![]() ![]() Epson Scan is intuitive and easy to use and I really can't see the difference between it and either Vuescan or Silverfast in B&W. I have used both Silverfast and Vuescan but I found both user interfaces irritating and the manuals poorly written. If i feel i might make a print i'll keep the TIFF files for those images. then scan to TIFF and edit in Lightroom then export full size and web sized jpg's. I leave all the other options off like sharpening etc. I do a preview scan then adjust the histogram for each image to maximize dynamic range or correct any colour issues like red shadows with Velvia (by clipping the red channel in the shadows). I do the same, i've tried Vuescan but didn't find it very intuitive or any better than Epson Scan in pro mode. For Fuji films, the advantage may go the other way, but I usually shoot shot Kodak film. It's a bit clunky but for my needs it's easier than Vuescan, and also I think it treats Kodak films better than Vuescan does. I like the option of having control over each 4 histograms, film profiles are meh but good starting point and ME comes in handy sometimes. Silverfast SE 8 - ugly duckling of all scanning softwares. If you want another 48bit frame mark the first one ALT-left click outside the frame and you have a copy of it. ![]() That scan frame will now be a 48 bit frame and you can scan 48bit without any watermarks. Quit Silverfast Ai Studio, go back into Silverfast SE. That frame will have water marks all over it. Download the demo version of Silverfast Ai Studio. There is a bug you can use to override the 24bit limitation and get it to scan 48-bit. This also helps if the lab mess up.Ĭ) So you have Silverfast SE and think 24 bit scanning sucks (I think so too). This preserves more of the film characteristics.ī) Always shoot one calibration frame in your roll so u can create a custom film profile, especially for expired film. Feels slower with the scanner than the native SWĪ) Use auto frame adjustment but go in and reset the contrast after you pressed auto on the frame. I find the UI ineffective despite years of use. (does require a calibration frame though) +Film calibration, so that I get the colors right with negatives. +It produce far better results with my scanner than the native SW. I use Vuescan, and output to DNG, then optimize in Camera Raw and Photoshop. Whaen I shoot film, I shoot black and white almost exclusively. And, I don't know, I just find it quicker to set up the frames initially with Vuescan. Silverfast's "manual" is terrible, too, whereas Vuescan, while confusing, at least has all the buttons clearly documented. Also, Silverfast seems to want to do preview scans whenever I zoom in to adjust the frames, which Vuescan doesn't (possibly this can be turned off but I can't find out how). I have to up the scan resolution to get them to the same quality. However, Silverfast seems to produce worse actual scans than Vuescan does - I save as JPG and they're noticeably poorer in the details despite having nominally the same compression level. Silverfast does it all perfectly first time. I can never get the film base compensation thing to work, none of my (really common) film types are listed as options, and the auto white balance settings are terrible - they're frequently wrong, so I have to then try to set it manually. I find doing colour negatives in Vuescan utterly frustrating. ![]() I use Vuescan for B&W and slides (which is most of my stuff) and Silverfast 8 for colour negatives. I may piss off a lot of folks but I use Epson Scan in Pro mode with most features turned off then adjust in post but there are times I set it to auto in Pro mode. What did you find about the supplied software that you didn't like that the new software does better?ĭo you have any tricks for getting the result you want? ![]()
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