New NegaFix released with SilverFast Ai 5.5 (English)

Kiel, Germany, 2001-08-10 - The new release of SilverFast Ai 5.5 has the most powerful negative film optimisation now. NegaFix®, the new negative real-time film optimisation in SilverFast Ai 5.5 can handle all kinds of negative film, gray scale and color. More than 120 film presets and a very powerful 16 bit orange mask auto-adjust will make negative film scans as easy as ever. "Maximum dynamic range and perfect image quality from the negative film, as well as ease of use was the objective and has been achieved with this new development" says Karl-Heinz Zahorsky, president and founder of LaserSoft Imaging. SilverFast SE 5.5, the entry level SilverFast will have the ability to select Vendor, Film group and Film Speed. A real-time exposure slider will enable to adjust film exposure in a range of between -3 and +3 f-stops. SilverFast Ai 5.5, the full version of SilverFast, will also have a NegaFix Advanced Mode allowing to create custom film type presets. The advanced mode is unique in scan software development as it allows to adjust any negative film with reference to any aspect of the negative film characteristic to get optimum results. An "Import" function will allow customers to import new negative film presets that LaserSoft Imaging will post on their web site for download. SilverFast Ai 5.5 is a 45$, SilverFast SE 5.5 a 10$ upgrade and can be purchased on-line from LaserSoft Imaging's web site: http://www.SilverFast.com LaserSoft Imaging is the German developer of SilverFast Ai, SilverFast SE, SilverFast PhotoCD, SilverFast DC and SilverFast HDR. SilverFast Ai is the scan software bundled with 10 different manufacturers and is available for more than 150 different scanner and digital camera models.

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