#SILVERFAST EPSON SOFTWARE#

LaserSoft licenses its software by scanner.

#SILVERFAST EPSON TRIAL#

However, this is software the succeeds in spite of its interface, not because of it.Ī free trial is available for all versions.

If you take the time to learn the interface, you will create images that are superior to anything else I’ve seen. Using its Workflow Pilot for high-quality scans for video is an exercise in futility.

#SILVERFAST EPSON MANUALS#

The interface is hard to learn, with out-of-date user manuals and automatic settings that yield sub-optimal results. However, the software itself assumes that scans are principally used for print, rather than the web. The strength of SilverFast is the quality of the images it creates. NOTE: LaserSoft also offers SilverFast Archiving software, which is a comprehensive archiving tool for scanning photos in a lossless RAW format, which can then be accessed later for processing and image clean-up. SilverFast SE 9 supports more than 340 scanners, Mac and Windows, and comes in three versions: The current version is 9.2.1 which runs on M1 Macs and Monterey as well as older devices. LaserSoft Imaging began development of SilverFast more than 30 years ago. However, its interface, automatic settings and help files need more work. While it still clearly shows its roots in scanning images for print, the quality of its scans can be outstanding. My preference, after using both for a while, is SilverFast. However, I find the image adjustment controls in VueScan lacking. VueScan’s biggest claim to fame is its support for more than 6,000 scanners. Both have devoted audiences and have been around for a long time. But, not any more.Īt what I consider the professional end of image scanning are two pieces of software: VueScan and SilverFast. It is flexible with a variety of features, but recent versions have emphasized ease of use, making advanced features harder to access or unavailable. This software is bundled with all Epson scanners. This is a fast way to digitize a document into a variety of formats, include PDF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF. I’m not considering that part of the market for this review.įor simple, easy and accessible software, you can scan directly from Preview. NOTE: There are extremely high-end scanners that cost into the tens of thousands of dollars for tasks like scanning books at high-speed, maps and architectural documents, and large transparencies. But, while that’s an ideal goal, different tasks require different priorities. Obviously, every scanner wants to create good-looking images, quickly and easily, all for a low cost. These devices tend to be more expensive and include a variety of controls, most of which are manually adjustable. Flat-bed and slide scanners fall into this category. Create a digital file of an image where image quality is more important than speed or ease of use.(I own two of these and like them a lot!) These scanners tend to be less expensive and mostly automatic. So, too, do the Fujitsu ScanSnap family of document scanners. Receipt and business card scanners fall into this category. Create a digital file of a document where speed and ease of use are more important than image quality.There are two ways a scanning system can prioritize digitizing images: The big benefit to using the V850 is transparencies and slides. However, from the perspective of documents and prints, the results will be similar to the V600 or V750. NOTE: For the purpose of this review, I will work exclusively with the Epson V850. That question became the foundation of this review. I’ve used Epson Scan 2 software for years, but wondered if there was something better. My trusty Epson V600 scanner needed help and I ultimately purchased the V850 because it can scan up to 12 slides in a batch.īut, with the new hardware came the opportunity to select new software. Recently, I inherited packing boxes filled with old photographs and, literally, thousands of slides. ( Read it here.) This week, I want to look at the software side of the process.

#SILVERFAST EPSON PRO#

Last week, I reviewed the Epson Perfection V600 Photo and Perfection V850 Pro scanners.

#SILVERFAST EPSON HOW TO#

This requires two principal components: hardware (the scanner) and software (the instructions on how to make it work). The purpose of scanning software is to digitize paper documents, photographs and transparencies into high-quality image files. And we need these images to be the highest quality possible, with the least amount of dust, dirt or scratches, even when the originals are not in very good shape. We scan at a wide range of resolutions so we can create animated moves. As filmmakers and media creators we continually need to convert still images, documents, slides and photographs into digital format.

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