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Is it a change in a Windows 10 update that has upset file permissions etc? I have tried installing the PS diagnostics plugin but no error information is written to the clipboard.
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I have tried updating the GPU drivers and disabling GPU support in PS - it made no difference. The compatibility information on the Silverfast website indicates that Ai 8.8 should work with ALL versions of PS CC.
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I do not want to upgrade to Silverfast Ai 9 because I don't use my scanner that often and the upgrade is expensive, I don't want or need the other changes that were made in Ai 9. Their forum has not been updated since 2018. Silverfast support appears to be non-existent these days. I have reported the problem to Silverfast but received no response.


That suggests there was a PS change in 2017 that introduced this problem. However, it does not happen if I go right back to PS versions before PS CC 2017. The problem happens in several versions of PS CC I have tried including the latest 2021 versions. I'm guessing this may be some sort of file permission or memory access problem. Once this happens, the only way to exit Photoshop is to kill the process from Task Manager. "Could not complete your request because of a program error". However if I quit the Silverfast application (without scanning) and then try to exit Photoshop, Photoshop reports an unhandled exception message:. If I use the PS plugin to carry out a normal scan using 'Import from Silverfast', it works fine. Since PS CC 2017 it has exhibited a problem that still exists even using the latest version of PS.
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It was an expensive piece of Software but it worked ok to begin with. By keeping scans rather neutral, it leaves me open to make different final versions to choose from with only one scan.I have been using the Silverfast Ai 8.8 scanner plugin with Photoshop CC for some years. On the other hand, by limiting my scan setting to black and white points only, with all other edits done to the scanned file image, I don't have to re-scan savings loads of time. So if you set the contrast too high for the scan, for example, then there was no real way to reduce the contrast in post editing. But I found that if I erred or wanted to change the setting, then I was stuck having to rescan the film since you can not change settings afterwards if done as part of the scan. I prefer PS and LR most likely because I've used PS for over 20 years and LR beginning with the beta release up through the current version.I started setting all edits for the scan when I first started scanning ten years ago. Affinity Photo is certainly a good choice, if you don't want to hitch on to the Adobe train. For B&W, however, I do linear scans and convert/edit in PS. Ai Studio will require a heavier commitment to learn, but well worth it! Unlike Alan above, I prefer to get my color scans as close as possible with the scanning software, thereby requiring minimal downstream manipulation. IMO, Ai Studio is substantially more powerful vs SE and for the upgrade cost you're looking out I'd say it's a no brainer to go ahead with the upgrade.

I use Silverfast Ai Studio 8 on my main desktop and occasionally use Silverfast SE on an old iMac to run my Minolta Elite 5400II scanner. I have added two examples (or I think I have) of my scans to date.

My IT skills are basic so I need some thing that is not too difficult to get the hang of! I have read a lot in this forum and the web on the various options (of which there are many) but would appreciate any current views on suitable editing software which I can learn to use to deal with scanned film. And also to help adjust any Kodachrome scans which Silverfast can't deal with. Next question: I also need editing software to further adjust my scanned negatives to reflect my darkroom prints and also for posting on line and to produce a book. I am curious if anyone has used the SF Version 9 and if it offers an improvement over it's predecessor and in particular, any improvement in scanning Kodachrome? (Apparently there is a special colour calibration for Kodachrome in this the 9.0 but I waiting to speak with their technical support to understand what this means.) I can upgrade the Silverfast version SE 8.8 to the Silverfast Ai Studio 9 for a discounted price of €74.00 which seems reasonable to me. While not the same as a projected slide or the light box, the results are mixed, but improving as I get accustomed to using the scanning software. The software has a dedicated setting for Kodachrome. I am new to this side of things, but progressing OK with scanning B&W negatives (35mm, 6圆 & 4x5) and a very large number of Kodachrome 64 slides. I have recently purchased an Epson 850V and using the bundled scanning software Silverfast SE 8.8.
