SilverFast (Good? Bad? Ugly?)

["Jim Allen" <JAllen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Could we start a discussion of the SilverFast scanning programs.  I have a
Nikon LS-2000 35mm film scanner and an Epson 1680 bed scanner with a
transparency adaptor.  I have had the Nikon for a couple of years.  When I
first got it I tried both the scanning program that came with the scanner
and I tried SilverFast.  According to what I had read SilverFast was
supposed to be great.  Since it was a couple of years ago, I can not recall
all of the details, but I quickly became frustrated with SilverFast.  I
learned how to use the Nikon program (since upgraded to a new version) and
liked it quite a lot.  I abandoned SilverFast.  However, I felt guilty about
it because the "pros" all liked SilverFast.

The Epson 1680 came with SilverFast, as well as an Epson program.  The Epson
program is a bit lame without even a histogram display, so I was/am
determined to make SilverFast work.  After a great deal of time and
frustration, I am starting to get the hang of the program but it has not
been easy.  I find the manuals very confusing.  The subject matter is
complicated and English is not the native language of the author.

With that intro, I would like to solicit others views on SilverFast (or
other scanning program where they would like to comment).

Jim Allen

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