General: Photoshop (or other apps using the SilverFast Photoshop plug-in version, incl. the SF_Launcher) could crash after a batch scan - fixed.
Windows Vista: Resolved serialization problems for native Vista apps calling SilverFast. Slight disadvantage is that now every user on a system has to serialize - this is a Vista specific thing that cannot be influenced by SilverFast.
IT8 calibration: Added a new feature that improves the IT8 calibration. The IT8 target will be recognized automatically and performs all steps until reporting success.
Canon CanoScan 8600F: Scanner will be calibrated on the first prescan or scan now to avoid drifts in brightness on successive scans that could occur when scanning with a "cold" device.
Scan frame: Look of scan frame changed. Instead of cross-hairs for rotating half-arcs can be used now. Also active frame is blinking in order to be noticed easier.
BUGFIX:
Nikon: Fixed an issue with embedded Kodachrome profiles when using HDR scan mode of SilverFast and opening the resulting image files in Photoshop without processing the images in SilverFast HDR/DCPro before.
SE: When scanning with SE versions without default ICC or input profile, scans could on certains conditions be affected by increased color noise due to an otherwise minor bug as a side effect - fixed.
USM: There is now an alert shown for errors that might occur during the prescan in the USM dialog.
Descreening: Improved descreening speed (especially on Heidelberger LinoHellPro Scanners up to 10x faster, on others 10 to 30 percent faster).
BUGFIX:
SE: Corrected the behaviour of the new CMS-Panel for SE with respect to the internal color space popup.
General: The picture settings dialog now allows directly typing in negative parameter values.
SilverFast Basic: Corrected behaviour for "Picture Settings" and Negafix dialogues for use with "SilverFast Basic" mode.
REMOVED:
Multi-Exposure: 4x Multi-Exposure no longer existent. Could have alignment issues in certain cases without improving the image above what 2x Multi-Eposure already does.
Canon 8400F, 9900F, 9950F: Canon 8400F, 9900F, 9950F scanners are supported with Multi-Exposure feature now, too.
IMPROVEMENT:
all SE: SC2G is now available in SilverFast SE variants running on Windows (as it already has been for Macintosh versions).
CMS: Direct matching from input/scanner profile to monitor profile can now be used if no color working space has been selected.
DCPro Studio und HDR Studio: SilverFast ColorServer can now be tested with DCPro Studio and HDR Studio demo releases.
BUGFIX:
PIE Powerslide 3650 / Braun Multimag Slidescan 4000 / Reflecta Digitdia 4000: Hardware of scanner was changed, but not reflected in SDK. Thus SilverFast was misinformed about detection of slide orientation. Work-around implemented.
NikonMAID: Improved internal handling of the NikonMAID scanner specific Kodachrome profiles (for LS-40, 50, 4000, 5000, 8000, 9000).
Multi-Exposure: Greatly improved Multi-Exposure algorithms to counter issues with alignment problems which led to "colour shadows" and similar effects.
Options: "Reset to factory" values (in > Options > General) now also delete XML prefs files.
VLT: Corrected hiding of floating Densitometer window when switching from VLT to "Basic" edit view.
CMS: Ask the user for an automatic prescan when input color management has been switched on or off.
PhotoProof: Corrected settings for expected path for the folder for the PhotoProof profiles.
Multi-Exposure: The Multi-Exposure and Multi-Sampling features have been separated into two buttons for easier access.
