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On this page you will find lots of useful information about SilverFast 8 and about using individual features. The content is updated frequently. So it may be worth to drop by from time to time.
Tutorials on the previous version SilverFast 6.6 are available here.

Scanner-Software SilverFast 8 – Instrucions, Information, Notes

Information and Explanations

• 1.1 The History of the Scanner
• 1.2 The Meaning of Resolution
• 1.3 The optimum Workflow for Digital Image Processing

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2 Practice: Scanning Photographs

• 2.1 Why was the SilverFast Preview Concept developed?
  • 2.1.1 Scan Preview
  
  
• 2.2 Why was the SilverFast WorkflowPilot developed?
  • 2.2.1 Scanning with the WorkflowPilot
  • 2.2.2 Help for all Tools and Filters
  • 2.2.3 Preview
  • 2.2.4 Example Use of the WorkflowPilot
  • 2.2.5 Creating your own Workflows
  
  
• 2.3 Scanning without the WorkflowPilot
  • 2.3.1 Specifying the Scan Frame
  • 2.3.2 Setting the Resolution
  • 2.3.3 Color Inspection of Individual Image Points and Advanced Frame Options
  • 2.3.4 Rotating and Flipping Frames
  • 2.3.5 Why was the Neutralising Pipette developed?
  • 2.3.6 Setting Black and White Point and Color Reconstruction (MidPip)
  • 2.3.7 Why was the Histogram developed?
  • 2.3.8 Improving Shadows with a Histogram and Gradation
  • 2.3.9 Why was Unsharp Masking developed?
  • 2.3.10 Sharpening Using Unsharp Masking (USM)
  • 2.3.11 Why was Smart Image Auto Adjust developed?
  • 2.3.12 Using Auto Adjust and Removing Color Cast
  • 2.3.13 Why was Global Color Correction developed?
  • 2.3.14 Global Color Correction (GCC)
  • 2.3.15 Why was Selective Color Correction developed?
  • 2.3.16 Selective Color Correction in SilverFast SE (Plus)
  • 2.3.17 Selective Color Correction in SilverFast Ai Studio 8
  • 2.3.18 Why was the software-based Dust and Scratch Removal Tool developed?
  • 2.3.19 Dust and Scratch Removal (SRD)
  • 2.3.20 Performing the actual Scan

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3. Summary of the Workflow