SilverFast sets a new standard for Desktop-Scanners. SilverFast is high-end scan and imaging software from LaserSoft Imaging which is now available for most scanners under Mac. SilverFast combines an intuitive user interface with highest professionality.

Professionals and beginners will appreciate the intelligent automatic functions as well as the possibility to manually adjust the image at any point. Since any operation can instantaneously be undone, the beginner can easily get aquainted with the software's interface.

The professional user can adjust any operation via numerical input and can precisely monitor the results using a densitometer.

Here are some key features of "SilverFast Ai Umax":

· Real-Time Operation.
· Intelligent auto-adjust.
· Color Cast Removal Slider.
· Preview-Predictable Color.
· Selective Color Correction.
· Unique Unsharp Masking.
· ICC-Color management.
· CMYK Softproof.
· ScanPilot.
· SRD- Dust and Scratch Removal.
· Advanced Selective Colour Correction.
· ACR - Adpative Colour Restoration.
· SC2G - Selective Colour to Grey.
· GANE - Grain and Noise Elimination.
· MidPip4 - Advanced Colour Cast Removal.
· Efficient Noiese reduction feature with STUDIO-Upgrade.
· QuickTime Movie Tutorials.
· Enhanced GANE (Grain & Noise Elimination).

Requirements:

· 256 MB RAM (512-2048 MB recommended).
· 500 MB free on HDD (at least 2 GB recommended).

Limitations:

· The demo versions are neither limited in functionality - except for the IT8 calibration - nor in time, however, the final scans include a watermark with our company name inside.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

NEW:
· All versions with camera raw support: Added white balancing profiles for raw images of the following cameras: Canon PowerShot G11 and Canon PowerShot S90.
· All versions with camera raw support: Added support for raw images of the following cameras: Fuji FinePix 205EXR, Leica X1, Panasonic FX180, Ricoh GR Digital III, Ricoh GXR with A12 module and Ricoh GXR with S10 module.
· All versions with camera raw support: Added support with white balancing profiles for raw images of the following cameras: Mamiya ZD, Sony Alpha 500, Sony Alpha 550, Nikon D3S, Olympus E-P2, Panasonic FZ38 and Pentax K-x.

IMPROVEMENT:
· Epson: Added NegaFix profile for Kodak Ektar 100 to the NegaFix sets for Epson scanners
· Nikon film scanners: Added NegaFix profile for Kodak Ektar 100 to the NegaFix sets for Nikon film scanners

BUGFIX:
· All versions with camera raw support: Removed black border that was visible at the right side of converted raw images from the cameras Olympus E-30 and Olympus E-620.