Information on creating a profile can be found at How to Profile a Scanner in VueScan by Paul Salmon on. He charges $10 for a reflective scanner target on Kodak professional paper (R1) and $10 for shipping. A fellow by the name of Wolf Faust sells these targets at a reasonable price at Scanner Calibration Targets. The professional edition of VueScan adds scanner profiling, so you can create a scanner profile for your particular scanner.Ĭreating a profile for VueScan is straightforward but requires getting an IT8 target. The standard edition of VueScan apparently uses a built-in generic scanner profile, but does not do scanner profiling. Epson Scan apparently uses a built-in Epson scanner profile. Canon's ScanGear apparently uses a built-in Canon scanner profile. The scanning programs I mention on this page use various profiles. Profiling your scanner is only necessary if the built-in profile is not doing a good job. This is also known as scanner profiling or IT8 calibration. As far as I know, nearly all scanning programs use built-in scanner profiles, and some will let you create an ICC profile for your particular scanner. Scanning software uses scanner profiles to normalize these colors.

Because of this, every model of scanner senses light and color in different ways. For all of these issues, I set out to find the optimum program and settings for the best image.ĭifferent models of scanners uses different lamps, LEDs, and sensors. The quality of a scanned image can be affected by scanning software, scan settings, scanner profile, and desired color space. This may happen in the darkest and lightest areas of the image where it's most noticeable. As I talk about in the Clipping section on the Info page, clipping results in permanent loss of detail. There should be very little to no clipping. A quality image should have good brightness, contrast, and color. The ultimate goal in scanning is a good scanned image. Results of my tests and my recommended settings for each program are below. I have used and tested Canon ScanGear, Epson Scan, and VueScan. But which program and what settings are best for scanning old family photos? Neither books nor articles on the web are of much help here. There are several scanning programs out there, and a plethora of settings you can make for each program. Scan Correct Color Smooth Texture Reduce Noise Remove Dust Repair Crop

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