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 · 6 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
Quicktip: Why and how to IT8 calibrate the scanner (part I)
June 23rd, 2010 · 42 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
Auto-Sharpening function USM for SilverFast HDR and DC is now aligned to the scanner
December 25th, 2009 · No Comments · HDR, News, Processing, Scanner, SilverFast
The human perception is aligned to the recognition of edges and lines. So the sharpness impression of photos can be increased by contrast rise of small brightness changes. Conventional sharpening functions often increase the detail contrast of the complete image in general and therefore strengthen also any image interference of the original, details get lost. […]
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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
The SilverFast HDRi RAW data format with infrared channel
September 9th, 2009 · No Comments · HDR, News, Photography, Processing, Scanner, SilverFast
NEW: The SilverFast HDRi RAW data format with infrared channel The SilverFast HDRi RAW data format uses 64bit HDRi color files (and 32bit grayscale files respectively), that contain all readable image information. This includes the information of the infrared channel, which’s data can be used for image optimization, e.g. for dust and scratch removal. Hence, […]
Tags: digitizing·HDR·image quality·infrared·photo archive·SilverFast·workflow
SilverFast scanner calibration targets: 10% off
September 8th, 2009 · No Comments · analogue photography, Digital Photography, News, Photography, Processing, Scanner, SilverFast
LaserSoft Imaging is offering their IT8 targets at a 10% reduced rate until september 20th. The patent registered Auto-IT8-Calibration is reliable and easy to use due to the barcode technology integrated into the LaserSoft Imaging calibration targets – This is the reason, why SilverFast was awarded by the EDP as the best color management software […]
Tags: calibration·color management·discount·image quality·IT8·it8 target·SilverFast
SilverFast Multi-Exposure (Dynamic Range)
September 7th, 2009 · No Comments · analogue photography, Photography, Scanner, SilverFast
IMPROVED: SilverFast Multi-Exposure (Dynamic Range) Using Multi-Exposure the original gets scanned serveral time, but with different exposure times. By taking these single scans into account the software calculates the final HDR-Scan. This technique increases the scanner’s effective dynamic range (contrast spread) considerably, saving details especially in the light and shadow areas of an image. The […]
The SilverFast Kodachrome Workflow
September 5th, 2009 · No Comments · analogue photography, Photography, Scanner, SilverFast
IMPROVED: The SilverFast Kodachrome Workflow Kodachrome slides are very challenging to scan – but not with SilverFast. The usual bluecast is omitted by using Kodachrome ICC profiles and by calibrating the scanner with a new developed SilverFast Kodachrome IT8 target. Multi-Exposure increases the scanner’s dynamic range to prevent any details from getting lost and the […]
Tags: digitizing·image quality·Kodachrome·photo archive·SilverFast
SilverFast iSRD (dust and scratch removal)
September 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Photography, Scanner, SilverFast
IMPROVED: SilverFast iSRD (dust and scratch removal) While scanning a slide, even the smallest scratches and dust particles become aberrations, that can’t be ignored. Some scanners feature an additional infrared channel, which’s data can be used for defect detection and elimination. The SilverFast iSRD dust and scratch removal works fully automatically or can be adjusted […]
The SilverFast Auto IT8 Calibration
August 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Photography, Scanner, SilverFast
IMPROVED: The SilverFast Auto IT8 Calibration For a true color image rendition of scanned originals it’s important to initially calibrate the scanner. Thereto, LaserSoft Imaging produces quality IT8 calibration targets. By combining automatic frame finding and an integrated barcode technology the SilverFast IT8 calibration is especially easy – 2 mouse clicks will do. A printer […]
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