Total all up cost of the XEs (and software upgraded to silverfast 9 AI) was less than the 8300AI (with the included silverfast 9 AI)Īn update: scanning and testing continuesĬlick to expand.silverfast has promised a software fix in the next 9AI update for the iSRD issue of my 8300AI. If plustek manages to fix the iSRD mismatch issues of the 8300, it could be a great scanner, but right now, the XEs (although slower) works more reliably and produces a more detailed final image with greater dynamic range. In terms of output, the XEs shows finer detail than the 8300AI. Total time to preview, frame, and scan is significantly shorter using the XEs than the 8300AI since the iSRD for the XEs works reliably in automatic mode. The XEs, on the other hand, when running the exact same software, has not shown a single instance of IR mask mismatch (due to the combined IR/RGB scan) and appears totally reliable automatic operation for iSRD. This solution adds a significant amount of hand holding to the scanning process since you can't trust the iSRD to operate in the automatic mode reliable. currently, i've seen adjustments up to +/- 40 ticks in the vertical and +/- 10 ticks in the horizontal. The current offered solution from silverfast and plustek is to run the iSRD in manual mode, and view in MASK mode, then manually offset the IR mask to match the RBG image. Upon further investigation using the MARK mode of the silverfast iSRD, it became evident that the IR dust/scratch mask was offset from the RGB scanned image and causing the automatic scratch removal to fail. More than half displayed uncorrected dust and scratches. I was quite surprised when i reran a group of 35 negative through the 8300AI which had been scanned using the PIE Powerfilm. Given the first observation, one would think that the 8300AI would be my first choice for scanning negatives and transparency, but the two passes required for scratch/dust removal causes problems. (this approach as currently implemented has issues)Ģ) the XEs is definitely louder, but combines the RGB and IR in the same scanning pass. To do scratch an dust removal, the 8300AI requires a second pass to generate an IR detection mask. i upgraded that one to silverfast 9 AI for under 100$ so that i could do back to back testing with exactly the same software.ġ) the 8300AI is significantly faster and quieter when doing a scan. silverfast AI is included with the 8300AI while the XEs ships with silverfast 8.8 SE. quite similar to the PlusTek 8300AI in operation using either a six position negative holder or a four slide holder.įrom other reviews, the XEs can resolve upwards of 4200 dpi when used in 5000 dpi mode while the 8300AI (which supposedly uses 8200 optics with faster processing) resolves < 3300 dpi in the 3600 dpi mode. The powerslide => 5000 dpi, powerfilm & 8300AI=> 3600 dpiĬlick to expand.an update: scanning and testing continues i scanned a couple of scratched negatives back to back and output of the 8300 was showing scratches and dust that were totally corrected on the PowerFilm.Īll units were tested at maximum optical resolution to produce 48 bit TIFFs for maximum post processing flexibility. The ISRD on the 8300 seems much more sensitive to dust and scratches than the PIE PowerFilm. (silverfast requires going into the ISRD expert settings and manually tweaking the XY offset, while vuescan was updated to find the correctly align the IR defect scan with the RGB scan). both silverfish and vuescan are now aware and have solutions. during the troubleshooting process, we determined that the IR defect scan was not aligned with the RBG scan, so the removal algorithms didn't work properly. Initially, i was convinced the ISRD cleaning on the 8300 wasn't working. it's also scans fast enough that you need to stay nearby. for virtually every negative, i would have to adjust the frame limits in the silverfast software. since that one requires manual advancement of the image holder, it requires the most user intervention. Download the latest current driver for your graphics card, install, reboot Windows.I've also been testing a plastek 8300.Intel® Downloadcenter (for GPUs built into the Intel CPU).check via device manager which graphics card is installed and armed with this info, go to either.check if there are still updates for your Photoshop version and run them if necessary.Here are some troubleshooting-tips for a solution - one of them will helpful but it's tricky to know which one in advance. This is especially time-saving when processing larger images. Our SRDx-plugin relies on the OpenCL interface (which Photoshop offers), to perform the heavy lifting when processing images. You have successfully run the installer for the SRDx-plugin for Photoshop under Windows, but it won't show up in the Filter menu of Photoshop?
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