Ive said it before, but i wish i didnt waste my time trying to get a good scan using silverfast, it thinks it knows what you want, and constantly battles you to get where you want to be. Not only that, but silverfast only works on a very limited set of scanners compared to vuescan, which works on nearly. The scanner supports isrd infrared defect detection and me multiple exposure. Lasersoft imaging has gained over 25 years experience in the development of imaging software. I am impressed by the quality of the scans produced by silverfast. How to scan film negatives using silverfast software youtube. The images benefit from the intelligent automatic functions that make the scan and imaging process so much easier. It even adds the ability to recognize text and save files to searchable pdf or. Silverfast for scanners 6 6 2r4 get professional results in scanning and image pro. Overall comparison of the two programs from a quality of output standpoint.
Any changes to the settings require that the highresolution scan be redone. Vuescan makes the users able to use their exiting scanner and start scanning the as many pages as they want. Download silverfast archive suite 8,5 ai studio with new. Silverfast epson is lasersofts software for epson scanners.
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. Voiceover hello, im taz tally, and id like to welcome you to scanning with silverfast 8. It has most, if not all, the things an enthusiast would want to scan their images quickly. Scanning workflows with silverfast 8 luminous landscape. Vuescan scanner software for macos catalina, windows 10, and. Vuescan is one of the most famous film scanning software possibilities. Apr 27, 2010 i made scan tests for 2 film rolls to see the results difference on different software, so here are the results for you to judge. Vuescan vs silverfast seai plus 8 sign in to follow this.
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. In this video, i go over my film scanning workflow using vuescan software and an epson v500 and then compare the results with epson scan. Oct 27, 2019 silverfast was developed to work on windows xp, windows vista, windows 7, windows 8 or windows 10 and can function on 32 or 64bit systems. Silverfast has been one of the premiere applications for scanning film and prints since lasersoft imaging a. Ill explain each of these latter two options in a moment, but for now we will concentrate on whether to scan into. Version 8 is less annoying to use than v 6, but hardly a joy. Why i switched silverfast for vuescan david naylor. Silverfast ai epson scansoftware win free trial download. All the results are out from the software with whatever adjustments and resized on photoshop and saved as jpeg no treatment on photoshop, epson scan is the easiest of the 3 software above for adjustment, just tick 2 or 3 options and scan, so how come many recommend vuescan or silverfast over epson scan. Vuescan is the easiest way to get your scanner working on macos catalina, windows 10 and more. Silverfast is licensed per scanner so if you ever get a second scanner, you need a second license of silverfast. It can be as easy as loading them up and just a few mouse clicks.
The vuescan one is actually the better scan, while what you got from silverfast is a backed finished product. Vuescan vs silverfast seai plus 8 film forum leica forum. Like the new silverfast 8 interface, this course is broken up into two section, automatic scanning and manual scanning. Vuescans most obvious competition is silverfast ai studio 8. I could go as high as 7200 dpi but then we are talking file sizes around 280 mb which is a wee bit too much and i could not really see much quality improvement. Like the new silverfast 8 interface, this course is broken up into two section, automatic scanning and manual. I find silverfast 6 to be better in term of workflow, but i do not like the new silverfast 8 interface. 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. I see a place for both being honest, though if i had nothingi would pick vuescan anyday over silverfast.
The user interface of silverfast 8 has been completely redeveloped according. I use vuescan it takes some time to get up to speed with it, and the user interface can be a bit intimidating, but it supports nearly every scanner there is, and can deliver very consistent good results. Silverfast hdr win 6 6 2r4 get a professional 64bit hdr imaging software. This program is compatible with almost all scanners. In the cover plate there is a transparency unit integrated, so that the scanner is suitable both for scanning documents and for digitizing slides and negatives. Ive been pretty satisfied with vuescan the last few years. Epson has some proprietary software called epsonscan but i didnt put epsonscan in the tests as both silverfast ai and vuescan are in my opinion far better. Therefore, lon is using a canon canoscan 9000f mark ii. Nov 20, 2007 the vuescan one is actually the better scan, while what you got from silverfast is a backed finished product. It does allow you to adjust your image in multiple ways prior to the final scan. Easier to use, nicer results, and it costs a whole lot less. Just like silverfast, vuescan has colour profiles for a load of different negative films.
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. The user interface of silverfast 8 is newly developed by current standards, for the user can operate all major functions quickly and easily. 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. The file type allows you to save it in jpeg, tiff, or pdf. 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. With silverfast archive suite you get a bundle of two programs. For the same or better scan quality you can purchase vuescan for a fraction of the cost. Silverfast and vuescan are the most commonly used professional tools for scanning film and slides. Vuescan vs silverfast, is one better than the other. The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast. Vuescan can also name your output files automatically in a numbered series, for instance from. In the scan to the left a 4x scan was performed you can spot a slight improvement in shadow noise but it also appears less sharp to me. When using silverfast or epson scan, each time you zoom in on a selection the scanner will rescan the image. Tv will be doing on photo archiving, with an emphasis on bringing in old film negatives.
It is true that silverfast uses the manufacturers scan drivers though. Silverfast can also produce two types of batch scan, fully automatic correction, or manual correction. Silverfast detects the originals to scan and aligns them at a right angle automatically. May 06, 2015 i scan my slides at 3600 dpi and the results are as good as one can expect. Then i bought a v600 as i added a mf camera and it came with epson scan which seemed fine to me but i wanted to use silverfast as i had been using it for such a long time. So, out went lasersofts cumbersome and ridicously overpriced silverfast and in went vuescan. I am comparing vuescan and silverfast ai software on a flatbed scanner. In order to estimate what additional costs would be associated with this, and to decide. I realize this may not be a fair comparison given silverfast has many features, but i would still welcome any comments.
Yea, the mutiexposure feature now in silverfast really interested me if it could increase the dynamic range of my. How to scan film negatives using silverfast software. Oct 23, 2014 vuescan s most obvious competition is silverfast ai studio 8, another, significantly more expensive, scan utility that also works with a long list of scanners from various companies, and also. Apr 08, 2014 where silverfast and epson scan work best are for those times when you just want an image to pop out of the scanner fully formed or for quick general scanning. Vuescan is very easy to use, and also has advanced features for restoring faded.
Vuescan lets you know how big the files and resolution will be. I did these tests using the same 35mm negative on an epson 4870, the flatbed that i have used since it came out in 2004. Silverfast is very comprehensive, but i just prefer vuescan. It works with most highquality flatbed and film scanners to produce scans that have excellent color fidelity and color balance. Looking for a great scanning software to use, look at silverfast 8 or even epson scan. The epson perfection v600 photo is a lowprice device for beginners in the series of epson flatbed scanners. Sep, 2019 silverfast epson is lasersofts software for epson scanners. The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast film forum. Vuescan includes a driver for your scanner even though it. In order to achieve the best image quality we recommend to use silverfast ai studio. The printing solution printao 8 has great success in the area of large format printers since 20.
The tool can also be called silverfast aiaistudio movie documentation, silverfast afl, silverfast ai cd dokumentation. Obviously, the real time view of any manipulations in silverfast may be a huge benefit. The application grew and matured over the years, being used by very large numbers of people all over the world. Scanner software silverfast for windows 10 and macos catalina. Throwing out silverfast and replacing it with vuescan my. 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. But one scenario in particular exposes a problem i keep having trying to export totally flat, l. Through this application, you will be able to scan images, documents, films, and slideshows. Removing them at the time of scan means youll have less to do later. Feb 18, 2016 this first video shows how you can efficiently scan negatives using a flatbed scanner and silverfast software. An orange rectangle on the image is the scan frame that defines the area included in the final scan. Its intelligent image automatic simplifies scanning and image optimization immensely. Srdx, which comes in silverfasts ai studio 8 scanner software, is a dust and scratch removal cleanup tool for blackandwhite negatives and kodachrome.
Vuescans most obvious competition is silverfast ai studio 8, another, significantly more expensive, scan utility that also works with a long list of scanners from various companies, and also. And, of course, the cost of vuescan is certainly a no. Use silverfast to scan photos, line art, film negatives, and other printed documents, while getting the highest quality scans possible from your scanner. It is the pack of all those tools that you need for your scanner. Through this application, you will be able to scan images, documents, films, and. Silverfast tries, and fails in my opinion, to be a complete thing while vuescan tries to get the most information from your film.
The crop tool is nice and easy to use, and allows you to tilt the frame slightly if necessary. In general it offers more control and less guessing. But silverfast is also very good at finding and removing dust and scratches that might be on your negatives. They both can also be used to scan other things like. Vuescan will take a few seconds to scan the drivers and will deliver the same. The user interface is nothing fantastic but it is a dream compared to silverfast.
Learn how to use silverfast, from beginner basics to advanced techniques, with online video tutorials taught by industry experts. A 100% zoom facilitates to properly evaluate and set the parameters of these tools. I just want some opinions from users of silverfast. Silverfast can batch scan directly into photoshop or save each image to file, the latter choice is actually the better. Silverfast online courses, classes, training, tutorials on. Silverfast online courses, classes, training, tutorials. I have an older version of vuescan, but it seems to me to be very slow at. Images will benefit from silverfast s intelligent automatic functions which help to make the image editing process much easier. I scan my slides at 3600 dpi and the results are as good as one can expect. Vuescan can also name your output files automatically in a numbered series, for instance from 01 to 36. The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast film. Vuescan, the worlds most popular scanner software, is used extensively by photographers, home users, scanning services and corporations.
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