On part I of the article, I mentioned a couple of reasons why IT8 calibration is important for the digitizing process. The manual calibration using SilverFast and third party IT8 targets was also explained. Now the easiest part Automatic IT8 calibration using LaserSoft Imaging IT8 calibration targets and its patented technology. This process is very [...]
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Quicktip: Why and how to IT8 calibrate the scanner (part II)
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · analogue photography, Digital Photography, HowTo, Photography, Processing, Quicktips, Scanner, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials
Tags: Alejandro Morales·calibration·Color Calibration·digitizing·effective tools·image quality·IT8·SilverFast·workflow
Kodak Professional Ektar 100
July 9th, 2010 · 7 Comments · analogue photography, HowTo, News, Processing, SilverFast
The finest, smoothest grain of color negative film in the world – now ideal for scanning! With SilverFast NegaFix® you can easily and successfully scan and convert negative films into color-true positives. Starting with the SilverFast version 6.6.2r2 * we have added the current EKTAR 100, an advanced color film with extraordinary features, to the [...]
Tags: Ektar 100·film profile·Kodak·NegaFix
Quicktip: Why and how to IT8 calibrate the scanner (part I)
June 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · analogue photography, Digital Photography, HowTo, News, Photography, Quicktips, Scanner, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials
Although Color Management is a very extent topic, I will briefly mention three good reasons for an IT8 calibration: Color reproduction accuracy Scanner aging. Construction parts age and with it the way these devices “see” things. These changes are reflected in light color inaccuracies which can be corrected by generating new color profiles for the [...]
Tags: Alejandro Morales·Color Calibration·color management·digitizing·effective tools·image quality·IT8 calibration with SilverFast·Manual calibration with SilverFast·manual color calibration with SilverFast·Quicktip·SilverFast·SilverFast Quicktip·workflow
Quicktip: Using high resolution preview to your advantage.
May 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments · analogue photography, Digital Photography, HowTo, Photography, Quicktips, Scanner, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials
SilverFast (and most scanning applications) perform prescans in a low or very low resolution. The reason for this is to “save time”. While that is a good argument. The drawback of quick (slo-res) prescans is, that the image you are using for corrections and adjustments does not correspond 100% neither to the details of the [...]
Tags: Alejandro Morales·digitizing·High res·high resolution preview·Quicktip·SilverFast·SilverFast Quicktip·workflow
Quicktip: Color Management System in SilverFast (part 1)
February 26th, 2010 · 6 Comments · analogue photography, HowTo, Photography, Processing, Quicktips, Scanner, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials
Basically color management allows for a complete controlled color reproduction through the entire imaging workflow. In other words, the colors of your originals are maintained over the entire process of manipulation with a high accuracy percentage. There are two color management systems in SilverFast scan software, the one contained in SilverFast Ai and Ai Studio [...]
Tags: Alejandro Morales·Color management system·Color Managemet System·Colour Management System·Farbverwaltung·SilverFast Ai
Digital Analogue – beautiful stop-motion video
February 10th, 2010 · No Comments · analogue photography, Digital Photography, Distraction, Humour, Photography, Video
Really cool video made from a combination of old cameras mixed together with modern day sound and video. I even recognized some cameras I used to photograph with – back in the days. [vimeo 8892601] [via jnack]
Tags: analogue·Photography
Quicktip: Scanning 35mm film for Full HD TV output
January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · analogue photography, Digital Photography, HowTo
The previous three articles (I, II and III) should provide users with the necessary tools for managing resolution in SilverFast. And the introductory article Scanning for TV explains some common issues to be taken into consideration.
Tags: Alejandro Morales·Photography·scan·scanning for tv·SilverFast
SilverFast for the Reflecta ProScan 7200
December 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · analogue photography, News, Scanner, SilverFast
The german specialist for slide technology Reflecta has introduced the new CCD scanner ProScan 7200 for quick image processing at the end of november. The ProScan 7200 scans 35mm negativ and positiv filmstrips as well as framed slides with an optical resolution of 3600dpi x 3600dpi and a color depth of 48bit. An additional infrared [...]
Tags: ProScan 7200·Reflecta·SilverFast
Quicktip: Managing resolution controls in SilverFast (Part II):
December 24th, 2009 · No Comments · analogue photography, Digital Photography, HowTo, News, Photography, Printing, Processing, Quicktips, Scanner, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials
In the Previous article I described the different parts of the resolution control panel in SilverFast, and how to use the resolution slider. This article deals with the second part of the resolution panel, the “Q-Factor and Screen” values. Where Q-Factor stands for Quality factor and Screen value is related to the lines per inch [...]
Tags: image quality·Q-factor screen value·scaning resolution