PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2002 12:21 am
Silverfast Ai (and/or) HDR needs 48-bit output, like, yesterday.
HDR should be an optional tool used solely for post-processing batch scans. As it stands, it is a flawed tool because it doesn't export to Photoshop in 48-bit mode for further tweaking without information loss.
Ideally, Ai should have all (or most) of its tools available when scanning in 48-bit mode. We shouldn't have to 48-bit scan in Ai and post-process in HDR ("the Silverfast two-step"). For what we paid, we should be able to adjust 48-bit scans in Ai, and export to Photoshop in 48-bit mode. That way those of us who poke along, working on one image at a time, can have real choices that leave us with 48-bit files optimized/corrected pre-scan in SF, and post-scan in Photoshop. Job Manager could be used to set up a very sophisticated batch scan, in which each image is individually optimized, then exported to Photoshop in 48-bit mode.
All of the above would be especially nice for those of us still working with Live Picture 2.6.2 AND Photoshop 6.0.1.
As for the notion that one could export "near-perfect" images from Silverfast into Photoshop or Live Picture, the SF preview isn't good enough to really see the fine detail of the image. Some tweaking is always needed, even with an ideal original.
Here it is, nearly February 2002, and I'm still doing unedited 48-bit scans with Silverfast. Yes, I have the Ferrari of scanner drivers, but the governor on the engine only lets me do 24mph!!!
Guess I'm one of the impatient ones.
P.S. I've spent a lot on upgrades to SF Ai for Nikon LS-2000. If the CD version of Ai 5.5.1r03 comes with HDR, why can't I download HDR for the price I paid for the upgrade? At the very least I should be allowed to get the CD for the price of postage only.
HDR should be an optional tool used solely for post-processing batch scans. As it stands, it is a flawed tool because it doesn't export to Photoshop in 48-bit mode for further tweaking without information loss.
Ideally, Ai should have all (or most) of its tools available when scanning in 48-bit mode. We shouldn't have to 48-bit scan in Ai and post-process in HDR ("the Silverfast two-step"). For what we paid, we should be able to adjust 48-bit scans in Ai, and export to Photoshop in 48-bit mode. That way those of us who poke along, working on one image at a time, can have real choices that leave us with 48-bit files optimized/corrected pre-scan in SF, and post-scan in Photoshop. Job Manager could be used to set up a very sophisticated batch scan, in which each image is individually optimized, then exported to Photoshop in 48-bit mode.
All of the above would be especially nice for those of us still working with Live Picture 2.6.2 AND Photoshop 6.0.1.
As for the notion that one could export "near-perfect" images from Silverfast into Photoshop or Live Picture, the SF preview isn't good enough to really see the fine detail of the image. Some tweaking is always needed, even with an ideal original.
Here it is, nearly February 2002, and I'm still doing unedited 48-bit scans with Silverfast. Yes, I have the Ferrari of scanner drivers, but the governor on the engine only lets me do 24mph!!!
Guess I'm one of the impatient ones.
P.S. I've spent a lot on upgrades to SF Ai for Nikon LS-2000. If the CD version of Ai 5.5.1r03 comes with HDR, why can't I download HDR for the price I paid for the upgrade? At the very least I should be allowed to get the CD for the price of postage only.
