Scan Kodachrome film with perfect quality and maximum image details

Kodachrome ICC Profiles

By implementing improved Kodachrome routines into SilverFast it's finally possible to achieve high-quality scans of Kodachrome slides with the highest possible Dynamic Range and free of bluecast, dust and scratches.

Scan showing the typical Kodachrome blue cast

No blue cast using the Kodachrome mode

Anyone working with Kodachrome scans without adjusting the scanner to the special film properly knows the problem of the unsightly bluecast. Some scanner manufacturer’s software may have a Kodachrome mode for selection, which usually isn’t very helpful because a device specific calibration is lacking. Therefore we have implemented generic Kodachrome ICC-profiles for many supported film scanners in SilverFast. These provide the user with a very good starting point.

Kodachromes with maximum Dynamic Range

Scanning Kodachromes with attention to 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 guarantees reproduction of the deepest shades inside Kodachromes successfully.

Supported Scanners

The listed scanners are tested to support the Kodachrome mode.

BenQ (Acer)

ScanWit 2750S, 2750i, 2750U

Braun Phototechnik

FS 120
MultiMag SlideScan 3600
MultiMag SlideScan 4000 / 4000b
MultiMag SlideScan 6000
MultiMag SlideScan 7000

Canon

CanoScan 4400F
CanoScan 5600F
CanoScan 8400F
CanoScan 8600F
CanoScan 8800F
CanoScan 9000F
CanoScan 9000F Mark II
CanoScan 9900F
CanoScan 9950F
CanoScan FS4000US

Epson

DS-G20000
ES-10000G
ES-11000G
ES-8500
Expression 10000XL
Expression 11000XL
Expression 12000XL
Expression 13000XL [INTERNAL!]
Expression 1600 / 1600 Pro / ES-2000
Expression 1640XL
GT-9700F
GT-9800F
GT-F500
GT-F550
GT-F670
GT-F700
GT-F720
GT-F730
GT-F740
GT-X700
GT-X750
GT-X770
GT-X800
GT-X820
GT-X830
GT-X900
GT-X970
GT-X980
Perfection 2450 Photo
Perfection 2480
Perfection 2580
Perfection 3200 Photo/Pro
Perfection 4490 Photo
Perfection 4870 Photo
Perfection 4990 Photo
Perfection V200
Perfection V300
Perfection V330
Perfection V350
Perfection V370 Photo
Perfection V500 Photo
Perfection V550 Photo
Perfection V600 Photo
Perfection V700 Photo
Perfection V750 Pro
Perfection V800
Perfection V850
Stylus Photo RX620

Heidelberg

Chromagraph 3300/3400 (Mac)
Chromagraph 3300/3400 (Win)
NexScan (Mac)
NexScan (Win)
PrimeScan (Mac)
PrimeScan (Win)
Tango/XL (Mac)
Tango/XL (Win)
Topaz (Mac)
Topaz (Win)

Scanjet 8300
Scanjet G4050

Microtek

ArtixScan F1
ArtixScan F2
ArtixScan M1
ScanMaker 9800 XL
ScanMaker 9800 XL Plus
ScanMaker i700
ScanMaker i800
ScanMaker i800 Plus
ScanMaker i900

Minolta

DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 (not Elite 5400 II)
DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II

Nikon

LS 2000 / Super Coolscan 2000
LS 4000ED / Super Coolscan 4000 ED
LS 40ED / Coolscan IV ED
LS 5000ED / Super Coolscan 5000 ED
LS 50ED / Coolscan V ED
LS 8000ED / Super Coolscan 8000 ED
LS 9000ED / Super Coolscan 9000 ED

Pacific Image Electronics

PowerSlide 3600
PowerSlide 3650
PowerSlide 5000
PowerSlide X
PrimeFilm 120 / 120 Pro
PrimeFilm 3600u
PrimeFilm 3650 Pro3
PrimeFilm 7200
PrimeFilm 7250 Pro3
PrimeFilm 7250u
PrimeFilm X
PrimeFilm XA
PrimeFilm XAs
PrimeFilm XE
PrimeFilm XEs

Plustek

OpticFilm 120
OpticFilm 120 Pro
OpticFilm 7200
OpticFilm 7200i
OpticFilm 7300
OpticFilm 7400
OpticFilm 7500i
OpticFilm 7600i
OpticFilm 8100
OpticFilm 8200i
OpticFilm 8300i

Quatographic

Intelli Scan 5000

Reflecta

CrystalScan 3600
CrystalScan 7200
DigitDia 3600
DigitDia 4000
DigitDia 5000
DigitDia 6000
DigitDia 7000
iScan 3600
MF 5000
ProScan 10T
ProScan 4000
ProScan 7200
RPS 10M
RPS 7200

Umax

Powerlook 270 II

Kodachromes without dust and scratches – iSRDx and SRDx

Conventional dust and scratch removal tools (like ICE) fail on Kodachromes because the film emulsion is different from normal color film. Using a combination of SilverFast's improved dust and scratch removal tools iSRD and SRDx reliably ensures dust and scratch-free Kodachrome scans. It may be particularly helpful to use a polygon or path mask, as well as the marker and eraser tools included with SilverFast Ai Studio to limit corrections to specific areas of the image.