Silverfast vs vuescan software#

I canвЂ™t comment too much on Silverfast as I only tried the demo version while evaluating which software to use myself. But I would like to hear your experiences with these two products. My reading seems to indicate that VueScan is better for negatives and slides, while SliverFast is better for photographs. IвЂ™m scanning photographs with an Epson Perfection 4870. IвЂ™m scanning slides and negatives with a Nikon CoolScan V. IвЂ™d like to know which product is best for 35mm slides, 50-year-old black and white negatives, 4Г—6 photographs, etc.

Wrote in message IвЂ™m seeking comments from people who have used both SilverFast and VueScan. Not to be 'uttering any disparaging words' вЂ¦ but IвЂ™ve seen people characterizing ViewScan as 'a rolling Beta' вЂ¦whatever that means. (2) You can set the White Point, Black Point, and Middle Gray with a probe-like capability. I currently prefer SilverFast AI вЂ¦ primarily because IвЂ™m more comfortable working with its UI *and* because it actually has Most of my uploads are now scanned using SilverFast and you'll see why it's a good buy.I have tried both, and also EpsonScan, on an Epson Perfection 4870 for very similar tasks. Have fun - you'll notice the quality of Siverfast on my gallery - you can compare my older images(which is from page 3 to 12) is scanned on NikonScan3 or 4, pages 1 and 2 are from SilverFast, you'll see the difference. Do not forget Rule no 1, the lesser processing in PS, the better the quality. Most of the time, I don't adjust any colors on PS anymore - after the scan, I only use PS to save my file, that's it - with NikonScan3 or 4, I spend minutes editing on PS to compensate for its inaccuracies.

Silverfast vs vuescan trial#

In short, go and try the trial version of the SilverFast Ai or the SE version and don't forget to put your output scan size to 5700dpi - you'll see the difference. It makes you think that probably Nikon is using the same CCD chip for both the LS40 and the higher end models and the only difference is the software(which enables the scanner to scan on the minimum of 2900dpi only - on the SilverFast, this one is bypassed and allows you to use the maximum resolution of 5700dpi! amazing isn't it?)but yes, you would question yourself this after seeing a 5700dpi created out of your LS40 at 150Mb - that is why SilverFast is quite expensive because it is very good or near excellent. On 5700dpi resolution, you can see the grain of the film 'clearly' with the proverbial smoothness(doesn't mean blurred). If you are using LS40, you'll realize too that you don't need the LS50, why? The SilverFast allows you to scan your slides up to 5700dpi! - compared to NikonScan4(2900dpi) and this is on 48bit(Nikon doesn't do this). With the SilverFastAi or SE, you get the accurate colors after the prescan! The color correction facilities of the SilverFast is amazing and user friendly - if you have been using NikonScan for 3years, you'll see the difference and you'll never turn back. The ICC color profiles embedded on the NikonScan are haywired - meaning inaccurate - you'll find reds to be too red and yellows are bland - even though you have matched the profiles from scanner to PS and monitor - you get inaccurate colors - this was on NikonScan4, NikonScan3 was 'OK', but after upgrading your scanner's firmware, the ICC profiles do not work properly anymore and you can't use the NikonScan3 too - it has been internally locked and your left to anguish with NikonScan4. In my opinion, SilverFast Ai or SE does outperform NikonScan4. 'RE: SilverFast vs Vuescan vs Nikon Software'