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What do Plustek users say about SilverFast?

ScanDig - filmscanner.info (OF 120) - With the optionally available Archive Suite (a combination of SilverFast Ai Studio and SilverFast HDR Studio) it is also possible to make RAW scans, in order to do the processing later in the HDR software. With the option to scan films in the HDRi format you have the possibility, to use the information of the infrared channel in an optimal way in the postprocessing. For the professional use it is recommended by all means to use the Archive Suite.

Terrance Lam (OF 120) - The Plustek is a mini scanning lab on your desktop at a value. […] I will say that with a small learning curve with SilverFast, that you'll be scanning awesome negs in no time. […] I'd still suggest spending the time with SilverFast over Vuescan and in terms of colour negs, SilverFast deals with the orange mask far better than any other software scanning combination out there.

Sven Voigtläner (7600i Ai) - I was looking for a high-quality film scanner that was priced significantly below Nikon‘s scanners. I didn‘t want to purchase a flatbed scanner with transparency unit, so I quickly ended up with the Plustek devices. After I read on the internet what SilverFast is capable to do, I decided for the Ai version. So far, I am always very pleased with the results and I can recommend this product without any restrictions.

Todd Winters (8200i Ai) - I‘m using the new Plustek 8200i Ai to scan my slides for about two months now. The possibilities to control the output with SilverFast are amazing, I get best results for every original. The dust and scratch removal tool iSRD is especially helpful. Just press the button and the image looks like new.

Svetlana Kurmaz (8200i SE) - It's a lot of fun to digitize my family‘s old slides using the Plustek scanner and SilverFast software. Color casts – no problem. Scratches and dust – no problem. Blurred images – no problem. I award 5 out of 5 stars.

James Brook (8200i Ai) - For me as a beginner, the WorkflowPilot has been a great help getting started. Using this wizard, I have soon learned to control the software producing great results that are exactly fitting my needs.

L. Linden (7200i) - L. Linden (7200i) - This scanner in combination with SilverFast software offers a good price/ performance ratio. After a short period of getting familiar, the software is easy to use and the scanner provides very acceptable image quality. For my slides, 3600 dpi is way enough, with 7200 dpi, the quality does not rise, but scan time and data volume do.

The hardware-based dust and scratch correction iSRD delivers truly amazing results, but the processing time per slide rises from less than 1 min to about 4 min. This may also depend on the speed of your PC (in my case an Intel Centrino 1.73 GHz with 1.25 GB RAM). It will take its time, if you have a larger amount of slides to scan with iSRD. I criticize the lack of a fixation for the slide holder, which requires to adjust the software scan frame manually for every slide, but this is easily done. In addition, the dynamic range of 3 is not particularly large, but this isn‘t even noticeable for most slides. Overall, a successful product for the ambitious holiday photographer.