![]() ![]() The manual focus was cruel in its sharpness. I wasn’t satisfied with my results so I did a blind-buy of SilverFast Ai studio 8. I had to start somewhere, so I gave Vuescan a go and used it for many months. By then, Minolta’s own software was long obsolete. A few years ago, I purchased the Minolta second-hand off eBay for about 350 pounds sterling. The Vuescan vs SilverFast debate settled itself nicely. ![]() My Epson V550 might be fine for 6×7, it didn’t cut the mustard for 35mm. I also want fine art prints from cameras that I carry around with me all the time. ![]() Why not shoot medium format you may ask? Well I do, but many of this site’s readers find a Mamiya 7, Plaubel Makina, press camera or folder camera still too large. The goal is simple and clear: extract the highest quality image attainable from a 35mm transparency, just short of a PMT drum scanner. This brief guide will not focus on scanning grandpa’s vast collection of slides. This article will read very much like a luxury point-and-shoot review, as in, budget is of a low concern. This is a story of ‘SilverFast 8’ meets ‘Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400’ and how to get them to make sweet, celluloid love to each other. It’s important to know right here and now that this is not a Vuescan vs SilverFast thread. If after deleting the preferences folder the problematic behavior continues to be, you should make sure SilverFast is up to date (you can download the latest version here)Īfter updating the software you should repeat the process of reseting SilverFast preferences.Have you got yourself a Minolta 5400 scanner? Want to know how to get the most out of it? Well, thankfully Johan Van Huyssteen has taken the headache out of the equation by writing this how to guide. Under Mac os X you will find the “LaserSoft Imaging” folder under:Īfter restarting SilverFast, it will generate the folder “LaserSoft Imaging” again in the same position with the standard settings. Under Windows Vista and seven the folder “LaserSoft Imaging” is to be found at:Ĭ:/users/Your user name/AppData (this is a hidden folder, make it vissible under folder preferences)/Roaming Under Windows 2000/ XP the folder “LaserSoft Imaging” can be found at:Ĭ:/documents and settings /Your user name/Application Data (this is a hidden folder, you will have to make it visible in the folder preferences on windows) In all cases you will delete the folder named “LaserSoft Imaging” will be deleted. WARNING: deleting the preferences folder willl set SilverFast back to the factory settings and you will loose all your settings and customizations as well as the NegaFix profiles created by you. For this operation SilverFast and SilverFast Launcher must be closed. If for any reason the service dialogue does not work or you have an older version of SilverFast without this option, there is still a possibility of manually finding and deleting the folder containing the preferences to set SilverFast back to the factory settings. – Delete Preference files, this is the most relevant button in this case, pressing it will set the preferences back to the factory settings. – Reset Serial Number will delete the serial number of SilverFast, IMPORTANT, if you press this button, your serial number will be deleted and you will have to re-activate the product (most likely having the original installation CD inserted into the computer drive). – Copy support info to desktop, will copy some files to your desktop, those files are required by our support team should you contact them over our support assistant. Service dialogue, note the three options you have available ![]()
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