In this article I will concentrate on the third component of the CMS option in SilverFast Ai and SilverFast Ai Studio. The first section of the CMS options dialogue (Color Management) was explained in part 1 and the second section was explained in part 2 of the same article The CMS options dialogue looks like [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Digital Photography'
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]
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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.
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Quicktip: Managing resolution controls in SilverFast (Part III):
January 12th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Digital Photography, HowTo, News, Photography, Photography Business, Processing, Quicktips, Scanner, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials
The previous articles (part 1 and part 2) described the different parts of the resolution control panel in SilverFast, how to use the resolution slider and the “Q-Factor and Screen” values. The last part of the article deals with the input-output value entries of the resolution panel (number 3 of the graphic)
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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
Quicktip: Scanning 35 mm film stripes with the Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED + SA-21, SA-31 (Filmholders)
December 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Digital Photography, HowTo, News, Processing, Quicktips, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials
Nikon has created top notch film scanners (probably the best dedicated film scanners) for some years now, being the Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED the top of the line on its 35 mm scanner line. However, working with its film holders can prove complicated. This is true for the film holders SA-21 and SA-30 which [...]
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Quicktip: Displaying the infrared channel in iSRD
November 14th, 2009 · No Comments · analogue photography, Digital Photography, HowTo, News, Processing, Quicktips, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials
iSRD (or infrared Smart Removal of Defects) is a tool in SilverFast which allows users to remove scratches and dust particles from transparencies (slides or negatives). This process is hardwarebased and uses an infrared lamp (included in some scanners) to create a map of dust particles and scratches on the film. It is possible to [...]
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Quicktip: Using NegaFix on heavily scratched negatives.
October 27th, 2009 · No Comments · analogue photography, Digital Photography, HowTo, News, Quicktips, Scanner, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials
Scanning heavily scratched negative stripes can be problematic because big scratches and imperfections affect the general exposure and histogram in Negative mode. Especially those dark scratches (white on the negative stripe) can influence in the correct representation of the image. The next pictures illustrate a possible effect created by a long scratch and a solution [...]
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SilverFast Quick Tip: Scanning for TV
September 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Photography, HowTo, Processing, Quicktips, SilverFast, Tips and Tutorials, Video
Scanning for a presentation on a TV can be tricky. Image resolution and aspect ratio have to be taken into consideration. SilverFast and especially the Archive Suite can help you.
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