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Scan your Kodachromes without Bluecast, without Dust and Scratches

Kodachrome Mode

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.

Kodachrome Video

Watch our Video to learn more about SilverFast's Kodachrome features

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Supported Scanners

The listed scanners are tested to support the Kodachrome mode.

  • ScanWit 2750S, 2750i, 2750U
  • FS 120
  • MultiMag SlideScan 3600
  • MultiMag SlideScan 4000 / 4000b
  • MultiMag SlideScan 6000
  • MultiMag SlideScan 7000
  • CanoScan 4400F
  • CanoScan 5600F
  • CanoScan 8400F
  • CanoScan 8600F
  • CanoScan 8800F
  • CanoScan 9000F
  • CanoScan 9000F Mark II
  • CanoScan 9900F
  • CanoScan 9950F
  • CanoScan FS4000US
  • DS-G20000
  • ES-10000G
  • ES-11000G
  • ES-8500
  • Expression 10000XL
  • Expression 11000XL
  • Expression 12000XL
  • Expression 13000XL
  • 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 Photo
  • Perfection 2580 Photo
  • Perfection 3200 Photo/Pro
  • Perfection 4490 Photo
  • Perfection 4870 Photo
  • Perfection 4990 Photo
  • Perfection V200 Photo
  • Perfection V300 Photo
  • Perfection V330 Photo
  • Perfection V350 Photo
  • Perfection V370 Photo
  • Perfection V500 Photo
  • Perfection V550 Photo
  • Perfection V600 Photo
  • Perfection V700 Photo
  • Perfection V750 Pro
  • Perfection V800 Photo
  • Perfection V850 Pro
  • Stylus Photo RX620
  • 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
  • ArtixScan F1
  • ArtixScan F2
  • ArtixScan M1
  • ScanMaker 9800 XL
  • ScanMaker 9800 XL Plus
  • ScanMaker i700
  • ScanMaker i800
  • ScanMaker i800 Plus
  • ScanMaker i900
  • DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 (not Elite 5400 II)
  • DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II
  • 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
  • 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
  • OpticFilm 120
  • OpticFilm 120 Pro
  • OpticFilm 135i
  • OpticFilm 7200
  • OpticFilm 7200i
  • OpticFilm 7300
  • OpticFilm 7400
  • OpticFilm 7500i
  • OpticFilm 7600i
  • OpticFilm 8100
  • OpticFilm 8200i
  • OpticFilm 8300i
  • Intelli Scan 5000
  • 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
  • Powerlook 270 II

Kodachromes without dust and scratches – iSRD 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.

Supported Scanners

The listed scanners have been tested and support SilverFasts Kodachrome features. More scanners will be added to the list by and by.

SilverFast Editions

Kodachrome profiles are not included with SilverFast SE, but are included with SilverFast SE Plus, Ai Studio and Archive Suite.