24. June 2009
SilverFast Newsletter June 2009

	Summer special! Save up to 70% on your 2nd SilverFast version! (read more ...)
	SilverFast HDRi for the moments of your life (read more ...)
	SilverFast Archive Suite SE the beginner’s choice of our archive solution (read more ...)
	Auto-Frame for film strips SilverFast’s Auto-frame detection for film holders (read more ...)

24. June 2009 New version online - 6.6.1r1 11. June 2009
SilverFast Kodachrome-Workflow
The .psd photoshop magazine introduces the perfect kodachrome workflow of latest SilverFast version 6.6 with an article in issue 04/09. "IT8 calibration" for true colors, "iSRD & SRD" to remove dust and scratches and "Multi-Exposure" for maximum details are the keywords.

"Only the SilverFast IT8 calibration with a Kodachrome IT8 target eliminates the blue cast completely." (cf. magazine .psd 04/09 p.51)

Read the entire article here ... (.pdf french) 3. June 2009
Best in test: SilverFast's Kodachrome workflow with LaserSoft Imaging Kodachrome IT8 target.

David Brooks, professional photographer and chief editor at Shutterbug magazine, is looking for a solution to scan Kodachrome slides in superior quality while maintaining the original Kodachrome charm for quite a long time now. He takes the release of the new LaserSoft Imaging Kodachrome targets as a motive for further systematic testings. David Brooks scans several Kodachrome slides with divers scanners, calibration targets and different scanner software. After all he is totally convinced of SilverFast's Kodachrome workflow.

David Brooks: (cf. Shutterbug magazine 06/09 p.115)
"So the bottom line is, [...] if you want your scanned images to reproduce that famous Kodachrome look, then take this advice: profile your scanner with the new LaserSoft Imaging Kodachrome IT-8 reference."

"Of course I believe from long experience you’ll get the best results scanning your Kodachrome slides using LaserSoft Imaging’s SilverFast Ai software to run your scanner."

Read the entire article here ... 28. May 2009 New version online - 6.6.0r6 12. May 2009
Photojournalist Ingmar Zahorsky, son of our president and CEO Karl-Heinz Zahorsky, made the front page of Nepal's Kathmandu News Paper.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ingmar/3518195996/

Supporters of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal clash with riot police during a protest near the President House in Kathmandu yesterday Police in Nepal used batons on hundreds of Maoist protesters rallying yesterday in the capital Kathmandu in support of their party leader Prachanda, who resigned as prime minister last week. I.Zahorsky happened o be among the riots for some unique camera shots while he even got hit by the police.

Ingmar Zahorsky, studied Computer Science, Animation and Photography at the Graphic Arts Institute San Francisco. Recent assignments and trips have led him to Mexico, Guatemala and Cuba.

See his latest reports in his live journal!

http://izahorsky.livejournal.com/ 20. April 2009
“Herbar Digital” research project in 2007: “Rationalising the virtualization of botanical document material and their usage by process optimization and automation”








15. April 2009


Advantage of SilverFast NegaFix versus processing negative film data in Photoshop

Read the whole article (pdf) here... 8. April 2009
Mac Rewind Magazine deals with the box office hit Canon CanoScan 8800F combined with the new SilverFast 6.6. The article mentions the advantages of iSRD® technique from LaserSoft Imaging compared to Canon's FARE. Additionally some unique Features like the application of special Kodachrome profiles or the 99 Euro Printer calibration option are being addressed.

"Congratulation LaserSoft Imaging for this technical success", writes Frank Borowski, Editor of Mac Rewind Magazine.

Read the entire report here... (.pdf) 25. March 2009
SilverFast Newsletter March 2009

	SilverFast® for Epson-Scanner now fully 32/64Bit compatible The latest SilverFast® release is fully Windows 32/64Bit compatible with all significant Epson Scanners (read more ...)
	Outstanding success for LaserSoft Imaging® Kodachrome Calibration-Targets (IT8) Extended rebate period for LSI-Targets until end of April 2009 (read more ...)
	Make money the easy way with our LSI-Affiliate-Program Become a partner of LaserSoft Imaging and receive hefty commission via your web page without hassle (read more ...)
	Shipping cost adjustment by UPS Shipping and handling prices modified according to UPS price list (read more ...)

19. February 2009
David Brooks’ Digital Darkroom Resource CD; A Practical Way To Get A Handle On Digital Imaging

David Brooks, Professional Photographer and Senior Editor Shutterbug Magazine

David Brooks is the author of Shutterbug’s Digital Help column and numerous articles on color calibration, scanning, and printing.
David Brooks is an excellent expert on all versions of SilverFast and he has already published articles on SilverFast as early as 1999.
Whether the subject is color management, color correction or how to properly set up a camera, what software to use, and how to work with image files to ensure the best possible reproduction, David knows the answer.
In David's recent CD there is a new article (chapter) about the Epson Perfection V500 scanner, how to use it, which includes a recommendation and demonstration of using SilverFast with that scanner. He also enclosed all of the research and images done for an article on Kodachrome scanning he plans to release soon.

David Brooks also maintains an interesting weblog and a webpage with information on his Resource CD:
Info: Digital Darkroom CD
David's Weblog 13. February 2009

„FOCUS ON IMAGING is Europe‘s biggest annual imaging show, covering all your needs from image capture through to output and beyond.“ http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk

Cooperating with Epson LaserSoft Imaging® will be part of FOCUS on imaging 2009. Get more information here. 30. January 2009
David D. Brooks put together a well compiled article in the Shutterbug with the useful information on the Kodachrome topic. Everyone who is or was involved with the Kodachrome "phenomenon" should take a couple of minutes to read the article by David Brooks...

"In the last few days LaserSoft Imaging announced and made available new Kodachrome IT-8 target slides for calibration and profiling, and I got my hands on one as quickly as possible to try it out."

Read the whole article:
http://blog.shutterbug.com/davidbrooks/kodachrome_film_scanning/ 21. January 2009
Agostino Maiello (photographer and editorial journalist of the NADIR Magazine) wrote a comparison of Canon's ScanGear and LaserSoft Imaging's SilverFast for Canon-Scanner:

"This comparison shows clearly that, although Canon ScanGear is a valid, fast and easy software for performing a basic scanning activity, LSI SilverFast Ai is on another level of quality, providing the user with a lot of more features and functionality and allowing him to perform in a few clicks every kind of scanning, from a very basic and automated one to a complex and fine-tuned one, for a more professional result."

Read the whole comparison (pdf) here...