Silverfast SE and Monaco EZColor

[Peter Calvin]

Since I have been successfully using Colorsync profiles built with Monaco EZColor 2 and Nikonscan on an LS-2000, I thought I ought to be able to build profiles using Silverfast SE the same way. The uncorrected scans I get with Silverfast are so much better than what I got from Nilonscan, I thought that scans with the Monaco profiles would be great.

Not so. When the files are assigned the new scanner profile in Photoshop, the image becomes extremely contrastly, everything from mid-tones down goes black. If you then convert it to the working space (Adobe RGB on my Mac) the image lightens, but the blacks become solarized and turn green.

Iam I doing somethng wrong, or is Silverfast set up to only work with your IT8 calibration?

I am not sure I want to buy the full version for a scanner that will be replaced before the end of the year. (I use the Ai version with the IT8 option on my Epson for 6x6 and 4x5 film, so I know how well that calibration works.

Thanks for your help,

[President_LSI]

SilverFast SE and Color Management with ICC-profiles

Because of the low price of SilverFast SE and to clearly dinstinguish against SilverFast Ai, SilverFast SE has only got a matching function called "Matching by host", which is internally active. This function will use the same colour space that has been set in Photoshop, when used as a Photoshop Plug-in.

When you want to use ICC-profiles you should upgrade to SilverFast Ai, which will have the full ICC-profile matching support and which can also have (as an option) the integrated ICC-profiler.

We can now also supply all formats of IT8 targets from our own high precision production. Even individually measured targets can be delivered from now on. Our targets have a better dynamic range and precision than Kodak targets.

Any upgrade from now on will get a free upgrade to SilverFast Ai 6, which will have extended color color mangement settting with gray profile support and advanced selective colour with layers and multi-masking.

[Peter Calvin]

Thank you for a complete and informative answer. Obviously, I will need to make the upgrade.

Thanks,