Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Vladimir 
Kabelik" <artcoreproductions@s...> wrote:
> Hello Ernst!
> 
> I am following very carefully this discussion since, as you well 
know,
> I am ready to jump and buy the Epson 3200 (finally, they arrived to
> Toronto). Before I do so, one more question:
> 
> In Canada and US this scanner comes in two packages:
> Epson Perfection 3200 Photo and Epson Perfection 3200 Pro.
> The only difference is the addition of:
> 
> *SilverFast AI 6 software (over SE 6 version)
> *ArcSoft Suite
> *Monaco EZ Color SW
> *and IT8 Targets
> 
> The price difference is approximately $300.00


> 
> My question is whether the SW package is worth it, since the 
scanner
> itself seems to be identical. Well, I do not have any experience
> with the above software, do you???
> 
> I appreciate your input!
> 
> Vladimir

Hi Vlad;

Arcsoft is probably worthless, I never bothered to even try it, but 
if you do color printing and don't have profiling sodtware, the 
Monaco is a good place to start, though there is a catch: It works a 
lot better if you have the monitor sensor, which is another $300.00?

The Silverfast is more difficult to use than the Epson driver, but 
it has a major advantage: it will make the scanner do multiple 
passes, which is an excellent feature for scanning color negs as it 
removes much of the 'grain' that color negs often produce. It also 
has MUCH better color editing features than the Epson. The price for 
those two is $320 USD, so you're not saving much; In fact, if you 
check the Silverfast website you may be able to ugrade the SE and 
save a little!

Steve K