Silverfast scanner help

Brandon88 · Nov 30, 2020

I have just bought an Epson v600 to start scanning my own work, And I’m trying to work out why negatives are looking different than what should be with silverfast.

The first photo here is mine after scanning negatives, while the second one is a screenshot from YouTube with the same settings. The YouTube photo obviously looks correct while mine looks very weird.

Does anyone here use silverfast and know why this may be? Thanks

fs999 · Nov 30, 2020

What format are you scanning ?

The first icon on the top left should determine the film format...

Alan Edward Klein · Nov 30, 2020

I don;t know Silverfast. But it looks like you selected to scan a 23x18" print at 300ppi when you want to scan a negative.

Alan9940 · Nov 30, 2020

Looks like you haven't set NegaFix to the proper settings for the film you're trying to scan. This panel is the tool that controls removal of the orange mask and initial settings for color and tone.

Wallendo · Nov 30, 2020

Your selection box needs to include the visible part of the image only. The selection box on you screen capture also includes the rebate and some blank space. This can throw off the algorithms the software uses. Try enclosing just the image and hitting preview to see if that fixes the problem.

grat · Nov 30, 2020

What Wallendo said. Also, set your film type in the Negafix window in the bottom left-- it's currently Other/Other. Silverfast might get it right anyway once you've tightened up your frame selection.

Brandon88 · Dec 1, 2020

Alan Edward Klein said:
I don;t know Silverfast. But it looks like you selected to scan a 23x18" print at 300ppi when you want to scan a negative.

Whereabouts did you see that?

Brandon88 · Dec 1, 2020

I worked it out. Thanks

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