The scanner comes with SilverFast SE, which you can unlock for free on our website.
To better utilize the full potential of your scanner, we recommend a discounted upgrade to SilverFast SE Plus, Ai Studio or the Archive Suite.
Film Scanner for 35mm slides and filmstrips
Optical resolution of 10,000 ppi (manufacturer)
Optical density of 3.9 DMax (manufacturer)
SilverFast SE included
Slide and filmstrip holders are included. These are plastic holders, in which up to four slides or a filmstrip with up to 6 images can be inserted. The framing of the slides can be made of plastic, cardboard or glass, but should not be thicker than 3mm. Feeding the holders has to be done manually.
The PrimeFilm XE scanner from PIE (Pacific Image Electronics) scans 35mm slides and film strips. According to the manufacturer it achieves up to 10,000dpi. The Dynamic Range of the scanner is specified with 3.9. Thus, the scanner achieves very good values, at least on the data sheet, which are sufficient for scans of very high quality. In practice however, the actual Dynamic Range should be well below 3.9 and SilverFast Multi-Exposure should be used. This Multi-Exposure funtionality, included with SilverFast SE Plus and Ai Studio as well as the Archive Suite, significantly increases the Dynamic Range and also reduces occurring image noise very effectively.
I’m using this PIE medium format scanners for a year now and I’m thrilled with the opportunities I have with SilverFast. The image automatics work almost perfectly, 90% of all images I do not need to optimize any further. And even old photographies with really strong color casts I can get completely restored.
I found Pacific Image Electronics’ PrimeFilm to have a remarkable collection of features at a remarkably low price. A scanner is only as good as its driver, and getting SilverFast to drive it was a genuine surprise, and a very pleasant one. You can bet that when people ask me to recommend a modestly priced film scanner in the future they will hear me singing the praises of this one.
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You can download the latest scanner drivers for your Pacific Image Electronics scanner model here at the manufacturer’s website.
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