# Adjusting analog gain in VueScan

**URL:** <https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/adjusting-analog-gain-in-vuescan/2137>\
**Category:** Vuescan\
**Created:** [July 17, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/adjusting-analog-gain-in-vuescan/2137 "2020-07-17T18:44:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![brignola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@brignola](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/brignola)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/adjusting-analog-gain-in-vuescan/2137/1 "2020-07-17T18:44:36Z")

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I recently got a Coolscan 8000 and I’m using VueScan and NLP with it.

I have noticed in a few images after conversion the colors are better if I‘ve manipulated the RGB exposure and analog gain in VueScan to get a nice histogram.

I’ve read several places to just lock exposure for the roll and proceed so I’m not sure if these extra steps are worthwhile. Does anyone here have a similar workflow?

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**Author:** ![brignola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@brignola](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/brignola)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/adjusting-analog-gain-in-vuescan/2137/2 "2020-07-18T04:43:35Z")

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This post makes it seem like this is a bad idea. [https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/nikon-scan-with-negative-lab-pro/583/6](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/nikon-scan-with-negative-lab-pro/583/6)