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Gregory Knipp, 2010-02 - I’m an amateur photographer currently involved in a project to digitalize a collection of old 35mm slides, 35mm and 120 negatives, as well as color and B&W photos. After my original scanner died, I purchased an Epson V-750 PRO. I was happy to see LaserSoft Imaging’s Silverfast Ai bundled with it since I had used Silverfast before and had obtained very good results with it. I have since upgraded to the Ai Studio version.

Initially when I started using Silverfast, I was just doing basic scans and then doing all of my color corrections in Photoshop Elements 5.0. However, as I continued to learn more about Silverfast’s powerful tool set, I found it easier to use Silverfast for my color corrections. I load up my scanner, do a prescan, and then color-correct each image using 48-bit data. Then I run a final batch scan which outputs the high quality corrected 48-bit images into 24-bit mode. Silverfast’s 48->24 mode option makes this possible and provides the following advantages: (1) outputting color corrected images in 24-bit mode consumes less disk storage space while still providing the quality I need, and (2) since Photoshop Elements has limited 48-bit editing functionality, using Silverfast saves me from having to purchase a separate 48-bit image editor to do post-scan color correction and then manually convert images from 48-bit to 24-bit mode. Note that Silverfast does have the option of outputting color corrected images in 48-bit mode if desired.

I use Silverfast IT8 color calibration targets and a monitor calibration tool (Spyder2) for color management in my workflow and have been very pleased with the results. On the rare occasions that I have had technical issues with Silverfast, I found LaserSoft Imaging’s support folks to be very helpful. Whether a professional, or a perfectionist amateur like myself, I would recommend Silverfast scanning software to anyone who is serious about producing the highest quality scanned images.

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BEST COLOR MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE of the year 2008
 

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"A product with minor flaws but
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