LaserSoft Imaging

Dear Silverfast developers,

It would be great to be able to remove ALL defects in one shot.

In fact, the IR-channel in 64-bit HDR TIFF images contains all the information on defects. At the moment, it's necessary to play with iSRD and SRD settings, use layers etc. which is time-consuming and does not produce 100% defect-free results on older films.

Dear Yurar,

We develop and improve our tools constantly, so we get the perfect result closer.

Best regards
Artur Möller

Dear Herr Moeller,

thank you for your reply.

I understand that removing defects by means of the IR-channel is a challenging task. Perhaps it would make sense to include a possibility to save the 16-bit IR-data file (defect information) as a SEPARATE file? Right now the IR-info is incorporated into the 64-bit HDRi-file.

At the moment Photoshop (CS5) cannot use this IR-info. But in the future -- who knows, maybe it will? Or some third-party developer finds a better way to remove the defects with the help of the IR-channel...

Please don't get me wrong: the SilveFast team has done a wonderful work on iSRD. But there's much room for improvement, as I see it. Your small team cannot do everything. If other developers (e.g., from Photoshop team) join in, the task of removing defects with IR-cahnnel would be accompished more effectively and satisfactory.

Dear Yurar,

Thanks for this suggestion. I will forward it to the developer.

Best regards,
Artur Möller