Lasersoft imaging silverfast ai studio 8 scanner software. Using a plustek 7500i, on a mac, with the latest silverfast ae plus software. Many people are looking for an alternative to silverfast because they have found it doesnt fit all of their needs. Plustek scanners and silverfast 8 software film forum. Silverfasts intelligent automatic functions make it much easier to get brilliant results and exceed your expectations.
There you need to set the scan mode to normal file and to select positive from the drop down list next to pos. Scanner software silverfast for windows 10 and macos catalina. Scanning is an art form in and of itself, and so as i remove my aforementioned ascot to delve into the subject i need you to know that ive been there, i still havent mastered the art of a great scan like colton allen has, and that every time i launch the software i have to remind myself of how easy silverfast actually is to use. There are scanning film negatives or simply capturing scenes by using your dslr or mirrorless system. The version i use is ai studio 8, which i bought for 99 dollar, including a calibration target to be used when scanning slide film. Feb 18, 2016 this first video shows how you can efficiently scan negatives using a flatbed scanner and silverfast software. I will say that scanning at full resolution of 7200 ppi with multiexposure and isrd on will.
This will digitize your filmslides fairly quickly and save them in raw mode. Improve the quality of your scans while making the scanning process easier and more enjoyable with the silverfast ai studio 8 scanner software for epson perfection v600 photo from lasersoft imaging. Main reason for it was correct color calibration of color negatives. Lasersoft imagings silverfast archive suite 8 consists of two complementary applications. Forums practice and technique digital darkroom vuescan 9 pro vs silverfast 8 ai studio vs epson scan software. Oct 03, 2011 i just uninstalled all their software and now only use vuescan, which works them all. Silverfast s intelligent automatic functions make it much easier to get brilliant results and exceed your expectations.
The course also explores a variety of specialized scanning topics, such as removing color casts and scratches, high dynamic range hdr scanning, and. Before we get into scanning, i need to show you the preferences i use for silverfast. The software when i first got word of this new srdx feature in silverfast ai studio 8 i was eager to try it out. It8 calibration is available in silverfast ai studio, thus also available in the archive suite. They both can also be used to scan other things like documents and photos. The scanner contains an eightelement glass lens and can deliver up to 10,600dpi optical resolution, with a claimed 4. And now that the lightroom plugin negative lab pro has become part of my workflow, vuescan is the only software i. 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. While getting obvious quality improvements from scanning positives with the help of it 8 color calibrations, for negatives there is a special feature in the professional scan software silverfast ai studio which leads to a considerable raise in image quality for negatives the adjustments within the negafix dialogue. Scanning colour negatives with the epson v800 35mmc.
Sep 28, 2018 negative scanning is highly dependent on the particular software used to drive the scanner, and in many cases the software is limited to that scanner. In this course, photographer and scanning expert taz tally describes how to use the lasersoft imaging silverfast software to scan photos, line art, film negatives, and other printed documents, while getting the highest quality scans possible from your scanner. I am impressed by the quality of the scans produced by silverfast. Thus, the second frame can be created and the settings be made, while the scanner is scanning the first frame. Lasersoft imaging has recently released silverfast 8 as the successor to their popular scanning software silverfast 6. Silverfast negafix negative to positive lasersoft imaging. Under the silverfast 8 tab you will find the preference entry. Silverfast epson scanner for mac free software downloads. If i use 4824 bit color or 168 bit grayscale they come out as positive. Like the new silverfast 8 interface, this course is broken up into two section, automatic scanning and manual. The plustek opticfilm 8100 scanner is bundled with the newest version of lasersoft imagings acclaimed scanner software silverfast 8. Voiceover hello, im taz tally, and id like to welcome you to scanning with silverfast 8. Professional color management individual color profiles for each scanner individual negative profiles integrated auto it8 calibration efficient dust and scratch removal tools for automatic and manual optimization silverfast has been developed for professional image processing as well as for beginners who enjoy their analog images and intend to keep them in digital form.
And now that the lightroom plugin negative lab pro has become part of my workflow, vuescan is the only software i can use. 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. To create a 16 bit linear scan start by selecting the general tab. Even within the silverfast scanning software is the new multitasking ability of advantage. If, like me, one likes to uses the tools that come with the scanning software to obtain a more finished image, then id opt for silverfast. For the price i hope you have a lot of film to scan. Case in point, lasersoft produces the only professional scanning software platform for the major hardware silverfast ai pin plustek opticfilm 120 slide and negative scanner.
After extensively trying a wide range of other software, i have eventually settled with silverfast ai studio by lasersoft. 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. Throwing out silverfast and replacing it with vuescan my. 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. Scanning color negative film a tutorial by sebastian schluter august 4th, 2016 no comments howto, news, silverfast, tips and tutorials scanning color negative film with silverfast ai studio 8 and adobe lightroom sebastian schluter is a photography artist, whos work can be described as a personal record of his observations. 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. An orange rectangle on the image is the scan frame that defines the area included in the final scan. My go to scanner software is vuescan, although the learning curve is a bit steep, its still the best software out there if you ask me. With the professional scan software silverfast ai studio the canon canoscan 9000f mark ii also achieves a very good image quality when scanning slides and negatives, especially when it is calibrated with an it8 target. Silverfast negafix with over 120 profiles for negative film guarantees best results when converting negatives into brilliant positives. Together, they provide a superior scanner driver with facilities for dust and scratch removal, colour calibration and dynamic range optimisation plus a postscan image adjustment application. This first video shows how you can efficiently scan negatives using a flatbed scanner and silverfast software. Silverfast negafix negativ zu positiv lasersoft imaging.
Of course there are some differences between mac and windows, but i am quite confident that the windows menu is similar to the mac. I have tried clearing the preferences and that does not solve the problem. Although the software supplied with the scanner, epson scan will produce a digital file from the negative, i was never really happy with the results. Scanner software silverfast for windows 10 and macos. Silverfast black and white scanning mini video tutorials. Choose film manufacturer and type, activate the automatic, eventually switch on color cast removal ccr and silverfast will do the rest. Lasersoft imaging has recently released silverfast 8 as the successor to. So i recommend scanning in the archive task mode if you have a lot of old film. Ive looked for a tutorial or workflow document on silverfast site but all ive found is on the negafix software module, which is geared for color negatives.
The images benefit from the intelligent automatic functions that make the scan and imaging process so much easier. I have been using this item for the last 2 weeks nearly every day scanning slide film and negative silm. It can be as easy as loading them up and just a few mouse clicks. Silverfasts intelligent automatic functions make it much easier to get brilliant results and exceed your. Jul 16, 2017 aside from these issues, vuescan is my goto scanning app over epson scan or canon scangear, and silverfast isnt even an option for my old scanner which still works perfectly well. Dec 06, 2016 after digitizing for quite a while all my 35 mm negatives via photographing them with 1. As a final step in the scanning process, silverfast hdr studio 8 is included along with studio ai 8 in the archive suite 8 and serves to complement the scanning software by converting raw scans into fully processed images that exhibit a broad range of tones and values garnered from the scanned original. Lasersoft imaging, founded in 1986, is worldwide known as a pioneer of scanner and digital imaging software.
After digitizing for quite a while all my 35 mm negatives via photographing them with 1. It was buggy as hell, its user interface is far from ideal, actually i would go so far as to say that is quite disastrous and it is bloody expensive. Silverfast software, using a dual interface, is designed for both professionals and beginners who digitize their analog images. The printing solution printao 8 has great success in the area of large format printers since 20.
Negative scanning is highly dependent on the particular software used to drive the scanner, and in many cases the software is limited to that scanner. While getting obvious quality improvements from scanning positives with the help of it8 color calibrations, for negatives there is a special feature in the professional scan software silverfast ai studio which leads to a considerable raise in image quality for negatives. Silverfast ai studio 8 and silverfast hdr studio 8. Any changes to the settings require that the highresolution scan be redone. Questions about the scan software silverfast filmscanner. Silverfast ai is a fine, powerful scanning product much better than what comes with the scanner. The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast film. Silverfast is not bad, its simply just to big a hassle to use. 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 with silverfast sebastian schlueter. The image quality, however, is very bad when scanning negatives and slides using the standard scan software from epson, since the density range of the scanner is too low. Aug 08, 2018 showing you some tips and tricks for scanning your colour negatives at home. The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast.
If i use 4824 bit color or 16 8 bit grayscale they come out as positive. There you need to set the scan mode to normal file and to select positive from the drop down list next to. He is really enthusiastic about his upgrade to version 8 and printao 8. As a long standing film and slide scanner developer, the taiwanese company of pacific. It also has a built in feature called negafix, which allows you a significant amount of control on how your negatives are interpreted. However, it came with lasersofts silverfast software which i used when scanning my own slides a few years back. Oct 27, 2015 before we get into scanning, i need to show you the preferences i use for silverfast. I found vuescan rather clumsy and basic for my purposes, and the epson software perfectly adequate, but i prefer the interface and workflow of the silverfast program. Its workflowpilot guides users through all scanning and processing steps. Showing you some tips and tricks for scanning your colour negatives at home. Lets see if vuescan holds up to its reputation as the best film scanning software around. There are exceptions, such as vuescan or silverfast, of course.
The scanner supports isrd infrared defect detection and me multiple exposure. Silverfast epson scanner for mac free download and software. Silverfast and vuescan are the most commonly used professional tools for scanning film and slides. Silverfast epson scanner software free download and. How to scan film negatives using silverfast software. The software is optimized for your specific scanner and features auto it8 calibration, histogram, brightness, color correction, grayscale conversion, dust and scratch removal, contrast, autoadjust. There are a few scanning software possibilities available for you to use. Up to version 6 the computer was fully used to capacity during the scan, so it could be hardly used for other tasks such as image editing. I did have a problem with the silverfast software, involving their software not recognizing my epson scanner while the other scanner also running silverfast was turned on.
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