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Professional Photographers Using Linux?
thesun asks: "I'm a freelance writer and photographer and I'm wondering what Pro Photographers have done in regards to color matching and scanning under Linux, especially when going from slides to digital. I just can't get anything close to a good image when I scan a slide. They're blurry and the colors are so off that doing anything with my thousands of slides is proving to be prohibitively time-consuming. Are other Pros (or talented amateurs) having similar problems? Are there solutions out there I haven't found? (Sorry, I can't dump thousands into a piece of hardware---I'm looking for a way to make the most of my Epson Perfection 2400 with transparency adapter)."
No
Sorry, You're screwed.
Know why Macs have a reputation as great graphics machines? Because great machines are great for graphics and Macs are just plain great. Sure, they're like little portable supercomputers, but just because they're great at everything doesn't mean you couldn't use them for just Photography. You see... they have built in color management. And since you are a professional photography, I think you should consider actually investing money in your business, which means buying a real (non-flatbed) slide scanner and a good graphics machine!