I prefer silverfast over the others, but thats just a personal preference. I primarily shoot a lot of trix 400 if that matters. Scanner reflecta proscan 10t usb cable power supply scan software cyberview x. Silverfast software often comes bundled with scanners but can be purchased separately.
Any changes to the settings require that the highresolution scan be redone. Detailed information on the distinctions between the silverfast versions and the individual functions of the software can be found on our page silverfast questions and answers. I am impressed by the quality of the scans produced by silverfast. If youre a previous versionuser of silverfast, say versions one through six, youre going to see some pretty familiar tools, but youre also going to see a completely changed interface. The crystalscan 7200 has the ability to scan a slide or film negative at its full resolution of 7200 x 3600 dpi very quickly. Plustek opticfilm 7200i driver for windows 10, macos. The start page of the software has a dropdown menu to select from multiple installed programsscanners, but it is not straight forward to get there, and the current manual has nothing in there how to correctly install two or. Mar 23, 2012 use silverfast to scan photos, line art, film negatives, and other printed documents, while getting the highest quality scans possible from your scanner.
Silverfasts new hardwarebased dust and scratch removal technology called isrd. The course also explores a variety of specialized scanning topics, such as removing color casts and scratches, high dynamic range hdr scanning, and. Each of these versions has a special version for each brand and model of scanner. Lasersoft imaging, founded in 1986, is worldwide known as a pioneer of scanner and digital imaging software. How to scan film negatives using silverfast software. Follow the instructions in the silverfast manual and the slide or negative holder will at the first step be ejected, not loaded or prescanned. Silverfast negafix negative to positive lasersoft imaging. I have the same scanner epson v750 and own epson scan, vuescan, and silverfast. I previously used the older version of silverfast ai that came bundled with my scanner. Reference to the silverfast manual doesnt really help much either. Silverfast has been one of the premiere applications for scanning film and prints since lasersoft imaging a. The images benefit from the intelligent automatic functions that make the scan and imaging process so much easier. Apr 08, 2014 the really outrageous thing about silverfast is how they set the price of their software according to the market value of the scanner.
Removing them at the time of scan means youll have less to do later. Up until now, i have concentrated this series of tutorials on scanning a single slide or negative. Silverfast seai for film scanners, slide scanners, flat. Canon canoscan 9000f mark ii test report filmscanner. Silverfast seai for film scanners, slide scanners, flat bed. I select grayscale 16 8 bit, and transparency negative which. After opening silverfast ai or hdr we must configure silverfast for negatives, this is done from within the general tab of the main control panel. As part of the archive suite and our lossless raw data concept, silverfast saves your slides, filmstrips, kodachrome pictures and fotos, with all data that can be captured, as raw data image files. I select grayscale 168 bit, and transparencynegative which. Scanning to a pdf file scanning directly to an email converting scanned documents into editable text scanning accurate color images assigning a program to a scanner. Under the silverfast 8 tab you will find the preference. Vuescan can also name your output files automatically in a numbered series, for instance from 01 to 36. Voiceover hello, im taz tally, and id like to welcome you to scanning with silverfast 8.
I started out with a demo copy of silverfast which i downloaded for free from the site and later upgraded to a full copy which i paid for. The software when i first got word of this new srdx feature in silverfast ai studio 8 i was eager to try it out. Silverfast dc is a standalone software solution for digital camera image processing. The course begins with an overview of silverfast, then takes a taskoriented look at the silverfast automatic and manual scanning modes, showing numerous scanning projects from start to finish. Scanning negative film strips with silverfast seplus 8. In november 2014, epson introduced the epson perfection v800 photo, successor to the epson perfection v700 photo, which has been on the market since eight years. Just like silverfast, vuescan has colour profiles for a load of different negative films. Oct, 2006 batch scanning, automatic adjustments, 16bit operation and negative film profiles are among the advantages of the full version. More info jobmonitor app for scanning or processing large image files in silverfast 8, the new jobmonitor app will comfortably display the progress of these scans or image optimization jobs on your iphone, ipad or ipod.
Scanning workflows with silverfast 8 luminous landscape. Once the user chooses to scan a negative the negafix control panel should appear on the desktop. The scanner supports isrd infrared defect detection and me multiple exposure. It can be as easy as loading them up and just a few mouse clicks. Due to the it8 colour calibration the individual scanner is calibrated and a color correction profile is generated, so that you get better, real colors and you virtually dont have to rework your images. Choose film manufacturer and type, activate the automatic, eventually switch on color cast removal ccr and silverfast will do the rest.
For output destined to an inkjet printer make sure these values are set with qfactor at 1. Silverfast 8 pdf manual in addition to the movies, we are offering guidance and further documentation as pdf files. Nobody needs me to tell them that scanning colour negative films with silverfast has been a particularly difficult task. When silverfast reopens, selection area and all adjustments will still be set for the image you are scanning as long as you have not moved the negative on the scanning bed. Step 1 getting silverfast ready for negative scanning.
Silverfast is the standard in the field of scanning and archiving software, featuring powerful highlights like fully automatic it8 calibration and multiexposure function both patented. Oct 12, 2011 how to scan negative film strips with silverfast seplus 8 and convert negatives with silverfast negafix to positives. It8 calibration is available in silverfast ai studio, thus also available in the archive suite. May 10, 2014 the four big flatbed scanner programs are the ones provided by canon, epson, vuescan, and silverfast. In mid2012, given the parlous state of filmbased photography especially colour slide film, and the less than encouraging signs from lasersoft imaging, the chances that a new book on silverfast would be published must have been remote. Scanning negative film with silverfast sebastian schlueter. In general it offers more control and less guessing. Epson perfection 3200 photo scannerscanning and using. Batch scanning, automatic adjustments, 16bit operation and negative film profiles are among the advantages of the full version. The application grew and matured over the years, being used by very large numbers of people all over the world. Epson perfection v800 photo test report filmscanner. Like the new silverfast 8 interface, this course is broken up into two section, automatic scanning and manual.
How to scan negative film strips with silverfast seplus 8 and convert negatives with silverfast negafix to positives. The printing solution printao 8 has great success in the area of large format printers since 20. The four big flatbed scanner programs are the ones provided by canon, epson, vuescan, and silverfast. Home maintenance maintenance follow the guidelines here to maintain and transport your scanner. For many years, much of my work was on a variety of blackandwhite negative films and while i was fairly diligent about proper archival materials for storage there were some inevitable mars and blemishes on older images. An orange rectangle on the image is the scan frame that defines the area included in the final scan. See why over 10 million people have downloaded vuescan to get the most out of their scanner. Emulsion side is the duller side, not the glossy glass side. Silverfast is available for mac and windows and is usable as a standalone software, as well as a photoshop plug in. But silverfast is also very good at finding and removing dust and scratches that might be on your negatives.
Jobmonitor app for scanning or processing large image files in silverfast 8, the new jobmonitor app will comfortably display the progress of these scans or image optimization jobs on your iphone, ipad or ipod. May 25, 2012 silverfast has been one of the premiere applications for scanning film and prints since lasersoft imaging a. Since november 20, three versions of silverfast are available for the canon canoscan 9000f mark ii. Tutorial 3 scanning negatives using negafix by ian lyons. Silverfast software, using a dual interface, is designed for both professionals and beginners who digitize their analog images. A couple of weeks ago, silverfast 8 hdr finally, quietly slipped out of beta. Learn to select film type, correct over and underexposure. Additionally, the scanpilot, which leads through the processing. Vuescan is the best way to get your plustek opticfilm 7200i working on windows 10, windows 8, windows 7, macos catalina, and more. Silverfast is a professional scan software which achieves buch better results with many scanners than the scanner own software. Lasersoft imaging has recently released silverfast 8 as the successor to their popular scanning software silverfast 6.
Before we get into scanning, i need to show you the preferences i use for silverfast. The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast film. Place the glass negative, emulsion side up, onto the platen glass of the scanner. Inside the software, the workflowpilot provides more hints and assistance that will allow you to. Of course there are some differences between mac and windows, but i am quite confident that the windows menu is similar to the mac. The crop tool is nice and easy to use, and allows you to tilt the frame slightly if necessary. Silverfast hdr is a companion product that comes with silverfast ai. Silverfasts intelligent automatic functions make it much easier to get brilliant results and exceed your expectations. Why i switched silverfast for vuescan david naylor. Not only that, but silverfast only works on a very limited set of scanners compared to vuescan, which works on nearly. Scanning to a pdf file scanning directly to an email converting scanned documents into editable text scanning accurate color images assigning a program to a scanner button.
I want to scan the negative and then work on the scanned file in photoshop. The silverfast 8 quick guide, which essentially describes working with the workflowpilot is already available in 8 languages. How to scan negatives and slides using epson scan dmc. The epson perfection v800 photo cannot compete with proper film scanners such as the reflecta rps 10m, which yields an effective 4300 ppi for small format films, or the reflecta mf5000, which manges to pull 3050 ppi from a. It contains features for reading the image data from the camera, for processing, optimizing, and archiving the images on the computer, as well as for printing the edited images. Hdr allows you to scan in silverfast to a proprietary raw format, which has no realtime adjustments, then edit the scan offline with the same. Jun 07, 2016 the software when i first got word of this new srdx feature in silverfast ai studio 8 i was eager to try it out. Select the first negative in the hughes to scan box they are in order by accession number. Feb 18, 2016 this first video shows how you can efficiently scan negatives using a flatbed scanner and silverfast software. Under the image type pulldown menu, select 24bit color for a color scan, and 8bit grayscale if you would like to scan in black and white choosing black and white will scan. The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast. Use silverfast to scan photos, line art, film negatives, and other printed documents, while getting the highest quality scans possible from your scanner.