Special offer: If you purchase SilverFast Ai 6.5 IT-8 for Nikon LS-5000 ED you can additionally get SilverFast HDR for only 100 Euro surcharge (normal price 299 Euro).
SilverFast is the leading Software for flatbed and film scanner operation. SilverFast is available for much more 100 different scanners. Those who once learned how to use SilverFast can operate virtually any scanner.
Beginners quickly come to grips with SilverFast because the most important settings can be adjusted with simple sliders and buttons. The JobPilot even guides you step by step from prescan and settings to the fine scan. Professionals can find an almost unlimited number of sliders, curves and buttons leaving nothing to be desired.
SilverFast offers not only simple, intuitive operation, detailed sliders and options but also brings out the maximum image quality in the used scanner. Many film scanners live up to their strength not until operated with SilverFast.
Please choose between standard version, studio version and studio version + HDR above at the price quotation. You can find detailed information about SilverFast and the differences between the versions on our SilverFast website, about HDR on our SilverFast-HDR website. Included in delivery by default is a Kodak IT-8 target. For extra charge you can choose a Fuji IT-8 target (choose above at the price quotation).
Three different operational modes:
SilverFast can be used in three different ways: the stand-alone tool generates and saves image files directly to the hard disk drive. The Photoshop plug-in can be started directly from Photoshop. And the universal TWAIN plug-in can be started from any image editing software. In this case no file is generated. Instead the scanned image appears in the image editing software.
SilverFast JobManager
As soon as you're not only scanning single images but whole batches the JobManager is very helpful. With this tool it's easy to scan a whole film strip or a pack of slides in batch mode. With the JobManager you can manage routine procedures which can be set, saved and reloaded.
The JobManager can process an unlimited number of images. The limit is set by the scanner exclusively. Every single image of one go can be processed either with the same or with individual settings. Once adjusted settings can be transferred from one image to another by a single click.
SilverFast special features
IT-8 Calibration
By means of an IT-8 target the scanner can be colour calibrated. The target is a slide with many small colour fields corresponding certain colours. For every colour field a reference colour value is saved in a file. By comparing these reference values with the scanned actual colour values it is possible to exactly colour calibrate the scanner.
Thus an individual colour profile for the used scanner is generated which can be saved as ICC profile. This IT-8 calibration enables real true colour scanning.
Compatible computer systems:
PC: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows Vista