Silverfast detects the originals to scan and aligns them at a. I am hoping to scan and edit these using a combination of silverfast ai and photoshop elements versi. Aug 08, 2018 showing you some tips and tricks for scanning your colour negatives at home. Jul 05, 2018 scanning with silverfast vs epson scan photo examples july 5, 2018 by penny 2 comments this is different from my usual food and beauty posts, but i want to share more photo related things and have been experimenting with scanning film, so i figured it might as well share this for anyone interested. Depending on the silverfast version, an output is with 16 bits per channel or with 8 bits per channel is possible. How to automatically scan 35mm negative scanning in. Before anything, youll find information about that change on the epson website, by clicking here. But for now, heres what dpi i recommend for scanning 35mm slides or negatives.
Scanning slides and negatives using a camera film forum. Before we get into scanning, i need to show you the preferences i use for silverfast. The plustek opticfilm 8200i ai scanner is bundled with the newest version of lasersoft imagings acclaimed scanner software silverfast 8. May 25, 2012 silverfast has been one of the premiere applications for scanning film and prints since lasersoft imaging a. Therefore, lon is using a canon canoscan 9000f mark ii. How to scan negative film strips with silverfast seplus 8 and convert negatives with silverfast negafix to positives. Silverfast epson is lasersofts software for epson scanners. Lasersoft imaging, founded in 1986, is worldwide known as a pioneer of scanner and digital imaging software. Silverfast auto it8 calibration color calibrates the scanner device in just 2 minutes. Jun 07, 2016 thats all changed with a new breakthrough in scanning technology from lasersoft imaging called srdx, which can work with scanners without the need for installed irchannel capability. You may download a demo version for free for testing silverfast without any obligation. The basic negafix functions allow even beginners to scan negative film with little effort, but very good results. As you know, since i updated my macbook with catalina, i had to update my scanner software too.
Our antivirus analysis shows that this download is safe. This saves a lot of time as you can place multiple photos, slides or negatives on a scanners flatbed and have them scanned without further action on your part. Scanning workflows with silverfast 8 luminous landscape. The jobmanager is silverfasts tool for efficient batch processing. Beginner how best to scan 35mm and 126 colour negatives. How to scan film negatives using silverfast software. After digitizing for quite a while all my 35 mm negatives via photographing them with 1. Lasersoft imaging has recently released silverfast 8 as the successor to their popular scanning software silverfast 6. The workflowpilot, which leads through the processing step by step, assures a correct workflow an entirely new dimension of scanning. Under the silverfast 8 tab you will find the preference entry. Have fun and success digitizing your slides, photos and negatives with your new. And that doesnt mention the fact that this machine will eventually pay for itself after youve saved so much on scans at the shop. Main reason for it was correct color calibration of color negatives. There you need to set the scan mode to normal file and to select positive from the drop down list next to.
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. Tv will be doing on photo archiving, with an emphasis on bringing in old film negatives. 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. Since apple updated their system, its no longer available and now we have to use silverfast 8 fck.
Plustek scanners and silverfast 8 software film forum. For old slides or negatives, the darkroom slide scan technology. Silverfast internally always uses the greatest possible color depth offered by the scanner. Voiceover hello, im taz tally, and id like to welcome you to scanning with silverfast 8. On a pure film scanner, it is only possible to scan transparent material, and. You get a thorough introduction to scanning basics, indepth instruction in.
In this segment, i would like to show you how to set up the silverfast interfacefor scanning in automatic mode. I previously used the older version of silverfast ai that came bundled with my scanner. 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. And if you have the epson v550, you can download silverfast 8 here. Selfscanning your 35mm negatives is more fun, and the plustek leaves you feeling more in control of your results. Thats all changed with a new breakthrough in scanning technology from lasersoft imaging called srdx, which can work with scanners without the need for installed irchannel capability. I want to scan the negative and then work on the scanned file in photoshop. Film to digital scanning essentials 101 part 1 of 2. This package is suitable for archiving slides, negatives, and photos, whereas the post processing can take place anytime after scanning. Batch processing images involves scanning multiple frames automatically in sequence. Quality our slidescanning services can deliver very highquality scans of your slides that will look good even when printed in large formats. Scanning with silverfast vs epson scan photo examples july 5, 2018 by penny 2 comments this is different from my usual food and beauty posts, but i want to share more photo related things and have been experimenting with scanning film, so i.
The printing solution printao 8 has great success in the area of large format printers since 20. Scanning negative film strips with silverfast seplus 8. Oct 12, 2011 how to scan negative film strips with silverfast seplus 8 and convert negatives with silverfast negafix to positives. Some highend flatbed scanners include a transparency feature for scanning photos directly from film negatives, while for other scanners you need to purchase a separate transparency adapter to scan your negatives. The official guide gives you the practical knowledge you need to achieve the best possible scans and images using any of the silverfast products. The redevelopment of silverfast has built on this wealth of experience. How to use a regular flatbed scanner to transfer slides. You can scan at a higher dpi if desired, but you will likely find that you are not capturing more detail, just making more pixels. It is a two part workflow using lasersoft imaging silverfast 8. The images benefit from the intelligent automatic functions that make the scan and imaging process so much easier. Sep, 2019 silverfast epson is lasersofts software for epson scanners. The epson software can find all the 35 mm negatives in the special film holder and scan them all automatically. Like the new silverfast 8 interface, this course is broken up into two section, automatic scanning and manual. Scan your negatives with silverfast 8 and epson v550.
Scanning color negative film with silverfast ai studio 8. If you have bought silverfast online, you will receive a download link via email. The application grew and matured over the years, being used by very large numbers of people all over the world. After spending many hours learning how to get the most from the analog to digital conversion form the equipment i have, i thought it would be a good idea to share this information via a mini video series.
When you first launch silverfast, it places you in the fullmanual mode orsettings for operating silverfast. Posts about silverfast 8 written by anthonynchandlerphotography. Want to share my experience here to install two scanner related silverfast 8 software packages on the same pc which allows to work with two scanners. Lasersoft imaging ag has developed silverfast and is the owner of all. Sep 03, 2015 silverfast has recently updated their scanning software from v. The actual developer of the program is lasersoft imaging, inc. The scanner supports isrd infrared defect detection and me multiple exposure. Scanning with silverfast vs epson scan photo examples. The silverfast archive suite includes silverfast ai studio and silverfast hdr studio with an integrated color management system. Scanning negative film with silverfast sebastian schlueter. The workflowpilot guides users through all scanning and processing steps. In case your silverfast application does not start anymore please download the. To get to automatic mode, you click in the upper lefthand corner on this redball, that says workflowpilot, and its the workflowpilot that will take you. 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.
Its intelligent image automatic simplifies scanning and image optimization immensely. Learn to select film type, correct over and underexposure. For a while id been looking for a better solution to scanning my negatives. For scanning slides and negatives the discontinued devices of japanese nikon. Images will benefit from silverfast s intelligent automatic functions which help to make the image editing process much easier. Dec 06, 2016 after digitizing for quite a while all my 35 mm negatives via photographing them with 1. I have an epson v550 and i used the software epson scan. A very useful functionality, if many photographs, slides or negatives are placed on the scanners flatbed.
Any changes to the settings require that the highresolution scan be redone. Silverfast software, using a dual interface, is designed for both professionals and beginners who digitize their analog images. To create a 16 bit linear scan start by selecting the general tab. I started out with a demo copy of silverfast which i downloaded for free from the site and later upgraded to.
Pc or mac image editing software scanner thin, nonfibrous paper phone or tablet. A complete package for archiving slides, negatives and photos. The most popular versions among the program users are 8. By better i mean faster and with less color correction. 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. In this video tutorial i show you my color negative scanning workflow. Silverfast negafix negative to positive lasersoft imaging. 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. Scan photo negatives using a scanner instructables. There are a few scanning software possibilities available for you to use.
Especially for scanning slides, film and negatives please pay attention to. If scanning 35mm also known as 5 slides or negatives, the optimum scanning resolution appears to be 3200 this may vary from 3000 to 3600 depending on software. I am impressed by the quality of the scans produced by silverfast. Furthermore, checking the specs seems to indicate that it8 calibration doesnt come with archive suite ae 8. Your key to better scans, beautiful images, and improved efficiency whether youre new to scanning or a seasoned pro, silverfast. Scanner software silverfast for windows 10 and macos catalina. Showing you some tips and tricks for scanning your colour negatives at home. Scanner software silverfast for windows 10 and macos. Srdx, which comes in silverfasts ai studio 8 scanner software, is a dust and scratch removal cleanup tool for blackandwhite negatives and kodachrome. The addition of a free download of silverfast 8 makes it worth every penny. Oct 27, 2019 the tool can also be called silverfast aiaistudio movie documentation, silverfast afl, silverfast ai cd dokumentation.
Silverfast black and white scanning mini video tutorials introduction the black and white scanning mini video tutorial is delivered as a direct download in a single 800mb zip file which contains all 5 individual videos mp4 and also the step wedge file. Lasersoft imaging has recently released silverfast 8 as the successor 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. He is really enthusiastic about his upgrade to version 8 and printao 8. I have spent many sunday afternoons rescanning old negatives in the hope that i will have finally that found my technique has become stronger than it was when i last scanned that particular photograph. Silverfast came to me through the suggestion of james jasek. Silverfasts intelligent automatic functions make it much easier to get brilliant results and exceed your expectations.
In combination with a variety of innovative ideas and the usage of current software technology, silverfast 8 has evolved into what we can proudly present as the best scanner software. An orange rectangle on the image is the scan frame that defines the area included in the final scan. Here you can manually download the reference data necessary for the it8 calibration. Ok, but then what scanner do i need a flatbed or a dedicated film scanner.
Lasersoft imaging has gained over 25 years experience in the development of imaging software. A guide to converting negatives and slides to digital. 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. There are scanning film negatives or simply capturing scenes by using your dslr or mirrorless system. Silverfast 8 first steps scanner software silverfast for.
There are some improvements to existing features, nifty new features. Lets see if vuescan holds up to its reputation as the best film scanning software around. The intension was to show you how you can get beautiful scans similar to fuji frontier lab scans with your consumer scanner at home. Silverfasts intelligent automatic functions make it much easier to get brilliant results and exceed your. Lasersoft imagings latest release of silverfast ai 8. Scanning old negatives tips preserving your old photo film negatives for future use. If you have time, you can consider scanning them yourself. Scanning negatives is both timeconsuming and a dark art. Silverfast has been one of the premiere applications for scanning film and prints since lasersoft imaging a. Silverfast 8 scanner software is completely new to you. Choose film manufacturer and type, activate the automatic, eventually switch on color cast removal ccr and silverfast will do the rest. Each of these versions has a special version for each brand and model of scanner.
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