Converting Kodakchrome transparancies

This is probably the wrong group but.... YEARS ago I used a Visioneer One
Touch Model 8920 (which I still have) to convert my slides to digital
photos. Now. a friend wants their slides converted. Nothing seems to work
now. I've changed my OS to XPHome. Apparently Visioneer is now part of
Nuance and I get upset every time I try to communicate with them. Can
anyone suggest a solution?

 

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:48:39 -0500, Ed Mullikin wrote:

> This is probably the wrong group but.... YEARS ago I used a Visioneer
> One Touch Model 8920 (which I still have) to convert my slides to
> digital photos. Now. a friend wants their slides converted. Nothing
> seems to work now. I've changed my OS to XPHome. Apparently Visioneer
> is now part of Nuance and I get upset every time I try to communicate
> with them. Can anyone suggest a solution?

You might try a new or refurbished, inexpensive flatbed scanner from the
Epson online store. I've had excellent results with the ones made to do
slides/negatives using both MS and Linux.

 

"Ockham's Razor" <> wrote in message
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> In article <nxA1l.9652$>,
> "Jim" <> wrote:
>
>> "Ed Mullikin" <> wrote in message
>> news:ZgA1l.59022$...
>> > This is probably the wrong group but.... YEARS ago I used a Visioneer
>> > One
>> > Touch Model 8920 (which I still have) to convert my slides to digital
>> > photos. Now. a friend wants their slides converted. Nothing seems to
>> > work now. I've changed my OS to XPHome. Apparently Visioneer is now
>> > part
>> > of Nuance and I get upset every time I try to communicate with them.
>> > Can
>> > anyone suggest a solution?
>> My Nikon Coolscan does a very good job of scanning a slide and creating
>> whatver format of a digital image I desire.
>> It may be that some flatbed scanners also do good jobs.
>> I have successfully scanned Kodachrome, Kodachrome II, and Kodachrome 200
>> with the Coolscan IV.
>> Jim
>
> Ditto. For prints I scan with a Canon 8600F and get excellent results
> (IMHO).
>

A little confusion here on my part. Prints I can scan fine with either of
my two scanners.
My Visioneer flatbed scanner that I used for slides has a mask with a hole
to fit the 2 X 2 inch slides. When converting the slides the cover had a
light in it that shown through the mask while the scanner moved beneath it.
It has been so long ago that I do not remember all of the details and
apparently the Nuance software no longer works with my scanner or possibly
the Vista Home OS. I don't want to buy a new scanner for this one shot
favor so I guess that I am stuck.

 

"Ed Mullikin" <> wrote
> This is probably the wrong group but.... YEARS ago I used a Visioneer One
> Touch Model 8920 (which I still have) to convert my slides to digital
> photos. Now. a friend wants their slides converted. Nothing seems to
> work now. I've changed my OS to XPHome.

I had a similar problem when I upgraded from 98SE to XP Pro. The NikonScan
software simply wouldn't work in XP so my old LS1000 slide scanner was
effectively useless. Solved by using Vuescan by Hamrick, which seems to work
with just about any scanner ever made. Does a better job than the original
software as well.

Paul

 

Paul Bartram wrote:
> "Ed Mullikin" <> wrote
>> This is probably the wrong group but.... YEARS ago I used a Visioneer One
>> Touch Model 8920 (which I still have) to convert my slides to digital
>> photos. Now. a friend wants their slides converted. Nothing seems to
>> work now. I've changed my OS to XPHome.
>
> I had a similar problem when I upgraded from 98SE to XP Pro. The NikonScan
> software simply wouldn't work in XP so my old LS1000 slide scanner was
> effectively useless. Solved by using Vuescan by Hamrick, which seems to work
> with just about any scanner ever made. Does a better job than the original
> software as well.
>
> Paul
>
>
I would second that - and you can trial Vuescan for nothing - just visit
www.hamrick.com. The Visioneer 8900 series is listed, but there are
some provisos with older scanners so that's not a 100% gurantee. So try it.


As a bonus, you will almost certainly get more control over the scanner,
but at the cost of learning new software.

 

Ed Mullikin wrote:
> This is probably the wrong group but.... YEARS ago I used a Visioneer
> One Touch Model 8920 (which I still have) to convert my slides to
> digital photos. Now. a friend wants their slides converted. Nothing
> seems to work now. I've changed my OS to XPHome. Apparently Visioneer
> is now part of Nuance and I get upset every time I try to communicate
> with them. Can anyone suggest a solution?

There are a number of flatbed scanners that have transparency adapters
that do slides fine. My Microtek does a fine job on slides. Canon makes
some good ones.

For a step up in price, a dedicated film scanner will do an even better job.

 

"Don Stauffer" <> wrote in message
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> Ed Mullikin wrote:
>> This is probably the wrong group but.... YEARS ago I used a Visioneer One
>> Touch Model 8920 (which I still have) to convert my slides to digital
>> photos. Now. a friend wants their slides converted. Nothing seems to
>> work now. I've changed my OS to XPHome. Apparently Visioneer is now
>> part of Nuance and I get upset every time I try to communicate with them.
>> Can anyone suggest a solution?
>
> There are a number of flatbed scanners that have transparency adapters
> that do slides fine. My Microtek does a fine job on slides. Canon makes
> some good ones.
>
> For a step up in price, a dedicated film scanner will do an even better
> job.

I see that I am probably getting in over my head and I know just enough to
be dangerous. I'm going to give the lady her slides back with my apologies.
I just had the one use for the task. Thank you all for your suggestions.