SilverFast Blog

Quicktip: Scanning 35mm film for Full HD TV output

amorales — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:09:25 +0000

The previous three articles (I, II and III) should provide users with the necessary tools for managing resolution in SilverFast. And the introductory article Scanning for TV explains some common issues to be taken into consideration. Scanning pictures for a Full HD TV set is typical example of what you can do with the aid of the [...]

Quicktip: Managing resolution controls in SilverFast (Part III):

amorales — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:59:06 +0000

The previous articles (part 1 and part 2) described the different parts of the resolution control panel in SilverFast, how to use the resolution slider and the “Q-Factor and Screen” values. The last part of the article deals with the input-output value entries of the resolution panel (number 3 of the graphic) The previous two options can [...]

SilverFast for the Reflecta ProScan 7200

Christian Gregoire — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:13:35 +0000

The german specialist for slide technology Reflecta has introduced the new CCD scanner ProScan 7200 for quick image processing at the end of november. The ProScan 7200 scans 35mm negativ and positiv filmstrips as well as framed slides with an optical resolution of 3600dpi x 3600dpi and a color depth of 48bit. An additional infrared [...]

Auto-Sharpening function USM for SilverFast HDR and DC is now aligned to the scanner

Christian Gregoire — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:13:14 +0000

The human perception is aligned to the recognition of edges and lines. So the sharpness impression of photos can be increased by contrast rise of small brightness changes. Conventional sharpening functions often increase the detail contrast of the complete image in general and therefore strengthen also any image interference of the original, details get lost. [...]

Quicktip: Managing resolution controls in SilverFast (Part II):

amorales — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:45:01 +0000

In the Previous article I described the different parts of the resolution control panel in SilverFast, and how to use the resolution slider. This article deals with the second part of the resolution panel, the “Q-Factor and Screen” values. Where Q-Factor stands for Quality factor and Screen value is related to the lines per inch used for [...]

The automatic Hot-Folder system for effective image processing

Christian Gregoire — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:13:06 +0000

Image processing is easier and quicker then it ever was before! With the new SilverFast Hot-Folder feature, which is available as an add-on to the SilverFast HDR Studio and DCPro Studio versions, automatic adjustments to the entire series of images is easy. The Hot-Folder principle The images to be processed are stored in different input folders, for that [...]

Quicktip: Managing resolution controls in SilverFast (Part I):

amorales — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:36:13 +0000

SilverFast has a very complete set of controls for managing the scanning resolution (although sometimes complex to understand). When mastered and properly used, these controls can prove very effective. The resolution control panel can be found under the “Frame” tab and is basically divided into three: These are expressed in different measurement units (inch, cm, pica, pixel, [...]

SilverFast for CANON’s CanoScan 5600F

Christian Gregoire — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:42:55 +0000

The 5600F is a popular flatbed scanner with a transmissive unit, which scans almost any original like photos, slides, filmstrips and documents. The scanner features LED technology and is therefore ready for scanning without any heating period. Windows support: For the first time the many additional features that SilverFast offers are now available for Canon’s [...]

Quicktip: Scanning 35 mm film stripes with the Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED + SA-21, SA-31 (Filmholders)

amorales — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:41:37 +0000

Nikon has created top notch film scanners (probably the best dedicated film scanners) for some years now, being the Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED the top of the line on its 35 mm scanner line. However, working with its film holders can prove complicated. This is true for the film holders SA-21 and SA-30 which are [...]

Interview with Gerhard Wolff of LaserSoft Imaging

Christian Gregoire — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:48:49 +0000

The Nikonians are a large online community of Nikon users. Jason and Rick, the Nikonians’ “Image Doctors”, regularly podcast every two weeks on topics around imaging and photography since the end of 2005. In podcast number 105 they feature a thirty minutes interview with Gerhard Wolff of LaserSoft Imaging. They are talking about the changes [...]