Silverfast problem

[george_sanderson]

<p>I have been using Epson scan with my Epson V700 with no problems. I decided to give the bundled Silverfast a go and can't get a scanned image. What happens is that I get a scan of the film holder with the negatives in it but no images. Any suggestions, please?</p>

[peterbcarter]

<p>Select the general tab, the make sure your "original" is set to Transparency. The sets the scanner in the appropriate mode, like turning on the light source etc.</p>

[george_sanderson]

<p>Peter - many thanks. I can see where I was going wrong. I had a few frustrating hours scanning the manual, amongst other things. I find Epsonscan easier to use with post processing in Photoshop. Is there any real advantage in using Silverfast?</p>

[peterbcarter]

<p>It depends on your work flow. I bought it twice (Ai Studio for Epson and Plustek) and then found out that I really love Vuescan much more. For me its not a question of what is better, it's what I can get my best scan out of. I find Epson scan too simple and Silverfast too complicated and resource intensive. You will find others that swear by something else.</p>

<p>Scanning is a long learning curve. Just take your time and find what advantages the software can provide by how *you* do things.</p>

<p>These days I mostly do raw scans. VuescanPro and AiStudio (called HDR in their lingo) can do them, but Epson scan (to my knowledge) cannot. I do the conversion in PS with ColorPerfect plug-in. After using that plug-in, its hard to watch any scanning software do it for you. If raw is your niche, VuescanPro is by far the cheapest and best choice.</p>

[george_sanderson]

<p>Peter - many thanks again for your most helpful responses. <br />George</p>