Plustek Opticfilm 7500i Drivers Windows 10
Plustek Opticfilm 7500i Drivers Windows 10
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Plustek Opticfilm 7500i Driver

With the OpticFilm 7600i, Plustek introduced in July 2009 the looked-for successor of the scanner Plustek OpticFilm 7500i into the market. Therewith, the OpticFilm 7500i had a durability of 2 years. The previous model had some weaknesses as for example the defective dust and scratch correction that was supposed to be a thing of the past with this new device. Thereby, the technical data do not differ from the previous model and their appearance is also identical. Thus, the 7600i is not a new scanner - it could be said that it is an error-free version of the previous model.

In August of 2007 Plustek introduced the slide scanner OpticFilm 7500i as a new device to the market - it's a consistent advancement of the Plustek OpticFilm 7200i. I speak consciously of an advancement and not of a follow-up model, since Plustek isn’t giving up the sale of the 'old' device for the time beeing. Plustek as a world-leading scanner and solution provider, our customers are able to download the drivers and software online easily.

This scanner was replaced by the successor Plustek OpticFilm 8200i in February 2012.

The available variants of the equipment also remain unchanged: the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i is either available with the software SilverFast SE-Plus or with the professional version SilverFast Ai Studio including the IT-8 calibration. As it was the case in the previous model OpticFilm 7500i, this software solution offers the user the features MultiSampling and MultiExposure for the reduction of the image noise and/or the increase of the dynamic range. It remains to be seen if, contrary to the previous model, these functions will actually provide an increase in the quality in the new model.

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Support for some Plustek OpticFilm scanners on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. (No need for Plustek drivers with these scanners).

What is new in the case of the 7600i is that now, the device also works with MacOS. All previous models could be only operated with windows computers, but the new OpticFilm 7600i can be finally also operated with the operating system of Apple without any problem.

In this test report it will be cleared if the troubleshooting of the previous model has been actually successful, the performance the device will deliver in practice, and how the image quality of the OpticFilm 7600i actually is.

Equipment, accessoires and performance data of the film scanner

The box in which the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i is delivered contains everything what is needed for the digitalisation of 35mm images and more: apart from the scanner itself, there is an adapter for film strips for a maximum of six images and one for up to four framed slides included in the package. Moreover, a power supply, a USB cable, a bag that no one really needs and a software package are included. This consists on the NewSoft Presto! toolset, the Plustek QuickScan-programe as also the professional scan software SilverFast SE-Plus and/or SilverFast Ai Studio. In case one chooses the Ai Studio version, the IT-8 calibration target is additionally added.

The maximal optical resolution of the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i is about 7200ppi; this is an extremely high value, at least written on paper. By scanning a 35mm negative or a 35mm slide with this resolution, an image of approximately 70 million pixels is generated. With a colour depth of 24bits, the resulting uncompressed image file is of a size of approximately 210 Mbytes. These data will double to approximately 420 MByte by scanning with 48bit colour depth. A fast computer is indispensable in order to process such huge big image files. In our resolution test that will follow further in this text we will measure the actual resolution of the scanner and will compare the resulting resolution with the nominal resolution.

Due to the integrated infrared light source, with the OpticFilm 7600i it is possible to generate some scans with the dust and scratch correction iSRD that is based on the hardware. The MultiExposure-function enables the scanning of an original with two different expositions: a much too dark and a much too bright scan is generated and both are then added to one image. By this way, the dynamic range is supposed to increase. Moreover, it is also possible to make some multiple scans. Thereby, the film is also scanned several times as it is the case in the MultiExposure (up to sixteen times) but not with different exposures. The purpose of the multiple scan is to minimize the image noise that specially appears in the dark image areas by chance.

As it is the case in all models of the OpticFilm-series, at the front side of the device there is, apart from the power-button, also the IntelliScan- and the QuickScan-button. With an activated QuickScan-application (as soon as the programe is installed, this small tool sets into the System-Tray-area of the task bar), by pressing the first button, one starts the QuickScan-software, while by pressing the last button, one starts SilverFast. We know this already from the previous models.

Thus, those who compare the equipment list and the technical data of the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i with those of the previous model OpticFilm 7500i will not find any differences. In fact it is the same device with some small internal modifications.

Installation and initiation

The provided software is easy to install without any problem. In the CD-folder there are two CDs: one with a driver software and the provided tools (see chapter Software), as also one with the scan software SilverFast.

Contrary to the case in most of the other scanners, during the installation of the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i, first, the scanner has to be connected to the computer and then the software can be installed. Once the scanner is connected to the power supply and to the computer via USB, the operating system automatically recognizes a new device, and the assistant for the adding of the hardware is started. One then follows the instructions on the screen an is asked to put in the CD with the driver software, whereby after the confirmation, the installation automatically runs. The installation of the SilverFast-software is as easy. At the end of the installation, the serial number that is written in the CD folder has to be typed in and the device is ready for operation.

In case some questions arise,a detailed and printed quick-start instruction can help during the installation. Also, some detailed instructions of use are provided on CD as PDF document; a printed version of the manual is not available, thus, one should print it by oneself. The textbook SilverFast - The official Book from Taz Tally provides optimal instructions and is also a reference book for the SilverFast scan-software.

Now, one has two possibilities to accomplish a scan: with QuickScan or with SilverFast - one only has to press the respective button at the front part of the scanner. The exact way to proceed is explained in the following text.

Scanning framed 35mm slides

Maximum hot holding temperaturew for mac and cheese. In the scope of delivery of the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i there is the same slide adapter as provided with the previous model: an adapter for up to four framed 35mm slides that are fixed to the right position by some springs located under the cover. The covers above the springs provide some additional halt to the slides, but they also avoid that frames of a thickness exceeding 3mm can be put in.

The slide frame holder has 4 slots, whereby there is a spring at the left side of each one that has to be pressed together in order to put a slide in and at the right side there is a groove so that one can reach into the slot with a finger. At the beginning, the insertion of a slide into a slot is difficult, as one has to insert the slide and squeeze the spring simultaneously. In case of slipping, one can easily touch the film and even risks to press the film out of the frame. Specially during the first attempts with a film holder one should in any case wear some Cotton Gloves so that in case of slipping one does not damage the film surface. After a certain period of introduction, the loading of the film adapter gets easier.

The insertion of normal plastic frames results to work without any problem after some time of practice. In case of carton frames, one should be careful, as due to the spring power,

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