problem with the edges of the scanned frame!

[b/w_tmax400]

both of the edges of the scanned frame are much more lighter
and not included in the frame!
is there any way not to cut the edges on the frame,
but make them look normal?
can anyone help?
thanks..

[LSI_Ketelhohn]

sorry I do not understand what you want to do.

kind regards,
arne Ketelhohn.

[b/w_tmax400]

What I wanted to say was that you can see the whole scanned photo but one or both of the edges (right and/or left)
have totally different brightness and I cannot correct it. I can only leave it outside of the selected frame.
I hope I helped you..
Now about the 16 bit HDR Grayscale/32 bit HDRi Grayscale , is it recommended for b/w film? or it's better 16->8 bit Grayscale?
Can you generally give me some advice for scanning b/w film?
Thanks a lot in advance.

[LSI_Ketelhohn]

Dear customer.

Is the lightness difference in the images or caused by the scanner hardware?
If it is the scanner you will have to talk to the customer support of the manufacturer about this.
If it is in the images you will have to use a Photo editing software like Photoshop to correct this.

The HDR format is an archiving format for our ArchiveSuite workflow.
If you do not intend to modify the images in SilverFast HDR (Studio) you should use 16-8bit.
Otherwise the scanning of B/W film is not much different than scanning color.
Make sure you set the highlights and shadows.
You can do this either manually with the highlights/shadow tool or you can use the image auto adjust to do this.
Everything else depends on the image content. (e.g. filters adjustments, etc.)

kind regards,
Arne Ketelhohn.

[b/w_tmax400]

thanks a lot for your helpful answer,
but maybe you can also have a look of this photo.
At silverfast se plus I cannot correct it and I can only leave it outside the frame,
then I loose the 'false' part but it looks normal.
Probably it caused from the film holder because if I move the negative a bit then this line also change (I think, since it's really tiny change).
anyway, I think I'll choose the se plus thinking about the AACO.
Using silverfast for first time is really a good experience, I just want to be sure for the version I'll choose.
thanks a lot for your time..

[LSI_Ketelhohn]

Dear customer.

The error is not software based and SilverFast will not be able to correct this.
(Sorry our Forum does not seem to be able to display the TIFF correctly I downloaded it from our server)

This effect could be caused by several things.
If the images is framed in a glassframe, this could be a reflection from the edge of the glass.
The scanner sensor could also cause this issue.
Or the film itself has a irradiation at the side.

If this is a framed image you could turn it 90° to check if the error also moves.
If it does the frame or film is the cause if it does not the scanner hardware causes this.


kind regards,
Arne Ketelhohn.