Image processing software...Opinions???

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2 total messages Started by begoodman Sat, 20 Apr 1996 04:19

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Author: begoodman
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 04:19

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I have recently inherited a number of photos, ranging in age from
20 to 100 years old, of my family. Since these photos are priceless,
I am trying to digitize them so that I can have them on disk for
archival reasons.
 
I have experimented with using a VIDI-24 Framegrabber, however, the
quality of the scan is not as high as I want. I have also experimented
with a flatbed scanner at a local photocopy store, which gave me the
quality, but it is expensive. In either case, I find that due to
peculiarities in the photos, considerable touch-up is required.
 
I am looking for some sort of image processor software which will
allow me to touch up those photos, at a reasonable cost. It must be
friendly for a novice, reasonably powerful, and CyberGraphx compatible.
I have looked at Studio II, GFXLAB, and a couple of others, however,
none of them seem to fit my needs. I have PhotoGenics Lite, which was
included with my CV64, however, the Lite version seems to have some
substantial problems with it (does not release memory, does not
support virtual memory, is a memory-hog, and gurus).
 
I was looking over an issue of Amazing Amiga (1994) the other day,
and they had a review of ImageFX, ADPro, and ImageMaster in it. Of all
of them, Imagemaster seemed to be the most cost-effective. However,
I would like opinions on any/all Image processing/Paint programs before
I go much further.
 
So, what I want, is opinions of solutions to my problem, which are
cost-effective and powerful enough to get the job done.
 
Please respond here, or to BEGOODMAN@DELPHI.COM
 
Thanks
 
Bruce Goodman
BEGOODMAN@DELPHI.COM

Re: Image processing software...Opinions???

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Author: Frank Salvatini
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 12:56

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begoodman@delphi.com wrote:
> 
> I have recently inherited a number of photos, ranging in age from
> 20 to 100 years old, of my family. Since these photos are priceless,
> I am trying to digitize them so that I can have them on disk for
> archival reasons.
> 
> I have experimented with using a VIDI-24 Framegrabber, however, the
> quality of the scan is not as high as I want. I have also experimented
> with a flatbed scanner at a local photocopy store, which gave me the
> quality, but it is expensive. In either case, I find that due to
> peculiarities in the photos, considerable touch-up is required.
> 
> I am looking for some sort of image processor software which will
> allow me to touch up those photos, at a reasonable cost. It must be
> friendly for a novice, reasonably powerful, and CyberGraphx compatible.
> I have looked at Studio II, GFXLAB, and a couple of others, however,
> none of them seem to fit my needs. I have PhotoGenics Lite, which was
> included with my CV64, however, the Lite version seems to have some
> substantial problems with it (does not release memory, does not
> support virtual memory, is a memory-hog, and gurus).
> 
> I was looking over an issue of Amazing Amiga (1994) the other day,
> and they had a review of ImageFX, ADPro, and ImageMaster in it. Of all
> of them, Imagemaster seemed to be the most cost-effective. However,
> I would like opinions on any/all Image processing/Paint programs before
> I go much further.
> 
> So, what I want, is opinions of solutions to my problem, which are
> cost-effective and powerful enough to get the job done.

Imagemaster is an excellent program for the photo touchup but does not 
support Cybergraphics. I use it with the opal board. ImageFX does work 
with cyber and is also perfect for your needs, but it is around $200 as 
opposed to $69 for Imagemaster. Photogenics is in-between those prices 
and also works with Cybergraphics, though it does not have anywhere near 
the features of ImageFX, it should be sufficient for simple 
photo-retouching. Any of the three, will require much ram (ImageFX does 
support virtual memory) for 24-bit 2400dpi scanning of photographs.

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