


If I wanted better manual control I had to upgrade. Special upgrade offer for Epson Perfection Photo scanners 3200, 4870, 4990 and V700: Upgrade from SilverFast SE to SilverFast Ai with IT8 color calibration including a free target set. In my case I wanted to scan full contact sheets as negatives on my V700 with the full area mask but with all the non-film areas in the scan area it completely threw off the exposure and the tech said I just had to live with it. After talking with one of the techs at SilverFast there are some things that SE automates based on the density of the negs that you just can't change. And ignoring the Negafix part of the workflow with SE I've never been able to capture the full range while scanning as a negative with SilverFast SE. The Perfection 4990 Photo is a good value all-round device, which is considerably upgraded with SilverFast scan software. SilverFast detects the originals, scans and aligns them at a right angle automatically. Its intelligent image automation simplifies scanning and image optimization. So, anybody actually using Silverfast with Negafix? Vincent Oliver reviews the Epson Perfection 4990 bundled with SilverFast SE. The SilverFast LaserSoft Imaging SE Plus Scanning Software for Epson Perfection 4990 Photo Scanner is the further development of the entry-level version SilverFast SE. Adobe Photoshop Elements and LaserSoft SilverFast SE 6 for professional results. But I find it time-consuming and the files are larger by 2X than I need for most images, which means I'm often hitting RAM limits and can't choose both ICE and high res at once.) EPSON Perfection 4990 Photo is the definitive scanner for superior. (I've already got everything I need to do the latter. I want to scan and convert in the scanning software, if I can, rather than the extra step of tweaking a linear 16-bit negative file to get rid of the orange mask.
