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"Der SPIEGEL", Europe's leading news magazine located in Hamburg, uses the combination of SilverFast Ai Studio and SilverFast HDR Studio to drive its High End scanners, Heidelberg Nexscan."SilverFast allows us to finally use the latest Macs with Intel Processors" says Reinhard Wilms, editorial technician at "Der SPIEGEL".
Read the whole Testimonial here...
| SilverFast available for CHROMAGRAPH 3300/3400, TOPAZ, TANGO/XL, NEXSCAN and PRIMESCAN |
Award-winning SilverFast from LaserSoft Imaging, Kiel, Germany, is now available for Heidelberg CHROMAGRAPH 3300/3400, TOPAZ, TANGO/XL, NEXSCAN and PRIMESCAN scanners on Windows up to Vista and Macintosh OS-X up to 10.5 Leopard
Introduction
SilverFast Ai Studio for CHROMAGRAPH 3300/3400, TOPAZ, TANGO/XL, NEXSCAN and PRIMESCAN scanner allows to write the full dynamic range of its hardware into TIFF-data. This makes the reduction to 24 bit RGB obsolete. The ability to save these 'raw' files and processing with SilverFast HDR Studio without any loss of quality opens up a whole new workflow....
Best compatibilty for scanners is ensured when using hardware and firmware revisions which work with LinoColor 6 or NewColor 2.0. To test compatibility please install our free demo version. We recommend to test with the targeted hardware.
For further questions please contact us. Dedicated Workflow Solution
SilverFast Ai STUDIO for Heidelberg CHROMAGRAPH, TOPAZ, TANGO, NEXSCAN and PRIMESCAN scanner is able to write TIFF files with the full dynamic range. It is no longer necessary to convert to 24 Bit RGB. These files allow a maximum quality and productivity for a dedicated workflow. You can use these scans like a "digital original" from your scanner and even apply a JPEG 2000 compression.
SilverFast HDR STUDIO reads those RAW files and allows the user to optimize the pictures offline like originals on the scanner without any loss of quality. While the scanner is working the user can optimize pictures on another workstation in batch mode. Of course any well known SilverFast tool is available of course, for e.g. NegaFix including over 120 filmprofiles and the ability to create fast and easy customized ones. Even with JPEG 2000 compression SilverFast will work those files 7 times faster as any other imaging software. With the HiRepp function you will be able to compress without a loss in quality up to 3GB files and reopen these files very fast again. The Heidelberg CHROMAGRAPH/TOPAZ/TANGO/NEXSCAN/PRIMESCAN can be used on any OSX System up to leopard and even on a Intel Mac with an aftermarket adapter on FireWire 400. Among the various highlights you will find our IT-8 calibration with color correction (up to 12 colors), Plug&Play CMYK, batch mode, Jobmanager and the professional multiple densitometer.
Softproof with PhotoProof and printing with layout through PrinTao are also implemented. So SilverFast Ai STUDIO and SilverFast HDR STUDIO becomes your dedicated workflow solution. User Experience
"... what makes SilverFast Ai better than the average bear for scanning tasks, particularly for print and e-media production, is the truly well thought-out interface and the wealth of production-oriented features."
"All in all, this (SilverFast) is a superior scanning environment with production-oriented options ... and professional results for both new comers and scan pros. I highly recommend it"
"We recently purchased the SilverFast Ai Studio and HDR Studio Package for both of our Topaz scanners. With this new workflow, our prepress production is much more efficient. With over 1400 scans and more digital camera files coming in each month, SilverFast's PrinTao feature is a tremendous time saver. No more loading individual files into Quark for proofing. With SilverFast we can already see a substantial return on our investment."
Bill Wise, Prepress Manager, Amos Press, Sidney, Ohio
"We purchased the SilverFast scanning software package for our Heidelberg Topaz scanner so we would always have an upgrade path to newer software and hardware. With LinoColor it was pretty much a dead end on system 9. The Auto De-Screening feature in SilverFast is amazingly good and we are very happy with the quality of the scans. With regards to color control - what I see in SilverFast is very, very close to what comes off the digital press."
Philip Baca, Prepress Manager, Paper Tiger, Sante Fe, New Mexico
High-End Scanners by Heidelberg
Heidelberg Chromagraph 3300/3400
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Chromagraph 3300/3400 Ai Studio Demo (Mac)
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Chromagraph 3300/3400 Ai Studio Demo (Win)
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Topaz Ai Studio Demo (Mac)
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Topaz Ai Studio Demo (Win)
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Tango/XL Ai Studio Demo (Mac)
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Tango/XL Ai Studio Demo (Win)
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NexScan Ai Studio Demo (Mac)
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NexScan Ai Studio Demo (Win)
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PrimeScan Ai Studio Demo (Mac)
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PrimeScan Ai Studio Demo (Win)
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While these scanners can be used with the traditional SCSI interface there might be a problem when using newer versions of the operating system (for Mac Computers SCSI doesn't work too well on newer systems).
Sometimes suitable SCSI Cards are also hard to find (especially for the latest Macs but also for the latest PC's and for Notebooks in general), so we recommend to use a Firewire to SCSI Adapter.
Please see our supported adapters for details. “From now on, we will operate our High-End Nexscan scanner with the SilverFast Ai Studio and HDR professional scanning software from LaserSoft Imaging AG, Kiel. Technical advice, installation and training services provided to us by LSI’s distribution partner, Systemhaus Brakensiek, Dortmund, has been a great success. Premium Support is also guaranteed by Brakensiek Systemhaus.
Top German current affairs weekly magazine, der SPIEGEL, found this investment an attractive proposition, in particular because it enables an efficient workflow, by allowing originals to be scanned with a maximum dynamic range and then to be saved and archived as “digital originals”. Saving data with a depth of 48-bit depth allows maximum quality and productivity in the workflow.
Furthermore, we trust the mature technical color management know-how of LaserSoft Imaging, including integrated IT8 calibration and extended selective color correction for up to 12 colors.
SilverFast has finally allowed us to use the latest Macs with Intel processors”.
Reinhard Wilms, Redaktionelle Technik beim SPIEGEL
Der SPIEGEL
