LaserSoft Imaging

Hello,

I am using SilverFast Archive Suite Version 8 with an EPSON Perfection V850 Pro on Windows 7. I scanned ~350 rolls, ~12'000 frames, 704 GB. I have a serious issue with Filenames. I know this subject have been discussed but not resolved by LaserSoft.

1) I use meaningful OS Filenames, like: date taken and frame number on film. Date taken with old films starts to be a guess and afterwards more or less identified. I use the scan order (index) as frame number. To fil efficiently the film holder sometimes initial frames are last to be scanned and get wrong frame number. This leads me to change the OS filenames. I use OS or batch rename tools. To start SF Filename (Frame-names) are equal to OS filenames. SF is capable to recreate thumbnails linked to OS filenames but the internal SF Filename (Frame-names) cannot be synchronized with the OS Filenames. SF Filenames are mainly used as output OS Filenames! To keep a link between the output image and the input SF archive image as they are located in different folders, is to name them with the same OS Filename.

2) I am accused to use valid Windows File/Folder names, which is stated to be responsible for SF hangs or errors.

I strongly request to consider a better integration and synchronization of OS Filenames and SF Filenames with high priority.

Best regards.

Isti

Dear Isti,

If you rename your files after scanning deactivate the RAW functionality in the scan software's General preferences.
That will change the output from HDR(i) RAW to simple HDR(i).
The RAW files store their information in the metadata and that can not be changed by the OS.
The simple HDR(i) does not do that and the changed file name will be loaded.

Kind regards,
Arne Ketelhohn.

Dear Arne,

I knew that possibility. But I have not tried. Reason is, I do not want to lose the functionalities of HDRi RAW. Precisely, to reedit frames from the original scan results.
I am seeking a "SF operation" to synchronize OS Filenames with SF Frame-names!

Best regards.

Dear Isti,

That is not possible at the moment. The reason is that SilverFast HDR does not display the file name. The Scan Dimensions display the output name for the newly generated file. Which is something different.
This data is stored in the metadata and not drawn from the file name.

Kind regards,
Arne Ketelhohn.

Hi all,

A hopefully small question:

I have loads of filenames which are formed like this:
word1 word2 - something_else.txt
I would like to change them into:
word2, word1 - something_else.txt

How and where can I do this, i.e. switch word1 and word2, and put a comma in between?

Thanks

I scan slides with Silverfast 8 and its 64-bit HDRi mode, the file name is S1, S2, S3, S4 ...

Then I use HDR Studio 8 and its job manager. Whenever I make a color correction, a crop, manually. The file name changes S4 is replaced by image 1, the file name S890 is replaced by image 1... .

It's tiring, fatiguant ! to type the initial name thousands of times.

Dear user,

Did you change the name outside of SilverFast?
Or did you maybe load the images in another software?

The HDR Studio pulls the name for the frame from metadata stored in the file itself, not necessarily the file name.
This is because you can have several frames for one image.
But make sure you have the latest update installed. The name handling has been improved recently.

Kind regards,
Arne

A longstanding, annoying problem!

"image 1" is the standard name connected with the default frame setting. So whenever you execute a frame command, e.g. find frame, the original name of the image gets butchered and is replaced by the standard name. Even worse, if you use the HDRiRAW format, HDR takes the name from the metadata, written at the time of the scan. So if you renamed the image on the operating system level after the scan, which is necessary sometimes, the name given at scan time is used in HDR when you load the image.

LSI_Ketelhohn wrote:This is because you can have several frames for one image.

Sorry, but for slide scans this is at most a theoretical issue!

Hermann-Josef

No other software, only Silferfast HDR Studio 8

I have a name
Hdri 64 bits Slide name "S1" when I used SF HDR the name change "image 1"
Hdri Slide name 64"S2". the name change "image 1"...
x 1000 slides

Then I use HDR Studio 8 and its job manager. Whenever I make a color correction, a crop, manually. The file name changes S4 is replaced by image 1, the file name S890 is replaced by image 1... .

When I say Silverfast Studio HDR 8 it's Silverfast Studio HDR 8 only !

Dear Mr Roeser,

No it is not a theoretical issue.
In fact it is quite common. Especially with flatbed scanners.


Dear pcnum,

Please try the following.
First make sure you have the latest update installed.
Then mark the images in the VLT, right click one of them and select Reset HDR(i) RAW data.
It should then pull the name from the file name.

Kind regards,
Arne

Dear Mr. Ketelhohn,

the scanner under question is a Nikon 9000, which is a medium format scanner / slide scanner. For such a device, the use of several frames is theoretical. Any use of multiple frames from one source is hard to imagine for me. If LSI would adopt the software to each scanner (as is the argument for the restrictive licence policy), this issue would not occur, in my opinion.

Hermann-Josef

The reset was done, but it did not solve the problem

Dear Mr Roeser,

No it is not. The LS-9000 has several trays which can handle multiple images which are internally organized by individual frames.


Dear pcnum,

can you please contact us through the SilverFast Help menu's "Request Online support". I would like to take closer look at your issue.

Kind regards,
Arne.