# Silverfast B/W scanning

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**Category:** Silverfast\
**Created:** [April 16, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/silverfast-b-w-scanning/9200 "2025-04-16T15:26:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![rjvanpraag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@rjvanpraag](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/rjvanpraag)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/silverfast-b-w-scanning/9200/1 "2025-04-16T15:26:46Z")

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Should I scan black and white negatives as 48 or 16 bit HDR? Using Plustek and Silverfast…

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**Author:** ![Digitizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Digitizer](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Digitizer)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/silverfast-b-w-scanning/9200/2 "2025-04-16T19:07:25Z")

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Welcome to the forum @rjvanpraag

You might find your answer in the Guide, see link in the dark bar at the top of the page. Details can be found here:

> **[Film Scanning Best Practices | Negative Lab Pro](https://www.negativelabpro.com/guide/scanning/#silverfast-raw-dngs)**
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> Learn the settings and techniques for getting the best scans to work with in Negative Lab Pro