SilverFast ExpressScan for over 100% faster scans with flatbed scanners

The intelligent new scanning method

Scan many times faster and save valuable time - with the patented SilverFast ExpressScan feature ('Method for scanning originals', Patent No.: US 11,558,529 B2). If several images are next to each other in the scanning direction, the number of scanning passes can be reduced.

The patented ExpressScan is included with our SilverFast Archive Suite from version 9.1 and it is automatically activated if the position of the scan frames allows it. Adjacent images can be scanned in one pass instead of one at a time. This saves a lot of time and also spares the hardware.

This new procedure reduces the number of scan passes to a minimum. The more images can be placed side by side, the greater the effect. For many flatbed scanners, time savings of 50% to 75% can be achieved.

The ExpressScan functionality is not only ideally suited for museums and image archives of all kinds, which have to be particularly careful with their sometimes very old and therefore very sensitive image treasures. All other users who want to protect their scanner and film originals will also benefit. The ExpressScan feature significantly reduces the number of mechanical processes in the scanner and the amount of light the image material is exposed to.

When the ExpressScan functionality is active, the ExpressScan stopwatch icon appears in the scanner status dialog.

In order to use the full speed advantage of the ExpressScan functionality, a special setup is required:

Flatbed scanner
SilverFast Archive Suite, version 9.1 or later
Manual scanning mode (WorkflowPilot deactivated)
Scan frame positioning: at least 2 frames that are positioned at the exact same height regarding scanning direction
Same scanning resolution for all scan frames

Which SilverFast version?

The SilverFast ExpressScan feature is included in our PREMIUM software edition SilverFast Archive Suite.

Which scanners are supported?

The SilverFast ExpressScan feature is supported by the following scanners:

Canon

CanoScan 4400F
CanoScan 5600F
CanoScan 8600F
CanoScan 8800F
CanoScan 9000F
CanoScan 9000F Mark II

Epson

DS-G20000
ES-10000G
ES-11000G
ES-2200
ES-8500
Expression 10000XL
Expression 11000XL
Expression 12000XL
Expression 13000XL
Expression 1640XL
Expression 1680 / 1680 Pro
GT-20000
GT-7600
GT-9300UF
GT-9800F
GT-F500
GT-F600
GT-F650
GT-F670
GT-F700
GT-F720
GT-F730
GT-F740
GT-S600
GT-S620
GT-S630
GT-S640
GT-S650
GT-X700
GT-X750
GT-X770
GT-X800
GT-X820
GT-X830
GT-X900
GT-X970
GT-X980
Perfection 1200
Perfection 2400 / 2400 Photo
Perfection 2480
Perfection 3200 Photo/Pro
Perfection 4180 Photo
Perfection 4490 Photo
Perfection 4870 Photo
Perfection 4990 Photo
Perfection V10
Perfection V100
Perfection V200
Perfection V30
Perfection V300
Perfection V33
Perfection V330
Perfection V350
Perfection V37
Perfection V370 Photo
Perfection V39
Perfection V39 II
Perfection V500 Photo
Perfection V550 Photo
Perfection V600 Photo
Perfection V700 Photo
Perfection V750 Pro
Perfection V800
Perfection V850
WorkForce DS-50000
WorkForce Pro WF-5110 DWF [INTERNAL!]
WorkForce Pro WF-5620 DWF [INTERNAL!]
Workforce Pro WF-C5290DW [INTERNAL!]
Workforce Pro WF-C5790DWF [INTERNAL!]

Microtek

ArtixScan 3200 XL
ArtixScan F1
ArtixScan F2
ArtixScan M1
ScanMaker 1000 XL
ScanMaker 1000 XL Plus
ScanMaker 9800 XL Plus
ScanMaker i800 Plus
ScanMaker i900

Plustek

OpticBook 3800L
OpticBook 3900
OpticBook A300 Plus
OpticPro A320
OpticPro A320E

Testing SilverFast ExpressScan

You can test the ExpressScan with our Archive Suite demo version. Therefore, please install both components, SilverFast Ai Studio and HDR Studio. Initially, please open each software once to start the demo period. The feature is only available in SilverFast Ai Studio when both programs have been started once. Of course you may also combine a full version and a demo version to test the ExpressScan feature.

Testing Archive Suite

My slide library contains in excess of one million Kodachrome slides made on documentary assignments in more than 120 countries. Until recently, digitizing slides and negatives was methodical and slow, then I discovered the SilverFast ExpressScan feature. The ease and speed of the SilverFast ExpressScan result in major time savings. It appears that savings are around 70% in scan time. While SilverFast 9 is streamlined, efficient and fast, it is also robust. So if you need to create very high-resolution scans with customized settings, the application will support whatever you need to do.

Wayne Eastep, Documentary Photographer

ExpressScan Press Release

December 14th, 2021. The new SilverFast release 9.1 offers a multitude of innovations: The ExpressScan (German patent application pending) is a development for everyone who wants to scan a large number of images.

Open Press Release

Archiving Software

Digitize your images fast and easy. The SilverFast Archive Suite is a package consisting of scanner software and imaging software for a subsequent image optimization which work together perfectly.

SilverFast Archiving Software