LaserSoft Imaging

I've been searching the documentation and forum, but I can't seem to find an answer to this one.

Is there an option in SF8 to have a scan using the same filename as an existing file in the selected save path replace that existing file instead of appending an index number to the name?

Basically, I want SF8 to give me the "Replace existing file?" dialog in the same manner as did 6. I could have sworn I saw checkbox to select that behavior, but I can't seem to locate it, now.

Dear customer,

No, SilverFast will always attach an index number to the image.
Replacing an image will have to be done manually.


kind regards,
Arne Ketelhohn.

Thank you, Mr. Ketelhohn.

I am assuming that this behavior is the result of implementation of the new file-naming conventions for batch/ADF scanning, of which I see much discussion on this forum.

If I may, I'd like to cast my vote along with some others for a return to the user-customizable index for such scans that was present in previous versions of SF (i.e., the ability to provide a specified start index to be appended to the specified name, and to pad that index to a specified number of digits,) as well as the option to overwrite existing scans.

I appreciate all of the design work which has very evidently gone into SF8, however the loss of the ability to specify name indexes and to automatically replace previous scans is detrimental to our high-volume workflow, and in my opinion a step backwards.

Best regards,
Paul H. Miller

Dear Mr Miller,

an advanced naming option is already in the making.
We will include it in one of our upcoming updates.
But I can not yet say which one as we are still in the process of writing it.


kind regards,
Arne Ketelhohn