LaserSoft Imaging

Thank You. Just returned from a photo shoot in Dallas and had to scan 47 transparencies before FedExing later today. I was about 3 or 4 Silverfast updates back on my Macintosh/Nikon LS-2000 scanner, but this job was important enough for me to install the update to 5.52r2. I gathered my calibration t...

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ----quote---- Junebug's case which is not uncommon will be solved with an option to get alerts about specific Ai updates. ---------------- Ideally, the upcoming alert system would be in the form of an email that describes what's new and contains a link to the downloa...

Oh my goodness. Somebody went to a lot of work to make the download/update area of this site harder to use for this old time Silverfast user. I have three versions of Silverfast and used to be able to go to one page to check for and download updates... Now I have to manuver through about 12 pages ju...

Well I guess I'll be using my Kodak targets for a while longer. The number to call to find a "Dealer Near You" that handles the IT-8 targets is 800.359.3854 Fuji IT-8 targets are shot on Provia. A 35mm target costs $500. It comes with a floppy disk containing the data file specific to that individua...

The majority of my shooting is done on Fuji Astia color transparency. I will be calling Fuji Graphic Services today about getting a 35mm IT-8 for my Nikon LS-2000 scanner. I've been using 2 Kodak IT-8's and a CROES IT-8, but I'd feel most comfortable with a matched emulsion. *** Where are the Fuji I...

The problem you are experiencing is a common one for those new to IT-8 calibration. The short answer: Your selection is too large. Check carefully the area that Silverfast suggests you select... and then make your selection a tad tighter. The edge of youe selection must reside within the swatches......

1. Silverfast is the software you will use to get the best scans out of your new scanner and system. 2. MonacoEZ Color is great for profiling your printer and then tweaking those printer profiles to your personal taste. I have used both products for years, but I am not familiar with what comes with ...

Oh my gosh... You sure have picked a great project to start learning Silverfast. From your message these "dark images" were underexposed when your flash didn't go off and they are "reddish" because the existing tungsten light started to take over. The scan being darker than origianal can be caused b...

Dear Greg, First off, rest assured that Silverfast is the best scanning software available for your images. From your post, I can see that you have not yet read your documentation, or set up/configured Silverfast to work with your scanner and Photoshop. You are acting just like the rest of us who pu...

Dear Ian Lyons, Macintosh Users and Silverfast Support Type People, Just installed Silverfast 5.51r3 on two Macintosh computers. (versions for Nikon LS2000, Epson 800, HDR all with IT-8) All of my previous serial numbers, upgrade numbers, IT-8 calibrations, and custom settings are gone. Each time an...

Thanks Andreas... I forgot to mention that I am on a Macintosh. The Silverfast Installer/Updater Macintosh version is the one that deletes all of you serial, upgrade, preferences, and custom settings each time you run the installer/updater... Have any Macintosh users installed a 5.5.1 Silverfast yet...

Today Silverfast 5.5 has jumped to 5.5.1 r3. Have you installed it yet? Do you know what is new with this update? If so post it here. I hope that this means that the installer has been fixed. I am in the middle of scanning a loarge number of transparencies and up to now, each update has wiped out al...

Nikon LS2000 w/SF200 Silverfast 5.5r19 Macintosh Photoshop 6.01 plug-in I have used Silverfast to scan 218 CD's full of images. The best focus method that I have found is to "Manually" or "Point" focus each image and pick the exact spot that I want sharp. I prefer to use "Manual" focus because it is...

OK.. Am I the only one needing something this? Read On... I own three separate packages of Silverfast, since version 3.0. Now Silverfast versions are 5.5 and some up to revision 19. Each time I have installed a new version or revision the serial numbers, upgrade numbers for IT-8, etc. are lost and h...

see SF 5.5 manual page 45 The "Image Type" selection offers choices Ex: Standard, Landscapes, Skin Tones, Gold Tones, Technic, Evening, Snow, Night, etc. and "user defined..." Some of these selections, though different in name, have the same description for what they do. Ex: Landscape, Gold Tones & ...