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SILVERFAST Ai
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SilverFast Ai is high-end scan and imaging software (stand-alone or plug-in) that sets the standard
for ease of control and sophistication for desktop-scanners and digital cameras. Available for more
than 120 scanners and digital cameras under Mac (OS 9.2 or later), and Windows (98, ME, NT
4.0, XP, 2000) operating systems. SilverFast Ai combines a very intuitive user interface with a
sophisticated and professional control. Beginners and professionals will appreciate the unique real-
time controls and the intelligent automatic functions as well as the possibility to manually adjust
the image at any point. Predictable color from the SilverFast Ai preview gives imaging and color
reproduction a new dimension securing the correct workflow with the ScanPilot. The professional
user can adjust any operation via numerical input and can precisely monitor the results using an
online densitometer. SilverFast Ai enables any level of user to get brilliant results quickly.
◆ All image manipulations such as gradation,
global and selective color corrections are
applied using a realtime, mouse-driven
slider control.
◆ Optimize your image using the Ai automatic
image enhance button. Image type pre-
selection accommodates different motives
of the image (i.e. a sunset)
◆ SilverFast’s multi-sampling feature removes
the noise that can be generated by some
scanners by averaging over multiple scans.
◆ Drag & drop your scans right from the
SilverFast Ai prescan window to another
application.
◆ Match the preview image to the final image
in Photoshop, without any color drift, with
SilverFast Ai’s color management system.
Simply set SilverFast to keep its working
space identical to Photoshop’s. You can even
embed the color profile into Photoshop.
◆ Using ICC-Profiles for the scanner, monitor
and printer, and the capability to embed
color profiles into your final scans, SilverFast
Ai enables professional color accuracy using
the latest OS technologies (ColorSync 3 and
ICM 2.0 compatible). Rendering intent is
another option, giving you control on how
your profiles are applied to the image. This
can be further enhanced using the IT-8
calibration option.
◆ Supports 4 file output formats: TIFF, EPS,
DCS, and JPEG. You can either scan or batch
scan directly into these file formats,
bypassing Photoshop completely.
◆ Display up to 4 denistometers allowing 4
unique measurements of the image to be
displayed simultaneously.
◆ With softproof, a single color separation can
be represented at a time. This allows you to
view the individual C, M, Y, K channels.
◆ HiRePP (High Resolution Picture Perform-
ance) brings extraordinary productivity to
processing large (over 500 MB) high resolu-
tion images.
◆ Adjust and process any negative for optimum
results with ability to create your own
negative profiles (120+ profiles included).
◆ SRD (Smart Removal of Defects) dust and
scratch removal function can be used during
the scan process.
◆ ACR (Adaptive Color Restoration) brings
back faded out or weak colors with an
automatic function. The function’s strength
can be controlled with a slider. Also too much
saturation can be normalized or decreased.
◆ GANE (Grain and Noise Elimination)
substantially reduces artifacts from noise or
film grain with “before and after preview”.
◆ Color casts resulting from mixed light
conditions can be easily eliminated. Up to 4
neutral points can be set, and by means of a
special dialog neutral density values can be
edited. This powerful tool can be used by
just clicking onto the affected area. For fine
tuning edit fields showing the “before and
after” RGB or CMY values is available.
◆ Includes 1:1 Quicktime movies with sound
for online training, so you can understand
and know how to operate each function.
SilverFast AI is available for dozens of popular
models of scanners and digital cameras.
Call B&H for compatibility and pricing.
◆ The scanner preview corresponds 1:1 with
the CMYK-preview in PhotoShop—making
production of perfect color-printing easy.
◆ A selective color correction mask can be
applied to just a small portion of the image,
while the rest of the image is untouched.
◆ Sharpness functions are optimized so that
high-end sharpness quality is gained.
Unsharp-Masking-Preview allows the sharp-
ness of the final scan to be monitored, for
maximum sharpness without trial and error.
◆ The histogram can be split into three color
channels, allowing easier image viewing and
adjustment. Full control over the image,
allows you to make the finest adjustments.
◆ With intelligent recognition of the colors
and extended effective range, just click onto
the color you want to correct and SilverFast
Ai will distinguish it from others, only
changing the specified color.