[PRCo] west penn r-o-w

[Derrick Brashear]

On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>wrote:

> When I scan a slide at 4000 ppi, I get a 50-54 MB file.  That makes a nice
> 8 x 10 print.  Remember, you want that 300-400 ppi resolution at the FINAL
> size, not the original image size.
>
> My Nikon scanner works on a Windows 7 machine loaded with Virtual XP that
> I bought in 2011.  But when I tried to repeat the effect on a new laptop
> recently, I cannot get it to work...same problems as Bob is experiencing.
>  My wife's son, who manages all the student computers for the Naval
> Academy, says that a lot of things that are supposed to be backwards
> compatible simply don't work, regardless of what we're told.  I've often
> said that Microsoft got rich making defective software and then charging
> again to fix it.
>
> At some point I will purchase VueScan for the laptop so I can have the
> option of taking the scanner out in the field.  They offer two versions...a
> cheapie, with no support, and a slightly less cheap one with lifetime
> support.  I'll probably spring for the premium version.
>
> Ed
>

I have the lifetime support version, and have for like 9 years. It's paid
for itself easily.



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