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:
· Epson Perfection V 300: Added support for the Epson Perfection V300.
· All versions with camera raw support: Added Camera raw support with white balance profiles for Olympus E-P1, Olympus E-450, Panasonic GH1, Pentax K7, Sony A230, Sony A330, Sony A380 and Fuji FinePix S9100.
· General: Added Mac OSX Snow Leopard support.

BUGFIX:
· Canon CanoScan 8800F: Multi-Exposure scans with the CanonScan 8800F sometimes resulted in color shifted images when a iSRD-Preview scan had been performed before.
· All versions with VLT: Fixed bug that caused errors with VLT trying to display thumbnails from image file aliases (e.g. thumbnails from synchronized iPhoto folders).
· Epson Perfection 3200 Photo/Pro: Highres prescan is now successful for any preview size.