I shot the remainder of the film and would like to process. The listed scanners are tested to support the silverfast kodachrome features. I was able to quickly create a film simulation recipe that produces similar results incamera to what that other photographer is getting with software. See our updating your printers firmware using epson software updater page for update instructions. The sharpness of these old negative films is good even by todays standards.
Silverfast s intelligent automatic functions make it much easier to get brilliant results and exceed your expectations. Photos must be shot with kodak film and have an appropriate tag. Unlocking your scanner to get better scans the craft of fine art. Schneider kodacolor ii was the standard kodak professional color negative film for pretty much the entire 1970s and into the 1980s. If youre using film types that arent in this table, particularly some of the newer fuji films, try experimenting with the kodak gold and kodak advantix settings these seem to work well. Pacific image prime film xe equal to nikon coolscans. Buy a dedicated slide scanner, borrow if someone you know has one, or rent rent from where i have no idea 2. In this video ill show you how to digitise slides or transparencies using silverfast scanning software. I as mentioned above dont use the epson software anymore, and havent for some time now. Silverfast is not bad, its simply just to big a hassle to use.
Id imagine your best bet would be to examine the roll for process c41, process c22, or similar. Of course, even if the film was bought after 1973, it could be it was old stock c22. I was given a camera that had some old kodacolor ii, 126 film loaded in it. The latest negafix profiles available for your scanner are installed automatically during silverfast installation. Epson software updater allows you to update epson software as well as download 3rd party applications. Unbundling the software from silverfast means you can use the defect removal. Silverfast blog presenting a nice blend of news, tips.
Again, the real time view of changes in silverfast is a very attractive feature, but it may be a mute point if vuescans ease of use and generation of quality scans surpasses silverfast. Does lsi or anyone else have any prepared negafix profiles that i could import for kodak kodacolor ii at asa 100 and 200. Besides the obvious issue with the silverfast software compatibility regarding the 5400 ii. The elements needed for a professional film scanner plustek.
The plustek opticfilm 8100 and silverfast software make a perfect combination. If you dont see your film listed here, please post a message in the groups film list. S o youre ready to buy a very highquality flatbed scanner to digitize your analog prints and film, but now youre having a hard time deciding between the epson perfection v800 photo and the epson perfection v850 pro photo scanners dont feel bad. Agfa optima ii 100 6x6 agfa optima ii 400 6x6 agfa optima ii prestige 400 agfa optima 200 6x6. Like you indicated, it is possible that some slides, particulary ones with more shadows, may benefit using silverfast. Is it really that useless without that specific software. Scan in raw with infrared channel, with multi exposure check silverfast site to see if your sca.
Kodacolor x is a color negative film that was manufactured by eastman kodak between 1963 and 1974. Buy canon canoscan 9000f mkii colour image scanner online at low price in india on. Shawn, one reason you wont see a profile for ektachrome in negafix is that ektachrome is a colorreversal film, not a negative film. In order to achieve the best image quality we recommend to use silverfast. Scanning color negative film with silverfast ai studio 8 and adobe lightroom. Also, kodacolor has been out of production for so long that its probably a little unrealistic to expect to see a profile for it in current scanning software. Kodacolorx 35mm film cartridge and box the darkroom.
The 9000f does not unfold its true potential without silverfast. You can choose a profile specific to your film from more than 120 available film profiles, which take the manufacturer, the exact film type and the. Silverfast highend suite for heidelberg drum scanner archive software. Epson v800 vs v850 the 5 differences and which you. Software is seldom perfect, something i am reminded of every time i download a creative cloud update, but what silverfast has done is give. Note that tags with a space are surrounded by double quotation marks. When people would suggest it to me id adjust my ascot and tell them that silverfast was too technical for something as fine as the art of photography. I see most people leave silverfast for other software like vuescan, and i. Srdx, which comes in silverfast s ai studio 8 scanner software, is a dust and scratch removal cleanup tool for blackandwhite negatives and kodachrome.
As outlined on this site, i used imagej software, a public domain software off the nih site. The opticfilm 7200i comes bundled with the latest version of lasersofts silverfast ai software which, supports. You will learn how to apply universal color management workflows using silverfast software. Fujifilm x kodacolor and kodachrome ii film simulation. Kodacolor technology is the collective branding used for several proprietary inkjet printer technologies. Thats all changed with a new breakthrough in scanning technology from lasersoft imaging called srdx, which can work with scanners without the need for installed irchannel capability. Below is a list of film letter codes to use as tags. The silverfast web site is one of the worst and least helpful ive ever run across in my 15 years of working with pcs. There was a choice, either insert the original cd or if silverfast was bought online, the correct name, but it was not accepted. It was introduced along with the kodak instamatic cameras which use 126 film.
He would even call it an extension or a diversified document of all his encounters. Ritchie roesch has done a fine job of creating film simulation recipes for fujifilm cameras. Kodacolor still photography includes several true color negative print films produced by kodak since 1942. The scan software silverfast is well suited for achieving great kodachrome scans. Your epson product must be turned on and connected to a computer with internet access. Silverfast negafix negative to positive lasersoft imaging. Kodacolor filmmaking was an early movie system that used filters to record additive color on monochromatic lenticular film. Be careful setting levels or youll get clipping set levels only in postprocessing. Users can benefit from silverfast s intelligent automatic functions which help to make the process of various adjustments much easier and get brilliant results.
Canoscan 9000f mark ii scanner software silverfast for. Negafix for kodacolor ii 35mm film lasersoft imaging. Film types vuescan scanner software for windows, mac os. We ran a kodacolor color negative scan through srdx to see how well it would detect and repair some obvious problems. As always, great content, and thanks for all of your invaluable. Even kodachrome films, which have a high density in dark sections, are no longer a problem for film scanners equipped with such hardware and.
If youve never used silverfast before then this will serve as a. Negafix profiles scanner software silverfast for windows. Kodacolor ii and cii c41 were apparently much less stable, but nevertheless gave good scanning results, while 20 year old kodacolor gold 100 remained virtually unchanged compared to modern color negative films. Each of these versions has a special version for each brand and model of scanner. Never got a kodachrome it8 target, but learned, the scan process of how to. Unless youre already extremely knowledgeable about highend scanners, let me tell you, its extremely difficult to. Two of my favourites are his kodachrome 64, vintage kodachrome, and kodachrome ii recipes for the fujifilm xtrans iii or iv sensor cameras. Kodacolor ii was the first of a new generation of kodak color negative films using the c41 process. The film in question is the same kodacolor ii which is a very old film and not available anymore. For experienced drum scanner operators this workshop is a opportunity to discuss and tweak their workflows with the experts. Silverfast software, using a dual interface, is designed for both professionals and beginners who digitize their analog images. Sebastian schluter is a photography artist, whos work can be described as a personal record of his observations. The reason that i named this recipe kodacolor and not portra is that, to me, it looks more like kodacolor vr than portra, although the aesthetics of these two films are quite similar. Films such as kodak gold have different types of emulsions indicated by.
My go to scanner software is vuescan, although the learning curve is a bit steep, its still the best software out there if you ask me. The agfa xr 100 was comercially named agfa color xr 100. Dont ask too much of your scanner and scanning software. The silverfast web site says there is a free update available, but even though the product is registered in my name, the free update is not accessible, will not download and is virtually useless.
The scanner provides a very good image quality when scanning documents and is very fast. The film was designed to be processed in the c22 process, which is the predecessor to todays c41 process. Brooks feb 1, 2011 a new canoscan flatbed photo scanner, the 9000f, has an exceptionally high 9600x9600 optical resolution. The kodachrome calibration ensures that kodachromes are recognized colortruly without requiring the user to do extensive color corrections afterwards. All joking aside, ive avoided silverfast for a number of years because for me, the packaged software that came with my scanners worked well enough. Ive looked around, and theres mixed opinions on how to process this film. The real kodachrome film is dead but lives on as fujifilm x camera film simulation recipes or as adobe lightroom classic presets.
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