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SilverFast Product Family
Features and functional differences | SilverFast file reader versions
Imaging software, independent of hardware (scanner, camera or printer) | SilverFast scanner versions
Scansoftware for specific scanner |
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| Camera support (capable to open camera RAW-files) | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| Canon, Epson, Fuji, JenOptik, Kodak, Konica, Leaf, Leica, KonicaMinolta, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, PhaseOne, Sigma, Sinar, Sony, ... (check web for detailed specifications) | • | |
| Scanner support (>200 scanner supported, for manufacturers) | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| Acer, Agfa, Apple, Avision, Canon, Crossfield, Cruse, Epson, Heidelberg, Howtek, HP, Kaiser, Kodak, Leica, Linotype, Mediax, Microtek, Nikon, Pentacon, PFU, PIE, Polaroid, Quatographic, Qubyx, Reflecta, Sharp, Strom, Umax, ... (check web for detailed specifications) | | • |
| Features | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| User Interface | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| 2-Level User Interface (Standard / Expert) | • | • |
| 3-part realtime output histogram: RGB-CMY switchable channels | • | • |
 | Basic Dialogue (switchable to Standard Dialogue) | | |
 | Densitometer: 1 point or 4 points | 4 | 4 |
| Display RGB or CMYK Channels | • | • |
| ImagePlot / ScanPilot | • / - | - / • |
| Picture settings dialogue: advanced / limited | • / - | - / • |
 | VLT, Virtual Light Table with image browser, albums, magnifier, full screen preview, Lossless JPEG rotation | • | |
| Correction | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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 | AACO, Auto Adaptive Contrast Optimisation | • | • |
 | ACR®, Adaptive Color Restoration | • | • |
 | Auto-Image-Adjust with artificial intelligence | • | • |
 | Clone tool | • | • |
| Color-cast removal slider | • | • |
| Descreening with USM: scaleable dialogue with preview / dialogue with preview / presets | • / - / -
+ auto screendetection and text protection | • / - / -
+ auto screendetection and text protection |
 | Descreening: scaleable dialogue with preview / dialogue with preview / presets and manually | • / - / -
+ auto screendetection and text protection | • / - / -
+ auto screendetection and text protection |
| Expert-Dialogues | • | • |
| Exposure adjustment | • | • |
 | Focus functions: Autofocus / manual focus / manual focus with preview (if supportet by hardware) | | •
depending |
 | GANE®, Grain and Noise elimination: full dialogue / limited dialogue | • / -
scaleable dialogue | • / -
scaleable dialogue |
 | GCC, Global Colour Correction: full dialogue / limited dialogue | • / - | • / - |
| Gradation curves: RGB / CMY / points adjustable | • / • / • | • / • / • |
| Histogram: RGB / CMY switchable channels | • / • | • / • |
| 3-part Historgramm | • | • |
| ICE® (if supported by hardware) / FLARE® (if supported by hardware) / iSRD® (if supported by hardware) | | • / - / •
depending |
| Image type settings | • | • |
| Masks and Layers within SCC | 4 | 4 |
 | MidPip, Neutralising Pipette: number of points | 4 | 4 |
 | MultiExposure® (optional, hardware depending) | | •
(optional, hardware depending) |
 | Multisampling: with pixel alignment / hardware based | | • / • |
 | NegaFix®, Negative film optimization: CCR / preset profiles for negatives / adjustable profiles | • / • / • | • / • / • |
 | Real-time corrections | • | • |
 | SC2G, Selective Colour to Grey conversion | • | • |
 | SCC®, Selective Colour Correction: full dialogue / limited dialogue (1 layer) | • / - | • / - |
| SCC®, Layers and masks | 4 | 4 |
 | SRD®, Smart Removal of Defects: full dialogue with n masks and layers / limited dialogue (1 layer) | 4 / - | 4 / - |
 | iSRD®, infrared Smart Removal of Defects, limited dialogue (hardware depending) | | |
| iSRD®, infrared Smart Removal of Defects, unlimited dialogue (hardware depending) | | • |
 | USM, Unsharp masking: scaleable dialogue with preview / dialogue with preview / presets | • / - / - | • / - / - |
| Whitebalance adjustment | • | • |
| Color Management | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| Full Colour Management and ICC-Workflow / limited Colour Management and ICC-Workflow | • / - | • / - |
| Gamma synchronization | • | • |
 | IT8-Calibration (Auto IT8 with 6.5.0r6): included / optional | • / - | - / •
(hardware depending) |
 | Kodachrome profile embedded (depending on scanner - please check homepage) | | • |
 | Printer-Calibration (optional with 6.6.0r1; only in combination with IT8-Calibration possible) | | •
(optional, hardware depending) |
| Softproof CMYK | • | • |
| Softproof RGB | • | • |
| Printing Features | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| Print options: simple / PrinTao (simple mode with copy function) / PrinTao (enhanced print option with layout functionalities) | • / - / • | - / - / • |
 | PhotoProof®, always optional | • | |
| Productivity | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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 | Auto frame detection | • | • |
 | Auto frame alignment and rotation | | • |
 | Batch processing, Batch scan | • | • |
| CMYK output / RGB output | • / • | • / • |
 | Hot-Folder (optional) | •
optional | |
| ColorServer (optional) | •
optional | |
| Enhanced zoom concept | • | • |
| EXIF display | • | |
 | HiRePP, High Resolution Picture Performance | • | • |
| Individual adjustment of all defaults | • | • |
 | IPTC: display, editing | • | • |
 | JobManager | • | • |
 | Proprietary RAW data conversion, background processing, camera profiles embedded | • | |
 | QuickTime Movie Tutorials | • | • |
 | Renaming | • | |
| Save custom defaults | • | • |
| Zoom: standard (via magnifyer button) / flexible (cia Ctrl-click or pop-up selection) | • / • | • / • |
| Importable file formats | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| RAW data formats of supported cameras | • | |
| Kodak PhotoCD data format | • | |
| Adobe® DNG input format | • | |
| 48 Bit RGB TIFF | • | |
 | 48 Bit RGB JPEG2000 | • | |
| 24 Bit RGB TIFF, JPEG, PSD | • | |
| 24 Bit RGB JPEG2000 | • | |
| 16 Bit Greyscale TIFF | • | |
| 16 Bit RGB JPEG2000 | • | |
| 8 Bit Greyscale TIFF, JPEG | • | |
| 8 Bit Greyscale JPEG2000 | • | |
| Exportable file formats | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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 | 64 Bit HDRi TIFF (only with scanners supporting iSRD) | | • |
| 48 Bit RGB TIFF: with / without SilverFast adjustments | • / • | • / • |
| 48 Bit RGB JPEG2000: with / without SilverFast adjustments | • / • | • / • |
| 32 Bit CMYK TIFF | • | • |
 | 24 Bit RGB TIFF, JPEG, PDF | • | • |
| 24 Bit RGB JPEG2000 | • | • |
| 16 Bit Greyscale TIFF: with / without SilverFast adjustments | • / • | • / • |
| 16 Bit RGB JPEG2000: with / without SilverFast adjustments | • / • | • / • |
| 8 Bit Greyscale TIFF, JPEG | • | • |
| 8 Bit Greyscale JPEG2000 | • | • |
| 1 Bit Black/White TIFF | | • |
| Plus Upgrade | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| Plus Upgrade availability | | |
| Studio Upgrade | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| Studio Upgrade availability | | |
| 6.6 Upgrade | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| Upgrades possible from SF versions 5.5 and versions 6.1 - 6.4 (please check shop for details) | • | • |
| Distribution | HDR Studio | Ai Studio |
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| Online-Download | • | • |
| CD-ROM, full package | • | • |
 | IT8-function: included / optional | • / - | - / • |
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