Kodachrome scans without bluecast, dust and scratches - with SilverFast
By implementing improved Kodachrome routines into SilverFast Version 6.6 it's finally possible to achieve high quality scans of Kodachrome slides with the highest possible dynamic range, color calibrated and free of bluecast, dust and scratches.*

Kodachrome ICC profiles & scanner calibration
Anyone working with Kodachrome scans without adjusting the scanner to the special film material properly knows the problem of the nasty bluecast. Some scanner manufacturer's software may have a Kodachrome mode for selection, which usually isn't very helpfull though, because a device specific calibration is lacking. It needs a color calibration with a Kodachrome target to avoid the bluecast problem completely. Unfortunately Kodak has stopped producing Kodachrome Q60 targets in 1999.
Therefore we have implemented generic Kodachrome ICC-profiles for many supported film scanners in SilverFast 6.6. This is a good starting basis. For really colortrue results it needs a scanner calibration. For this purpose LaserSoft Imaging is offering special Kodachrome targets since the beginning of 2009.

Here you can find additional information about the LaserSoft Imaging Kodachrome targets, which you may want to order in our Online-Shop.


Example images: before and after SilverFast Kodachrome profiling.
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Kodachromes with maximum dynamic range
To scan Kodachromes with attention on recording the complete dynamic range is a considerable challenge. This, because the dynamic range reaches up to 3.8D - which is a grayscale range of 6300 shades and equals a contrast range of 1:6300!
Fortunately SilverFast Multi-Exposure can handle the enormous dynamic range with film scanners. This assures reproducing the deepest shades inside Kodachromes successfully.

Kodachromes without dust and scratches - SRD® and iSRD®
Ordinary dust and scratches removal tools (like ICE) fail with Kodachromes, because it's film material is very different than normal color films. The Usage of an combination of advanced SilverFast dust and scratch removal functionalities SRD® and iSRD® guarantees dust and scratch ree Kodachrome scans.

How perfect this works and how easy it is to apply, can be seen here: :







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* SilverFast Multi-Exposure® (for enhancing the dynamic range) and iSRD® (infrared scratch and dust removal) are hardware dependent features. Kodachrome profiles are not included in the SilverFast SE version.