Scanning with Silverfast

By Mark Segal
This discussion is the digest of much reading and trial, error and head-scratching. Users new to Silverfast will find it hugely lessens an otherwise steep learning curve.
Unlike Vuescan, the same "version" of Silverfast is issued in an edition customized to each scanner model – and interestingly enough – at difference prices depending on the scanner. Hence there could be some differences between how Silverfast operates with my scanner versus others. As I only know it from the operational experience of my scanner, that information will have to suffice here, but your mileage may vary. For sake of brevity (but unfortunately it remains not too brief!) and practicality, this is a "do this, do that" discussion with little surrounding commentary, confined only to the subject matter of this article – colour negatives. Recall, there are no IT8 targets or ICC calibration possible for the scanner when using this medium; instead there is "Negafix", which converts t...