Digital BW, The Print

David,

I agree totally with Duncan...I, too, have been a Silverfast user since
version 5.0 for my Epson Expression 1680. However, somewhere along the way I
discovered Vuescan and, now, I cannot remember when I last used Ai 6 for
scanning B&W film. I do still use Silverfast for color, but for B&W Vuescan
is definitely the way to go (IMHO!) Consider the price difference, too!
Also, Ed is very responsive and helpful with his products and continually
improves them. For example, I always thought that Vuescan was somewhat
sluggish in running my scanner (both preview and final scan), however, a
recent download of the latest version now provides scan speeds equal to
Silverfast! And, it didn't cost me a dime to upgrade...psst...cautionary
note here: unlike Silverfast!

If you decide to stay with Silverfast and, yes, Silverfast is scanner
specific (i.e., you need distinct versions for each scanner) if you contact
them directly they will extend a discount (or used to) if you're already a
registered user.

Best regards,
Alan Huntley

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duncan Staples" <gdstaples@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] SilverFast Ai 6 question


> I have been using Silverfast since version 5.5 (also 6) and I finally
> gave it up for Vuescan.  I personally think that Vuescan does a much
> better job at batch scanning, auto-exposures and has a pretty
> complete database of film types and emulsions.  I also think the user
> interface is much more intuitive.
>
> Regards,
> Duncan
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Shire,Stanley"
> <sshire@c...> wrote:
> > Silverfast is specific to a particular scanner (make and, in some
> cases,
> > model). If you bought Silverfast (or, as in your case, if the
> software
> > was bundled)for a specific scanner it will not work with any other
> > scanner.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: davidspielman2003 [mailto:david@s...]
> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 5:30 PM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] SilverFast Ai 6 question
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I thought someone on this list may know the answer to this
> question...
> >
> > I have SilverFast Ai 6 that came bundled with my Epson 3200 Pro
> > scanner, and it works fine with it. I also have a Nikon CoolScan LS-
> > 2000 scanner that I would also like to use with SF Ai 6, but I
> don't
> > seem to be smart enough to get the SF Ai 6 software to see the
> Nikon
> > scanner. Do I have to do something special to get the program to
> see
> > both scanners?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > D.Spielman