christian_gregoire

Scanning flat and doing the post processing is absolutely the way to go. You save a lot of time if you don't have to re-scan an image because you don't like the adjustments that you made in the first place. This is why we have established a RAW data concept for our workflow in the SilverFast Archive Suite. You can scan your images as 64bit HDRi RAW files that do not only provide the full color depths and information but also the information from the infrared channel of your scanner. In SilverFast HDR Studio, you can process your image after the scan without any loss of quality; you can even do the dust and scratch removal afterwards. The Archive Suite is a solution that is based on the idea of bringing slides, film and photos back to their original quality without the necessity for a Photoshop license.

Dear Alex, iSRD is a powerful tool and for most customers, it works very well. It's normal to have the button frozen in WorkflowPilot mode. It will unfreeze, once iSRD is the next tool to be adjusted depending on your selected workflow. However, there are workflows, which do not include iSRD at all, e.g. scanning reflective material. If you are using SilverFast Ai Studio, you will have a lot of possibilities to set up iSRD. You will have a 1:1 preview, you can work with masks on several layers to treat different defetcs differently. With iSRD you can do a lot more than with ICE. I suggest you get into contact with our support team here: http://silverfast.com/support (Just click through the assistant for a support form.) We really would like to help you. Best Regards Christian