SilverFast Blog

SilverFast Review – “A box of magic arrived on my doorstep recently”

Christian Gregoire — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:14:13 +0000

Joan O’Brien, membership secretary of the North Coast Mac Users Group (NCMUG), has reviewed the SilverFast Archive Suite. As an photography amateur she has never used SilverFast before. Nevertheless, after a short learning curve, she was able to scan and optimize some very old material. “The program is speedy and powerful and using just a fraction of [...]

Quicktip: Why and how to IT8 calibrate the scanner (part II)

amorales — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:57:42 +0000

On part I of the article, I mentioned a couple of reasons why IT8 calibration is important for the digitizing process. The manual calibration using SilverFast and third party IT8 targets was also explained. Now the easiest part Automatic IT8 calibration using LaserSoft Imaging IT8 calibration targets and its patented technology. This process is very simple. Since the [...]

Kodak Professional Ektar 100

Christian Gregoire — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:41:12 +0000

The finest, smoothest grain of color negative film in the world – now ideal for scanning! With SilverFast NegaFix® you can easily and successfully scan and convert negative films into color-true positives. Starting with the SilverFast version 6.6.2r2 * we have added the current EKTAR 100, an advanced color film with extraordinary features, to the more [...]

Quicktip: Why and how to IT8 calibrate the scanner (part I)

amorales — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:00:18 +0000

Although Color Management is a very extent topic, I will briefly mention three good reasons for an IT8 calibration: Color reproduction accuracy Scanner aging. Construction parts age and with it the way these devices “see” things. These changes are reflected in light color inaccuracies which can be corrected by generating new color profiles for the scanner Scanning conditions [...]

CanoScan 9000F – Canon’s new flagship

Christian Gregoire — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:30:45 +0000

It will be obtainable from mid June 2010, the new CanoScan 9000F. As the successor model of the effective 8800F it features many improvements, that make it best suited for scanning slides, film, negatives, photos and documents. At a color depth of 48bit the CCD sensor achieves a maximum optical resolution of 4.800 x 4.800 [...]

Adobe Photoshop CS5: Use it with SilverFast!

Christian Gregoire — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:04:14 +0000

Adobe’s new Creative Suite containing the new Photoshop version CS5 has been released. We have adjusted our SilverFast software without delay, so that you can use SilverFast as a Photoshop plug-in with version 6.6.2r1 and later. Silverfast is available for any actual Mac and PC system. There is no support for the Photoshop 64bit version by [...]

Quicktip: Using high resolution preview to your advantage.

amorales — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:41:36 +0000

SilverFast (and most scanning applications) perform prescans in a low or very low resolution. The reason for this is to “save time”. While that is a good argument. The drawback of quick (slo-res) prescans is, that the image you are using for corrections and adjustments does not correspond 100% neither to the details of the actual [...]

The IPEX fair 2010 – LaserSoft Imaging will be there

Christian Gregoire — Tue, 18 May 2010 07:28:51 +0000

The IPEX is the worldwide largest English presentation for print, publishing and media. It’s taking place from May the 18th to 25th in NEC, Birmingham, England. This year, LaserSoft Imaging will participate in the fair sending Gerhard Wolff, who will introduce the brand-new CanoScan 9000F in conjunction with SilverFast at the Canon booth in hall [...]

Special upgrade offer now also for Plustek Opticfilm 7200 and 7200i

Christian Gregoire — Tue, 18 May 2010 07:20:44 +0000

Upgrade from SilverFast SE to SilverFast Ai with IT8 color calibration including a free target. Version 6.6 incl. 35mm target for 139,- * (to our online shop) Further details about this special upgrade offer you could obtain here … * Note: Please take advantage of this offer only valid until June 15th, 2010.

NEW: Plustek OpticLab H850

Christian Gregoire — Mon, 17 May 2010 08:57:02 +0000

A scanner for histology samples. Medical and botanical histology samples have never been digitized as easy and fast as with Plustek’s new OpticLab H850 before. Using SilverFast with this scanner for the lab work is especially easy and time saving. If interested, please visit our produt page for the Plustek OpticLab H850 …