Optimum scan results for brilliant images

Ken Hanna Photography, Inc. - Thank you for your great software for my aging Nikon 4000ED. I have been in the advertising business for 35 yrs. and some of the equipment that I cherish, I love to keep viable! Maybe not so much with my film cameras! I find that the SilverFast software not only compliments my Nikon and Umax scanners, but actually gives me more options than the original software. Your software aids me with the transition from film to digital for some of my old photographs. Especially with the Nikon scanner, the adjustments that can be made at input, are ideal! The more that can be accomplished at input, the less I have to do in post. I have a number of archival images that I love to scan from film to digital. I am grateful that there are companies that can appreciate the quality of older equipment, endorse it (sometimes it's better quality than new) and take it to a higher level. Thank you SilverFast!
I am a photographer that appreciates view cameras, quality lenses and quality products. I can fully appreciate the amount of care and devotion that goes in to the SilverFast products. They make my job easier!

axis mundi CONSULTING - We would like to thank you for the super service and we would like to give feedback that we are very satisfied with the SilverFast 8.8 software for the Nikon LS5000. The application is clearly structured and we have been able to work immediately without great instructions.

Roger Trottman - Three days ago I was doing research on methods to digitize about 6.000 35mm slides. Until I found details on the SilverFast product, I had tried the procedures on the info boards with poor results. This is about the 5th time I have re-started this project. I downloaded the demo version of your SilverFast Ai Studio 8 suite and it took me a few hours to figure out how to navigate the product. Your product was a good match for the Nikon 5000 Super Coolscan I am using. The QuickTime videos were very useful to understand the various settings available in the program. Before I downloaded the demo of your program I had no experience or knowledge of what the SilverFast Ai Studio 8 software was capable of doing. The results from the SilverFast product are exceptional. […] The scanned results of the program are very good and do not look like copies, many of the slides needed no touchup. Those that did were quick and easy to correct. In my case, I am using Adobe Photoshop for the final corrections. I plan to try the SilverFast Archive Suite 8 to see if it is better than the Photoshop I am using. Thanks for your help in selecting the right solution for organizing my slides.

FOTO DIGITAL - We recommend a more powerful scan software such as "SilverFast", as the included "Nikon Scan 4.0" is out of the scanner's depth. "SilverFast" also offers the possibility to calibrate the scanner. The tools for automatic corrections are working properly and contribute to better imaging results. […] Grain can be effectively reduced by multiple scanning. The autofocus accomplishes a perfect job for accurately mounted slides and smooth film strips.

Shelly Katz - photographer and Nikon user

Kodachrome - Special Profiles for Brilliant Results

Thanks to our special Kodachrome profiles for our Nikon software you have three major advantages compared to usual software that let you finally scan your Kodachrome slides in high quality: maximum Dynamic Range, IT8 calibration and free of dust and scratches.

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.

If you scan Kodachromes without IT8 calibration, the scans will consistently show a strong blue cast. Using SilverFast, the user simply goes to the general panel in SilverFast's main control dialog selects "Kodachrome" from the Pos./Neg. pop-up menu. SilverFast now applies a Kodachrome profile, which is specifically adjusted for your Nikon scanner. The blue cast is removed from the image!