LaserSoft Imaging

What exactly is a RAW file, and what advantages, if any, does this format have over TIFF? I use both SF6 ai (Nikon LS4000) and SF6 HDR and normally save scanned images in 48-bit HDR Color.

Thanks,

Tom Fuldner
Raleigh, NC

Eric,

Thanks for pointing out that SF already has gamut warning. I'm am eager to give it a try.

Thanks,

Tom Fuldner
Raleigh, NC

We Silverfast users can never stop asking for new features, so here's another: how about including a gamut warning feature in HDR, if not Ai, so that our HCL adjustments don't have to be readjusted when working with scanned images in Photoshop or other imaging programs? Thanks, Tom Fuldner Raleigh, NC

Thanks, Eric.

By the use of the "appropriate calibration slide," do you mean that the calibration slide and the scanned slide should both come from the same film manufacturer?

Thanks,

Tom Fuldner
Raleigh, NC

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