Start Photoshop by clicking on the Start menu and clicking on the photoshop icon near the top of the menu. Once in Photoshop, choose "File" --> "Import" --> "Silverfast (Epson)".

Next to the "Leave" button, there is a button which is labeled "Options" or "Reset". This same button changes into the "Reset All" button if the "Shift" key is pressed. To clear the settings of any previous users, hold down the "shift" key and click the "Reset All" button next to the "Leave" button.

The "Frame-Set" menu contains a list of presets that provide useful starting points for setting up your scan. Begin by selecting an appropriate preset.

Place the image to be scanned on the bed of the scanner. Generate a preview of the image by clicking the "Prescan" button in the lower left-hand corner of the Silverfast window.

Crop your image as you would in any other scanning software, by drawing a box around the portion of the image you would like to scan.

There are a number of color adjustment tools that can help you if the color in your scan looks dull. The first (going backwards from right to left) adjusts the color settings automatically. This is generally all that is needed to generate an excellent scan.

If your slide or film has particularly subtle color gradations you would like to capture, you may make further manual adjustments. The second tool is similar to the "Levels" tool in Photoshop, the third is similar to "Curves", and the fourth is quite similar to "Color Balance". Making manual adjustments in the scanning software will yield much more detailed scans than making the same adjustments later in Photoshop.

After you are satisfied with the appearance of your image, click the scan button to do a full resolution scan and automatically import the result into Photoshop.