checking for VueScan compatibility most are, but there are a few exceptions) No need to learn each propritary software. if you have multiple scanners (film, flatbed, etc.), you can use them all with the same VueScan interface (The One App to Rule Them All). +1 again for VueScan, with the following observations based on many years use:įor me, the biggest advantages of VueScan are:
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