Plustek OpticFilm 8300i Ai - More efficient. More speed. More beautiful.

Plustek OpticFilm - The precise color and detail creates extraordinary enlargements from films and Slides

Superb Scanning Resolution

This dedicated 35mm film scanner features true 7200 dpi optical resolution that ensures sharp and vivid images. Output files up to 68.9 megapixels are similar to those created by a full frame digital-SLR camera.

You can create high-quality enlargement prints up to 36” x 24”.

3.91 Dmax for smooth gradations and fine shadow detail

Dynamic range is the range of recordable light from darkest to lightest on the exposed film that a scanner can read.

With a dynamic range of up to 3.91 D with SilverFast’s Multi-Exposure patented function, you will rediscover how beautiful and natural the highlights and shadows are in analog photography.

Built-in ICC profile with SilverFast

Color management is very important for input, output, and display devices in the digital imaging world. Color management ensures your scanned images look exactly the same when printed and displayed.

The Plustek OpticFilm 8300i uses SilverFast’s It8-Calibration with ICC profiles for different slides including Kodachrome slides. Your scanned images will look just as good when they are printed as they did on your display when they were scanned.

Deluxe Package with Dual Software- Optimize the experience of digitization SilverFast Ai Studio 9 & QuickScan Plus

Into the new digitization era with one simple click

SilverFast Ai Studio 9 comes with a Workflow Pilot

SilverFast has been developed for professional image processing as well as for beginners who enjoy their analog images and intend to keep them in digital form. SilverFast thus offers a dual interface for basic and expert settings which meets all expectations. Each dialogue has built in helpful movies visualizing the use of the software. A unique WorkFlow Pilot guides the beginner step by step through the dialogues.

OpticFilm 8300i Ai integrates perfectly with the professional scanner software, SilverFast Ai Studio *(1). SilverFast Multi-Exposure increases dynamic range, reduces noise, and increases picture details. SilverFast iSRD can save images from dust and scratches while optimizing the image quality. SilverFast's Auto IT8 Calibration color calibrates the scanner device in just 2 minutes.

The Plustek OpticFilm 8300i Ai gets professional quality results from any photographic original. It is used by professional photographers, amateur photographers, graphic designers, image enthusiasts, and those who highly demand image quality on photo enlargements.

QuickScan Plus

QuickScan Plus has been developed for user who like an Ease of Use Scanning Workflow - It come with an Intuitive User Interface, it come with Variety of Adjusting Tool, you can fixes or enhances images in a click. QuickScan Plus support export to 3rd party image editing software, also can Shares to online albums or social media, let you quickly share photos with friends and family.

Increased image accuracy by Advanced IT8 Target - A Powerful Color Management System

Advanced Targets (ISO 12641-2 compliant 2019) for Scanner Color Calibration

Using the IT8 calibration target insures that what you scan and what you see on-screen along with what you print are all the same

Accurate color is the basis for those who want to make sure the colors are exactly as they want because one image might look different when it is viewed in a light booth, viewed on different monitors, or even printed on different printers. The color difference leads to confusion and feelings. Therefore, color management is an important topic for those who are very serious about their photography and artworks. Color management is the process of controlling the way colors are represented across various devices.

OpticFilm 8300i Ai bundle an Advanced target IT8-2 (ISO 12641-2 compliant 2019) . The Advanced IT8-2 Targets offer more measuring fields than the Standard IT8-1 Targets. IT8-1 Targets use intelligent algorithms and important measurement points to calculate a calibration profile, while IT8-2 profiles contain significantly more measurement points and IT8-2 Targets possess additional measurement fields for dark and pastel color tones. The profiles according to IT8-2 thus enable an overall increased accuracy.

With the 35mm IT8 target and the auto IT8 calibration tool of SilverFast Ai Studio, color calibrates the film scanner in just two mouse click and 2 minutes. It can analyze the scanned file to characterize the specific color reading capabilities and compares the measuring table, which is built per under the ISO-Norm 12641-2, to a reference file associated with your color target. The difference between the two is mapped into and generates its unique color profile. The calibration and characterization of image devices help ensure that during the production process, an image is reproduced as accurately as possible.

iSRD - a highly reliable and comprehensive solution for infrared-based dust and scratch removal.

Use iSRD to auto-detect and remove dust and scratches from the image.

Slides and negatives always have small dust particles and tiny scratches on them, even when handled very carefully. Removing them one-by-one takes a tremendous amount of time, since often hundreds or thousands of small defects (dust grains or lint) are found on the original image, which only becomes visible after digitization. Plustek OpticFilm has a reliable solution to this problem.

The OpticFilm 8300i scanner has an infrared channel that is used by SilverFast’s intelligent iSRD function to find all the the dust and scratches on the film surface. The infrared light has a very wide wave-length, which allows it to pass through film emulsion of negatives and slides without resistance, as opposed to scratches and dust particles that reflect it.

Flagship image software included

Plustek OpticFilm 8300i Ai bundles the top-professional software version: SilverFast Ai Studio 9 which was released in 2021.

There are more expert features controlling the bit data and optimizing the images for the fine art digital printing and professional usage purpose.

• SilverFast HDRi(***) - The HDRi format captures RAW data from the analog originals, including infrared channel into 64-bit color HDRi file or a 32-bit grey scan HDRi file. This function helps protect precious pictures against destruction and loss. Starting with 16-bit depth (per color) digital files have the best chance of making the finest prints from the analog photography film.
• 16-bit Histogram - 16-bit Histogram is a graphic representation of statistical visuals distributing the brightness values (or shades) of a digital image and makes it as smooth as the original file without any gaps as in an 8-bit file.
• Expert Mode -Expert Mode gives more enhanced functionality and finer control tools for professional users when the image requires extra fine-tuning. More settings or protecting layers could be applied after enabling the Expert Mode.

All in all, with the top-version SilverFast software, it helps making a difference to the scanning results and ensures to archive the film in an optimal way.

Remark: The Expert Mode could be enabled by clicking on the small icon which is a doctor's hat as the button on each of the software features.

(***)Remark: A copy of SilverFast HDR or HDR studio is required for processing HDRi files.

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