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1. SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 5 e Auto Frame 25 Manual frame rotation and alignment The mouse can be used to change the size and the rotation of any frame freely Adjusting the frame size In order to change that frame size the active red frame may be grabbed at its edges or borders and may be resized And on the image on the lower left the contrast difference between the image and image background is not sufficient This is not a problem because the frame can manually be altered by use of the mouse dhf dil Epson CT E p03 a Epson Pari I6 50 GT 8206 S o 3 E 5 8 8 9 1 8 9 9 i tei i i ECLI amp 4 Ib e 7 dam H Brix Since the actual scan cannot really be rotated the selected scan area must always be larger for rotated images After the final scan SilverFast then rotates and resizes the scan area to the selected output dimension 26 5 Auto Frame SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade Image 1 left beginning with manu ally drawn frame red dots Adjusting the rotation The manual frame rotation is done by click dragging the semicircu lar grabbers on the borders all of the scan frame A pressed shift key will cause the frame to be rotated in steps of 45 mme iasi acis Egan i1 i ii nme 1 Image 2 rotation by click dragging E the left grabber b i f2. abt s Peeper i bevel bhi a 1 7 henh ip Beyi denea Bo piali amr o or rei Sie opitni UR 4 e inta elena HDE rodar Esap Install om System Programme byad to ip inn a bioa ioa ale of th i patrare package os phere hye ogres B psi Ma i Hama OW Dee linisbang Installation Bering Fhoiesbor hareri krii 1rigt vam ort Lorm wd mr magie 1 amer kr s atu oe on Ta continue initulleg he miina vox MLE apre fri se Gere af ther lop diua 10 operae ar fiiiageen oo he irae Bee oe m were mede Ch Tum hoe rui peso im miam rim pee d mis a tare diis aims uci pia pepe Log ima uw Db um The sorea eas acah led ota i 32 7 New Installer SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade SF Ai HDR Gamma Optimization The used gamma values of Si verFastA is now automatically detected and applied in SilverFast HDR Supported SilverFast versions The automatic gamma recognition is available in all SilverFast HDR and SilverFast HDR Studio versions Usage The gamma detection is needed wherever RAW data files from dif ferent sources changing scanners etc are to be optimized For exa
3. el ers bs B A Image 3 left moving and dragging ane um RE the scan frame to the desired final format by click dragging the frame borders and edges as well as a fine correction over the rotation by means all the grabbers E Image 4 final scan L SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 5 e Auto Frame P Left image The scan frame was detected correctly but the horizon is misaligned Image right the scanned frame was manually rotated and repositioned Image horizon and image border are now parallel Align horizon Every photographer has come across images in which the camera was not perfectly aligned horizontally The result is that the image appears tilted A manual frame alignment can correct this error while scanning HEG Dd ier DR HIC s Deleting framesets Since SilverFast always reopens the last preview window those set tings may not work for the new image A general reset Reset all allows the deletion of old scan frames and a new frame is placed over the entire prescan area Reset all on Macs Click the reset button while keeping the Shift key pressed M Reset all for Windows Click the Options key while keeping the Shift key pressed CES Z 4 4 28 5 Auto Frame SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade TARA SilverFast Basic Mode Switching between Interfaces Basic Mode as Starting Aid All SilverFast versio
4. en reen reen B none HH brighter lt none gt Blue f none Blue colder Blue E none Hs duller Cyan E lt none gt Cyan magenta Cyan E y lt none gt z E blue Magenta B lt none gt Magenta ieee t Magenta H blue magenta Yellow none Yellow stronger Yellow brighter stronger brighter SX ACR g SACR Stronger greener 3 warmer greener reener 3 8 canes ED OA E Qj stronger stronger stronger weaker weaker SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 9 SCC Presets 35 Opening the preset dialogue options Left Macintosh General options CMS Right Windows Colour management CMS palette SilverFast version 6 5 or later now include a simple color manage ment by means of ICC profiles for all of SilverFast SE and SE Plus versions Supported SilverFast versions The CMS palette and for color management is available in all SilverFast SE and SE Plus versions 6 5 0r4 or later Activating the colour management The settings for the colour management are entered in the presets options dialogue D Siveras SEvES S3 SilverFast SE v6 5 0r4 SilverFast SEpus SilverFast SE Mode Standard Mode Standard Suet Densitometer General Frame Densitometer Canoscan 8 Wi Scan Bit Colour Scan Mode
5. SSeS It is therefore recommended to select ColorSync for Mac ICM for Windows and then to determine the working colour space SS This is also done in the CMS dialogue but under the menu point profile for ColorSync ICM internal Profiles for ColorSync Severe ET Crosan son Scanner Transparent NONE 2 lt NONE gt Internal eciRGB v2 icc NL Output Printer D88 Epson AMP Erw 061207 icc D88 Epson AMP Erw 061207 icc 31 Pare SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 10 CMS 37 Requirements for a correct IT8 calibration process For reflective T8 calibration the white or black covers of the scanner s trans parency unit should be inserted When a calibrating reflective targets the T8 target should be the only image on the scan bed Place the IT8 target in the centre of the scan area 1 Position target Place the IT8 target on the scanner There is no need to do a pre scan because SilverFast will recognize the IT8 target automatically In case a pre scan is done anyway it should not be rotated and should not be zoomed 2 Click the IT8 button A simple mouse click on the IT8 but ton will launch the calibration process 3 Recognize target The target will automatically be detected and framed Even a not perfectly aligned IT8 target will be automatically rotated and detected by SilverFast 4 Grid and barcode The de
6. How easy this is can be seen here with the QuickTime movie http www silverfast com download movie aist 660r1 en kodachromeslides andisrd en 2008 08 14 mov 14 Kodachrome SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 14 Kodachrome 47 2009 SilverFaste and LaserSoft Imaging are registered trademarks of LaserSoft Imaging AG Germany All mentioned trademarks are the protected trademarks of the respective owners Patents EP 1594301 EP 1744278 CS P N 4 S Cu EE o S d lt EE 1 2011 LaserSoft Imaging AG Luisenweg 6 8 24105 Kiel Germany Tel 49 0 431 5 60 09 0 Fax 49 0 431 5 60 09 96 E Mail Info SilverFast com www SilverFast com
7. NegaFix Improvement Automatic Colour Cast Removal CCR The NegaFix mode now operates much more colour neutral thanks to a new extended function This is especially important for not 100 matching film profiles With this feature even the missed parts of the orange masks can easily be removed already when the negatives are converted The activation of the CCR is done by a check box within the NegaFix dialogue O Film Type and Exposure Negari Film Type and Exposure Negar Other Other B other CCR Other H M CCR amp amp Standard X P 00 Qa _ _ mn _ lt Standard gt H Auto tolerance Auto tolerance i erian Upao Fact 18 Hep GT RI iverunt pun Fact 16 HU GT M HN KON aam m Ela Ie ee epa Le e e o8 m am Supported SilverFast Versions The automatic colour cast removal CCR is available in all SilverFast versions which previously contained the NegaFix function SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 4 NegaFix Enhancement 19 Setting SilverFast Def HH V Keep original resolution Find image frames Auto adjust M Adjust images automatically Image type Standard HH OK Cancel Figure to right The negative is shown as a positive when added to the JobManager only when NegaFix is activated Otherwise it appears as a negative Attent
8. Reducing auto frames Sections of SilverFast s preview window with different values for frame reduction left 096 right 1 Tip for scanning framed slides While using SRHD it might be bet ter to use small value for example 0 1 as this might give bet ter results at the image borders If the SRD overlaps the actual slide frame this part of the scans may be blurred AN Attention The availability of this function depends on what hardware and on which version of SilverFast are being used 24 5 e Auto Frame SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade Automatic frame rotation Apart from detecting image frames automatically Si verFast Ai Stu dio and SilverFast SE Plus versions 6 5 5 or later now offer the option to automatically rotate and align frames If the contrast differences between image and image background are high enough SilverFast will not only find the individual images but also rotate the scan frames automatically By this method images which are not aligned to the scanner will be automatically aligned while scanning For example SilverFast recognizes the four non aligned images on the scanned bed and automatically creates frames around these Inactive frames are displayed in white the active frame is displayed in red SibvesFast Epson Perf I650 GT Bz200 nae Sbonsl a1 Epion Perf L650 GT 8200 TEE 1 eap io m e 2 om ie o lt 8 eal 9 ea m moe 6 ev 9 7 7
9. 29 The Basic dialogue Left SilverFastSE Right SilverFastDCVLT None More Auto Sharpen More Auto Sharpen Filter Eu LO E Less Auto Sharpen Less Auto Sharpen Automatic descreening i Basic Mode Overview TARA SilverFast Epson SilverFast DC VLT i SilverFa stBasic SilverFast Basic Mode Mode Basie H imag hade Pikar utn Sharpen Prova Print 360 dpa Quality Fhoto Print 300 dpo PE AI Phara Zoom Output Output 25x 100 4n0 inch 77 em 33 2 2 6 Ibn CIEE Open Process Quit 8 1 Launch prescan open image Launches the prescan in the scanner version or opens an image file in the DC verions 2 Output size and measuring units 3 Scan type only for scanner versions Photograph Selection of Photograph Slide or Negative image Mode MAJICE 4 Output resolution WEB Internet 72 dpi Standard Print 150 dpi Quality Rufi CRAS ET Nery 5 Filters Selection of sharpening filter None More Auto Sharpen More Auto Sharpen More Auto Sharpen v Auto Sharpen Less Auto Sharpen Less Auto Sharpen Less Auto Sharpen In scanner versions the additional option of de screening 6 Mode Switch between Basic and Standard mode Mode Basic Standard 7 Scan Process Launches the scan or launches the optimization process
10. Normal File Filter Auto Sharpen Original Reflective R Image Type Standard Pos Neg Positive 4 Name untitled frame Original Scale Output 85 100 0 fla 8 5 17 1090 na 117 Dutput resolution MByte Standard Print 150 6 38 150 ej sn O CB Com 8888 C oni vi ee mae 5 1 SF A TE bain Pesksctons TX se E Lil MEME x GU TENET Ce GC CER 36 10 CMS SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade SilverFast SE and SE Plus Depending on the type of used scanner scanner reflective or and scanner transparent are available The current IT8 calibra tion profile is to be selected here The RGB working color space Adobe RGB 1998 or Adobe sRGB can be selected in the menu point called Internal SilverFastSE and SEPlus ara CMS palette Attention Please make sure that the selected colour spaces are the same in SilverFast and your other image editing programs If different colour spaces are selected here for colour display of the final scan will be different from what was shown in the SilverFast preview SilverFast plug in under Adobe Photoshop CS3 Photoshop CS3 does not allow an automatic adjustment of color spaces between SilverFast and CS3 If SilverFast is used from within Photoshop CS3 this will cause the menu point options CMS color management internal monitor to be grayed out
11. Slide 35 mm Slide 35 mm Filmstrip 35 mm Filmstrip 35 mm Slide 6x 4 5 cm Slide 6x 4 5 cm Slide 6 x 6 cm Slide 6 x 6 cm Slide 6 x 7 cm Slide 6 x 7 cm Slide 35mm holder Slide 35mm holder Filmstrip 35 mm holder Filmstrip 35 mm holder Medium format holder Medium format holder Copy frame resolution to all frames Copy frame resolution to all frames Shafa Canotcam EBOOF itat Canotcam BAOOF RS 7 T iy T d a a RE SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 5 e Auto Frame 20 Resizing auto frames The find frame function may be edited and changed under Options auto resize auto frames The function find frames may be edited by means of the numeri cal value At 096 SilverFast tries to align the preview frame and the final scan frame to the exact margins of the scanned image Negative values will cause the frame to be enlarged and positive values will reduce the frame size see example and push the frame further into the image Options General CMS Special G Auto Threshold Highlight 2 Aute Threshold Shadow 0 Li Levels Highlight G fere 2 Color Cast Removal 109 e Be active Ages Frome 16 Aurg ip Middle Fara Aute Contrast ff Automatic when ADf batch AR when Auteenaie _ Midifip Fixed Tanger ao aie FA Aute ITR Calibration if Find Frame Inset 0 Custom IC profe mame _ x Find Frame Inset 1 al
12. Activating the colour management SilverFast plug in under Adobe Photoshop CS3 Automatic IT8 calibration One click scanner calibration The calibration process Presets Dialogues in Options General palette Auto palette ISRD for Nikon Filmscanners Mac only ISRD for Canon Flatbed Scanners HDRi scans for SilverFast HDR and DC Scan type 64Bit HDRi Color Scan type 32 Bit HDR Grayscale Further processing of HDRi scans ICC Profiles for Kodachrome Slides 29 29 29 29 29 30 31 31 31 39 33 33 34 35 35 35 36 36 36 36 37 38 38 38 40 41 41 41 42 42 43 44 44 44 44 45 46 1 Introduction SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade lverFast Ai pitioaal cause Soltware Si lt gt Lasersodt Imaging C Dre ifl EFT DC orange AC Get maerg Fatani 1447 wees m wes bem adim Introduction Dear SilverFast User SilverFast 6 has established the name SilverFast as the standard for scan software world wide while SilverFastHDR and SilverFastDCPro have become popular for working with scanner and camera raw data We are proud that more than 1 5 Million users work with Si verFast world wide and with the recent support of the best scanners on the globe the Heidelberg Linotype Hell high end series Topaz Tango Nexscan Primescan and Chromagraph we have reached the top of the imaging devel opment We are also p
13. Supported SilverFast Versions Multi Exposure is included with all SilverFastAi Studio and SE Plus 6 6 versions of the above listed scanners and many more Multi Exposure only works with positives and negatives in transparency mode 16 3 Multi Exposure SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 16 gt 8 Bit Grayscale 1 Bit Line Art 48 Bit Color 16 Bit Grayscale 48 Bit HDR Color 16 Bit HDR Grayscale N Scan type 48 24 Bit Color and Multi Exposure Since versioin 6 5 1 and later Multi Exposure ME is also useable with scan types 48 gt 24 Bit Color and 16 28 Bit Grayscale An effect of ME can t be made vis ible in the big prescan because the preview data are based on a regular exposed scan The auto adjust function 6 calculates on base of the nor mal prescan too and doesn t make use of the increase of dynamic range caused by ME But there is a little trick If ME is used together with the auto adjust function it is recommended to reduce the histogram value for the shadows down to half or one third ant a a FE T E F u Mpigi u T aene im in a i for ier i a The example shows the reduction of the shadow level from 14 to 7 That make the additional dynamic range visible in the fine scan even in 24 bit and 8 bit fine scans Usage of Multi Exposure Multi Exposure only operates in transparency mode
14. a Hotfolder 9 Setting Input Parameters for a Hotfolder 9 Setting the Hotfolder s Output Parameters 17 Practical uses of ColorServer 13 Multi Exposure 15 Enhancing the Dynamic Range of Scanners 19 Function 15 Supported Scanners 16 Supported SilverFast Versions 16 Usage of Multi Exposure 17 Scanning 48 Bit 18 Scan Type 48 Bit Color 18 Scan Type 48 Bit HDR Color 18 NegaFix Improvement 19 Automatic Colour Cast Removal CCR 19 Supported SilverFast Versions 19 New NegaFix Profiles 20 NegaFix in JobManager import dialogue 20 Auto Frames 21 Automatic Detection of Frames 21 Supported SilverFast Versions 21 Auto Frame Function 21 Auto Frames example with SilverFastAi 22 Auto frame for flatbed scanner with transparency unit 23 Resizing auto frames 24 Automatic frame rotation 20 Manual frame rotation and alignment 26 Adjusting the frame size 26 Adjusting the rotation 27 Align horizon 28 Deleting framesets 28 SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 1 Introduction 3 SilverFast Basic Mode Switching between Interfaces Basic Mode as Starting Aid Supported SilverFast Versions Basic Standard Selection Basic Mode Overview New Installers Supported SilverFast Versions Installation Process SF Ai HDR Gamma Optimization Supported SilverFast versions Usage Images Without Embedded Gamma More Powerful Selective Colour Correction Extended SCC Presets Supported SilverFast Versions Colour management CMS palette Supported SilverFast versions
15. as possible after the event e SOilverFast DC Pro s ColorServer optimizes all images automati cally Additionally a backup of all images is generated The individual steps Work Folger pies sepe eben Vuch Mpnery E Step 1 The event is under way and the first memory card is full Now this card is tom be emptied on a Laptop Computer Step 2 First generate a folder called work folder here into which all images are to be transferred This folder will be declared as the ColorServer Hotfolder later Step 3 Now the images from the first memory card can be transferred into the unload folder SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 2 ColorServer 13 jpeg 2000 Step 4 Parallel to this the ColorServer can now be opened in SilverFast DC Pro Studio By clicking the Plus button a new Hotfolder is created and the current event can be named Step 5 The unload folder is now declared as monitored source directory Step 6 The input parameters can now be entered In our example a previously selected frame setting is chosen which merely re sizes the images to a beamer conform XVGA resolution and applies a gentle USM Step 7 Activate Image automatic and Use scaling Step 8 The destination folder is to be selected Step 9 The output format is generally set as JPEG since it is the most suitable for this purpose Step 10 Now things become important An archive folder is to be created an
16. at 2x16 bit in other words 16 bit for the normal greyscale raw scan plus addi tional 16 bit for the pure infra red scan File size is doubled Thus the scan type is roughly equivalent to the 16 Bit HDR Grayscale type but with an integrated infrared scan Another difference from raw scans with no SDR information is that for these scan types the scanning software does not apply any rotation of the scan frame The small semi circular adjusters do not appear in the scan frames This procedure is necessary in order to prevent from the outset any possible positioning or alignment prob 44 13 iSRD SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade lems when subsequently composing the scans Real raw data scans are produced allowing further processing to access the full potential of the raw scan Further processing of HDRi scans Further processing is easy and takes place using SilverFast HDR and higher and SilverFast DC VLT and higher These versions of Si verFast recognise automatically that the file is HDRI If an HDRi file is opened the relevant version of SilverFast immedi ately shows the SDR button in the vertical toolbar left of the large preview window The button comes up in grey meaning the function is inactive If you wish to use SDR on the open raw data image a single click on the SDR button will activate this function It will operate in fully automatic mode defining the parameters for dust and scratch removal
17. 8 Cancel Quit Ends SilverFast 30 6 SF Basic SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade SFD 6 4 4r7a DCPro Studio mpkg Double click the installer icon Click Continue to run the installa tion process Please read the latest informations about the installation process and SilverFast New Installers The new Apple installer is now used for Macintosh computers All SilverFast installer were shipped as mpkg file A double click onto the Installer icon launches the installation process The entire installation is completely guided and follows the current Apple Macintosh standard Supported Si verFast Versions The new installers are used by all SilverFast Macintosh versions Installation Process SFD 6 4 4r7a Epson mpkg ae e tet inita leri aiti frees Thi park ege centimi progres thet 3 rat arre rer the can be ab lial ml map bz we Ee 3 ia eden he ced Ceo ene B Red Mi Sor MEE ee ack Dak 13 ie ered Be S ari sik Fa vw maar i Dep G 2 7 t A Ff j riii ge Comma mn ima iota beri Fas tad Impettant Fifesmatian m diet redhat tees Wak 11 Loner er Sheen T nae E lied Ma aaor eer pet Ahaan ia a bara Keene rapirrhzn ie BE Lucre tures imaging ce Bic Cala Comuthe e
18. Bit HDRi TIFF file It includes not only the 48 bit colour raw scan but also a 16 bit greyscale raw scan of the infra red channel HDRi iSRD scans for SilverFast HDR and DC With SDR capable scanners all versions of SilverFast from 6 6 1r1 onwards can produce raw data scans in which additional infor mation from infrared scans is embedded unmodified Hence it is possible to apply dust and scratch removal after the scan without any loss of quality Bulk scanners such as slide magazine or flat bed scanners with large transparency units can be used in an even more effective and time saving manner Particularly beneficial will be the split workflow in the SilverFast Archive Suites Two new scan types have been added for HDA They can be found on the Frame palette under Scan type Scan type 64Bit HDRi Color This scan type produces a raw 48 24 Bit Color data file in TIFF format at 16 28 Bit Grayscal 4x16 bit in other words 16 bit for 7 l each of the colour channels red id T 48 Bit Color green and blue plus an additional 16 bit for a pure infrared scan File 16 Bit Grayscale size is increased by approximately 48 Bit HDR Color one third Thus the scan type is 16 Bit HOR Grayscale roughly equivalent to the 48 Bit HDR color type but with an inte 32 Bit HDRi Grayscale grated infrared scan Scan type 32 Bit HDR Grayscale This scan type produces a raw data file in TIFF format
19. Fast HDR will apply the standard gamma This standard gamma value may Coton be entered in SilverFastHDR s gen ILL eral palette under the Options ej e S menu onde Option Parameter awe WS Wit rpol ton An ARMed O O O i Preview lightned L3 Scratch dik suben Praya eg Sheer at kamena Gr adalien imb Gamma expecped in din HIDR 180 Q Factor 10 Reopen F Altes Processing IM Open WLT at startup M Gamma Gradation 2 20 Keep 440 for new images hirii ul N Attention Images that contain un unspecified gamut or images that were not generated by SilverFast versions should be opened with a standard gamut of 1 0 Gamma Gradation 1 00 Every other gamut value could influence the image display since the embedded and the selected gamut in SilverFast are added and appear cumulative 34 8 Gamma Optimization SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade More Powerful Selective Colour Correction Extended SCC Presets All SilverFast SE and SilverFastSE Plus versions of V 6 5 or newer Selective will contain this new feature Colour Correction Supported SilverFast Versions This feature is available for all SilverFast SE SE Plus DC SE versions Selective Color Correction SCC Selective Color Correction SCC Selective Color Correction SCC Red B none Red BE Red B none H Green brighter G
20. SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade SilverFast Software License Agreement Please do not open the software package or use this software until you have read and agreed to the terms and conditions of this software license agreement If you cannot accept these terms and conditions please leave the software in its original packaging untouched and send it back to LaserSoftlmaging AG immediately SilverFast is a software package comprised of software and a user manual which is used for generating scans for the subsequent production of colour separations and printing of images LaserSoftImaging AG LS Imaging has developed SilverFast and owns all rights of it 1 Copyright 1 The user and licensee acknowledges that the copyright of the software in both source and object code form is owned by LaserSoft Imaging AG 2 Manual and other documentation are protected by copyright Illegal usage also of the images of the manual will cause claim for damages 2 License 1 LaserSoft Imaging AG grants the licensee an exclusive and non transferable license to use the software object code and user manual for his or her own use 2 This license authorizes the use of SilverFast on a single personal computer at one time Separate licenses are required for use on multiple processors and or multiple sites 3 The user and licensee is not permitted to copy in whole or in part Si verFast except for the purpose of making a backup copy The licensee is nei
21. and the control of import directories is possible For example The flash memory of a digital camera is emptied into a hotfolder The hotfolder will then automatically process all images according to the users presets Which SilverFast Versions include the ColorServer The ColorServer is an optional extension for SilverFast DC Pro Studio and HDR Studio versions Launching the ColorServer The ColorServer may be opened in SilverFast s main dia logue by clicking of the respective button left of the large preview window SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 2 ColorServer 7 The image on the right show the ColorServer in operation The image below shows the resting ColorServer nnn i ee 00 a Colw Server lt Vesp cero ee DE aeeaiei ka LI D ColorServer Overview 1 Tone correction M Folder e Project Bilder a jJ Lntide d Frame Settings Medzane corr T apply image automatic crap bo scan frame Image Sine 21 unchanged apply resolution apply scaling SilverFast Options oCunrent gt Ovtput Folder an Oetktop thutput of besfoldee 1 J Wim Tif Ratch Process File Format jpeg d Options Y prefer original Punch isse man Desktop Hdr archive 1 x Error rman Deskop Herolde eners 1 Status window S
22. and how can the parameters be set SilverFast HDR In SilverFast s main dialogue window on studio the Frame palette under the Setting Mode Standard 14 menu All set parameters will be taken BESLI EA E such as gradation colour corrections USM scaling output resolution etc General Frame Densitameter GCC yellowish Only USM Filter Delete Setting irnage Type Wrandara e Use image automatic The image automatic is individual IV apply image automatic applied for each image in the hotfolder crop to scan frame e Cut to image frame All images in the hotfolder are cut to the proportion of the currently selected frame in SilverFast s main dialogue Image Size unchanged y 5 P apply resolution apply scaling mage size Do not change By this selection all images remain in their original size Apply resolution The selected output resolution of SilverFast s main dialogue is applied to all images in the hotfolder e Apply scaling The selected scaling of Si verFast s main dia logue is applied to all images in the hotfolder 10 2 e ColorServer SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade SilverFast Options Current 4i e SilverFast options By this all preset parameters in Si verFast s main dialogue may be applied to all images in the hotfolder Setting the Hotfolder s Output Parameters Target directory Next the target directory is t
23. by itself The SDR function automatically adjusts the strength of the effect according to the image resolution Individual or manual control of the SDR function can be activated by clicking again on the SDR button An additional button appears immediately below SRD Click to open the iSDR dialogue Operation of the SDR dialogue in SilverFast DC or SilverFast HDR is carried out in exactly the same way as for the scanning software Detailed instructions on the use of Si verFast iSRD can be found in Chapter 6 13 SilverFast SRD scratch and dust removal of the manual The direct link is http www silverfast com showdocu en html docu 929 SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 13 iSRD A5 ICC Profiles for Kodachrome Slides By implementing more Kodachrome ICC profiles into Si verFast Version 6 6 0r4 most Canon Epson Hewlett Packard Microtek Minolta Plustek Quatographic and Reflecta s scanners are now able to scan Kodachrome slides with the highest possible dynamic range automatically IT8 calibrated and free of dust and scratces Please regard SilverFast Multi Exposure for enhancing the dynamic range and SAD Infrared scratch and dust removal are hardware dependent features Kodachrome profiles are not included in SilverFast SE Further informations about Scanning Kodachrome slides with SilverFast and a list of supported scanners can be found here http www silverfast com show kodachrome en html
24. d selected The reason The images are removed from the source directory and altered Hence the original files need to be saved in an archive folder Step 11 For security reasons an additional error folder may be generated and selected Step 12 The ColorServer is now prepared and ready and may be launched by clicking the Start button Step 13 Once the next memory card is full the contents merely have to be transferred into the unload folder see Step 3 the optimization monitored by the ColorServer is then done automatically in the background Step 14 At the end of the event or once the last memory card has been emptied the desti nantion folder contains all images for the beamer presentation The originals were copied into the archive folder and hopefully the error folder is empty 14 2 ColorServer SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade Multi Sampling multiple scans The single scan shows significant noise A 2x Multi Sampling reduces this noise Multi Exposure If the two images above are com pared to the Multi Exposure results a significant improvement in quality can be seen The noise is reduced even more and more image details become visible Multi Exposure Enhancing the Dynamic Range of Scanners Function SilverFast s Multi Exposure generates scans into which variable exposures may be calculated The function is similar to exposure rows as they are known from photography With this feature the supp
25. de 35 mm Filmstrip 35 mm Slide 6 x 4 5 cm Slide 6 x 6 cm Slide 6 x 7 cm Slide 35mm holder Filmstrip 35 mm holder Medium format holder Copy frame resolution to all frames Auto Frames Automatic Detection of Frames Using this function image frames may be generated automatically on the preview prescan window For this it is necessary for the images to have a certain distance between them and the outer edge A lack of distance could hinder a clear detection of frames A high contrast background is helpful in reflective scans For trans parencies using the supplied film and slide holders is useful since they offer an optimal contrast to the background Supported SilverFast Versions This function is available for all SilverFast versions Auto Frame Function Before this function is activated a preview prescan should be performed Next the function can be launched by clicking the relevant button The Auto Frame button is located in the vertical toolbar left of the large preview window A click on the button opens a menu Under the All frames option SilverFast searches for images in the preview window and tries to define them with a scan frame image frame An example is shown on the next page SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 5 e Auto Frame 21 EIR G o Le s rE Sibeerlaat Upon Perf 16 50 1GT Bz 00 Auto Frames example with SilverFastAi The left hand image shows the large preview window after
26. e SilverFast will then search for the corresponding reference data file This reference file is a text file in which the numerical values of the IT8 target are contained Next SilverFast will generate the scanner profile If needed this profile can be renamed as desired Custom ICC profile name If this check box is activated a dialogue for naming the ICC profile pops up at the end of the calibration process 40 11 Automatic IT8 Calibration SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade Options Peme Auto CMS Special fe Default geing SilverFast Defaults a NIMM r High resolution presean tx Preview lightness if 1 Scratch disk General palette in SilverFast Ai Options General CMS Special Ga Auto Threshold Hightighe 2 J tevets shadow L Levels Highlight OMset 2 lel shadow ott 0 Calor Cast Removal 100 2 P active Attention The availability of this function depends on the hardware capabili ties Dialogues in Options General palette Show image after scan choose application The button on the right opens a browser dialog in which the user can specify which application should be used to open the scanned file e g Photoshop or iPhoto Options Seecar a Preview lightness Of FY C mma Cradation fr HOR capat Reopen SF after scan _ Show
27. e supported with SRD Nikon LS 5000 SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED Nikon LS 50 COOLSCAN V ED Nikon LS 4000 SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED Nikon LS 40 COOLSCAN IV ED Nikon LS 2000 SUPER COOLSCAN LS 2000 If supported by the scanner type the film strip adapters SA 20 SA 21 and SA 30 will be useable as well as the slide feeder SF 200 and SF 210 The older film scanners like COOLSCAN LS 10 SUPER COOLS CAN LS 1000 und COOLSCAN III will not be supported The MAID replacement and implementation of SRD for the multi format Nikon scanners SUPER COOLSCAN 8000 und SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED will follow Detailed instructions on the use of SilverFast iSRD can be found in Chapter 6 13 SilverFastSRD scratch and dust removal of the manual The direct link is http www silverfast com showdocu en html docu 929 42 13 iSRD SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade iSRD LaserSoft Imaging ISRD for Canon Flatbed Scanners The iSRD function the Infrared based dust and scratch removal is now also available for some Canon flatbed scanners from version 6 6 0r4 onwards Canoscan 8800F Canoscan 8600F Canoscan 8400F Canoscan 9900F Canoscan 9950F Detailed instructions on the use of Si verFast iSRD can be found in Chapter 6 13 SilverFastSRD scratch and dust removal of the manual The direct link is http www silverfast com showdocu en html docu 929 SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 13 iSRD 43 Format TIFF HH 64
28. frames can automatically be generated on the prescan 6 SF Basic The SilverFast interface can now be switched from standard to basic mode 7 New Installer The new Apple Installer is now used to Macintosh 8 SFAi HDR Gamma Optimization SilverFastHDR now automatically recognizes and sets the gamma value used in SilverFastAi 9 Extended Selective Colour Correction New presets for SilverFastSE and SilverFastSEPlus allowing better colour correc tions 10 Color management in SilverFast SE All SilverFast SE versions contain only one input and one RGB working color Space 11 Automatic IT 8 calibration One click scanner calibration 12 Options dialog Additions on the General and Auto palette 13 iSRD and HDRi Dust and scratch removal iSDR for film and flatbed scanner HDRi the new raw data format with integrated infrared channel 14 Kodachrome ICC profile for Kodachrome slides 1 Introduction SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade SilverFast ColorServer Hotfolder What is the Co orServer Hotfolder The hotfolder functionality allows the flexible correction of image material and the automatic control of directories On the one hand entire image collections can be processed fully automatically This will commonly be used for converting or scal ing of images By means of a few mouse clicks all images may be copied from folder A into folder B while resizing them to a 72dpi output for web use On the other h
29. hows the status of the currently processed image 2 Hotfolder selection A list of all generated hotfolders 3 Taskbar Start stop add new hotfolder delete selected hotfolder 4 Hotfolder thumbnails The thumbnail displays a flickering image when a hotfolder is active 5 General status of the ColorServer Halted or in operation 6 Name of the selected hotfolder 7 QuickTime movie Introduction to the ColorServer Switch to SilverFast s main dialogue 9 Input area Here all parameters of the current hotfolder can be entered and displayed 10 Output area Target directory file format as well as archive and error directories can be chosen here 8 2 ColorServer SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade Qo Be Untitled Tone correction Il Untitled Tone correction 1 Input Folder e DC isniortieri TIC Project Bildes J Frame Settings Current Lu Apply image automatic erop ro scan frame image Size fel unchanged apply resolution apply scaling SilverFast Options Current A Attention The Hotfolder is emptied with processing The pictures in it are changed by the processing according to the adjusted parameters If it s necessary to keep the originals preserved an archive directory must be selected absolutely Working with the ColorServer Using the ColorServer is easy The following passage describes the generation and operation of a hotfolder Select Generate a Hotfolder oelecti
30. image ater scan I i R me Correction IN Weicome screen Open welcome screen Frame Calor Choose color J Co 90x 5 General palette in SilverFastSE A Auto palette Auto frame reduction This value manipulates the exactness of the Find frames function O percent will make Si verFast align the frames exactly to the margins of the image e g a 35mm Negative values will enlarge the frame and positive values will cause the frame to me reduced in size Auto IT8 calibration his activates or de activates the fully auto matic IT8 calibration Custom ICC profile name If this field is checked the user has the option to enter a custom name for his newly generated ICC scanner profile SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 12 Dialog Optionen A iSRD LaserSoft Imaging ISRD ISRD for Nikon Filmscanners Mac only The iSRD function the Infrared based dust and scratch removal is now also available for Nikon scanners from version 6 6 onwards The iSRD function will completely replace the CE technology on Macintosh operating systems This became necessary because Nikon has stopped their develop ment of their MAID driver for the current Mac OS systems From SilverFast 6 6 onwards SilverFast will drive the Nikon scanners directly not utilizing any MAID modules This ensures a quick and stable operation of the scanners under e g Mac OS 10 5 Leopard The following Nikon film scanners will b
31. ion The availability of this function depends on what hardware and on which version of SilverFast are being used New NegaFix Profiles Several new NegaFix profiles now support additional negative films The following profiles have been added to the 120 films already supported Fuji Pro 16098 Kodak 100UC NegaFix in JobManager import dialogue The JobManager import dialogue has been upgraded with the Process as Negative use NegaFix check box Here raw data scans of film negatives can be transferred directly to JobManager as positives After import negative thumbnails are automatically shown as positives in JobManager JobManager Job Untitled 1 E Megativ OO Auto Shar 30 6 x 20 2 cm 10 228 dpi 14 X Process as Negative use NegaFix Megativ 0001 be UBI Auto Shar eee S 30 6 x 20 2 10 ETE 228 dpi 14 M Process as Negative use NegaFix Another advantage is that when the raw data negative is opened from JobManager the Nega Fix dialogue appears immediately Makee E Full Sk oe TOE 1 dict pen LE ENT UT or Cay im desig Dae pes ee 7 Modos 20d em T RET 223 dpi HD Filer Typi 362 Dace B Other source 7 E M o H Output tettingi Daan GA Unen grhur Po imaging TE Name pme hL pi Auto tolerance 20 4 NegaFix Enhancement SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade All frames Sli
32. king OK 8 Updating the preview SilverFast now performs an updated prescan which incorporates the newly generated profile This concludes the IT8 calibration process The user does not have to do any additional tasks SilverFast is now calibrated and ready for further scans ee uy E E WEIL PIU UAE a Ie ran BOC profile already exists Overwrice it Cancel Calibration was successful lt gt The Calbewtion vaccesded with an average delta E of 0 39 Che Bes uw IE e rS te i n mamam PET Aj EL IR SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 11 e Automatic IT8 Calibration 39 Auto IT8 Calibration wl Custom ICC profile name H Presets The presets General palette Options Auto IT8 calibration allow the option of modification by the user Auto IT8 Calbration This check box activates or de activates the automatic IT8 calibration A de activated check box will make the calibration run in a step by step mode and allows the user to interact with the process Initially a prescan is required in order to place scan frame over the IT8 target Next the IT8 function itself is launched and the mask needs to be placed over the preview of the scanner It can be moved and resized by means of click dragging it When the Start button is clicked the process is launched and the scanner will start to operat
33. mple Scanner A is digitizing images S lverFastAi in 48 Bit HDR Colour mode with a gamma of 1 8 Scanner B is optimised 48 bit images SilverFastAi in 48 Bit Colour mode in the same for mat but is using a higher gamma of 2 2 brighter monitor display In both cases the checkbox For Options HDR Output behind Gamma Gener Auto CMS Special i Color Model GB gradation should be activated in e Rum s 2 the General palette Deriibomeler Radius 2 Pinel Drelauls Seting SiheeeFaat Defaults 4 Opies Parameter E interpolation Anti Aliased High netolucion pretcan is E Preview lightness Of 5 S craxh disk Smem p temas Gamma Gradation 18 Wor HDR output Gamma Gradation EI Rf ror HOR output Q Facier 1 0 Reopen SF after ofan Show image after scan Reali Carrecbion Mask Edge S re 05 Welcome screen Open welcome sereen oy Ny BE D C Apply J J OK The entered gamma value will now be embedded into the scan data SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 8 e Gamma Optimization 33 The central working place now receives both images in order to process them with Si verFastHDR for layout The embedded gamma will now be recognized by SilverFast HDR and will be applied when opening the images Each image is thus correctly displayed on the monitor Images Without Embedded Gamma In case an image has no embedded gamma Silver
34. n S vtr Tap DR Welco 10 the SivesFas HER Sioi installer Wobccama Sc Mox DEL Tau ail A atrociter qaia toerasgh the siepi recon sang thes volare m m m wow 5 m SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 7 New Installer 31 Please read and accept the terms of use and license agreement Select the destination volume Start installation procedure Security check You have to be logged in to your computer as root or administrator to run an installation successfully Installation finshed m De Saber ast 504 redii Sel ruant Lebai Apnorment Eirini irsi Bites 5 iiei bis Pier mrte eei Uei pa res prm im etaan d cr mar D Lineas lares genes de Rc dist ws Essa ds Fal oes Lr sarrar asma era mra pira cored Fus faa iu W pect nicer Lint AL es SE OR eua PER qii bunha pp Siler Oe rema cans ska gee nana owen G Dum ansa smese Hun sum insu engin ee EI m o cem aeos erie dan O Derm ueri be moe erm cour r rum ue Pr t oem EO arme Por edasta i Smia ahei ia ET eel a ee pan p araa epia De aro C EG Li Deka LY andere o RPDE ThE Hidi JELE 1
35. ned in the documentation are registered trademarks of LaserSoftImaging AG or their respective owners The usage of these trademarks can only be permitted by LaserSoftlmaging AG or the respective owners 7 Ineffective Provisions Should individual provisions of this contract for any reason found to be or become ineffective or should a fulfilment discrepancy arise then notwithstanding this agreement shall remain in full force A provision that is closest in the scope of the legal possibilities of what the parties intended or if they had considered the provision would have desired shall replace the ineffective provision or the fulfilment discrepancy if necessary retrospectively 8 Amendments Amendments of this Agreement have to be in writing 9 Applicable Law Applicable law is the German law the United Convention of the International Sales of Goods CISG is hereby expressively excluded 1996 2009 Copyright LaserSoft Imaging AG Germany Luisenweg 6 8 D 24105 Kiel e Germany 2 1 Introduction SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 66 Upgrade Addendum en 07012011 indd 2011 1 07 11 23 Content SilverFast Software License Agreement 2 Introduction 5 Change of system requirements 5 Contents of the Upgrade 6 SilverFast ColorServer 7 Hotfolder What is the ColorServer Hotfolder 7 Which SilverFast Versions include the ColorServer 7 Launching the ColorServer 7 ColorServer Overview 8 Working with the ColorServer 9 Select Generate
36. ns from V6 5 and up may now be switched between Standard and Basic mode By this Si verFast novices will find the software easier to use Supported Si verFast Versions The Basic mode is available in all S lverFast SE SE Plus DC SE and DC VLT versions Basic Standard Selection The selector can be found in the main part of the SilverFast dia logue and displays the current mode Basic or Standard n SilverFast DC VLT SilverFast Basic Mode Basic 3 Filter Auto Sharpen x Quality _ Photo Print 300 dpi 5 Output com zz A Attention Mode Basic Standard Oo o S CCCCCCCCCA SilverFast v6 4 4r7basic SilverFast DCVLT Mode Standard H Gh edut 5 5 55 5 9 23 1 9 55 5 4 1 General frame Densitometer Image Mode f 48 24 Bit H Filter Auto Sharpen Setting Save Image Type Standard FA Name lt Untitled frame Original Scale Output lt P 332 1000 73 By 332 cm 22 5 1000 Gy 223 Q Factor Screen Mbyte 1 0 so mw 29 g Coren Piss Quit When switching from Standard to Basic mode all parameters will be lost that are not part of Basic mode SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 6 SF Basic
37. o be selected A click on to the directory button will launch the operating systems file browser Output Folder an Desktap Crutput of hotfolder a J File Format jpeg E Options v prefer original Archive saDeskteprHatfeider archive Error mani Deskrop Harfelder errors C 3 d al horfside m m emang m E a Each y ronn im bee ttih p Pragam me 4 Sharla Aged J Lara k Cancel I Output Folder an Desktop Output of hotfolder B The target directory can be the same for any number of hotfolders unlike the source directory e File format If the same output format is to be applied to all images of the hotfolder it can be selected here TIFF JPEG and JPEG2000 are available Tif y 4 JPEG Options File Format M Quality Jpeg2000 z Low quality High quality Small file Big file Format f Baseline Standard Baseline optimized progressive JPEG Cancel ox Tiff JPEG2000 Options Jpeg Lossless compression File Format fe Lossy compression Quality M 80 Compression ratio 10 to 1 File size 1000 kB or SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 2 ColorServer 15 Iv prefer original e Prefer original If the output format is to be the same as the original file check this box By doing this the selected settings in the previous menu are o
38. on of a hotfolder is done by simply clicking the respective name in the hotfolder list A new hotfolder is generated by clicking the plus button in the toolbar The new hotfolder appears as Unnamed in the list By double clicking the name it will be highlighted and can be edited A single click switched between hotfolders The selected param eters of the selected hotfolder are immediately displayed in the input and output areas Setting Input Parameters for a Hotfolder The name of a selected hotfolder appears on the upper edge of the input area Source directory First select a source directory A click on the directory button opens the operating system s file browser a Ph Herrer fe Ayen Mi 1 hA dp vermackuna W i inten ies MaibenL s w lares tor hbts A Programme LJ shaifkit laserit Dotan am LIU Input Folder e DC unsortiert DC Project Bilder N Attention Each hotfolder must have a different source directory A single source directory cannot be used by two or more hotfolders SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 2 e ColorServer Q e Frame parameters Previously generated parameter settings from SilverFast s main dialogue may be chosen next These parameter settings will then be applied to every image that is dropped into hotfolder Frame Settings Y lt Current gt GCC yellowish nur USM Only USM Reminder S bverFast wh 4 ae Where
39. orted film and flatbed scanner s dynam ic range is significantly increased and the noise of the CCDs effec tively minimized Hence more details will become visible which is especially true for the dark parts of an image In comparison to multi sampling there is one main advantage Multi Exposure reaches the same quality much faster The slower 8x or 16x Multi Sampling processes become completely obsolete since even a 2x Multi Exposure reaches a higher quality 1x scan 4x scan 2x Multi Exposure SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 3 Multi Exposure 15 Supported Scanners Multi Exposure needs specific hardware features which are not available in all scanners In addition Multi Exposure is only avail able for positives For negatives SilverFast s NegaFix already uses a similar tech nique The following scanners support the Multi Exposure feature at the time this manual was printed Nikon Coolscan V ED LS 50 Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED LS 5000 Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED LS 9000 Nikon Coolscan IV ED LS 40 Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED LS 4000 Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED LS 8000 Minolta DIMAGE Scan Elite 5400 Minolta DIMAGE Scan Elite 5400 Il Epson Expression 836 XL Epson Perfection V700 Pro Epson Perfection V750 Pro Epson Perfection 4490 Epson Perfection 4870 Epson Perfection 4990 Please refer to LaserSoft Imaging s Homepage for a list of scanners which might now be adapted for this feature
40. responding to the selected scan type 48 Bit Color or 16 Bit Grayscale Scan Type 48 Bit Color This scan type produces 48 bit scans which can be optimised completely just while scanning In contrast to scan type 48 Bit HDR Color all imaging tools and filters are enabled That makes the workflow equal to the regular scanning in 24 bit mode The significant difference is the doubled file size Scan Type 48 Bit HDR Color Similar to the classic workflow from SilverFast Ar to SilverFast HDR all you need to do is draw the scan frame set the scaling and the output resolution Then you are ready to scan when using multi ple images select the batch mode The saved scans are then opened with Si verFastHDR ideally by the embedded JobManager and can then be optimized further If multiple images are to be scanned this Multi Exposure feature will lead to a tremendous saving of time No more waiting for repeated prescans Zoom enlargements USM or de screening previews The user can hence optimize a large number of images without ever having to wait At the end of the optimization the final calculation of the JobManager is launched which will then take care of all the work 18 3 Multi Exposure SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade NegaFix M CCR Effect of CCR The effects of CCR are already visible when no negative profiles have been selected Image left CCR turned off Image right CCR turned on
41. roud to continue with some of the work of a great inventor of our time Dr Ing Rudolf Hell the inventor of the fax machine drum scanners and numerous other significant inven tions that built an important part of today s information technol ogy At the 20th anniversary of LaserSoft Imaging we are now adding another milestone to our development with SilverFast 6 5 even more quality and more productivity Please enjoy SilverFast 6 5 Karl Heinz Zahorsky President amp CEO LaserSoft Imaging AG Kiel November 2006 Change of system requirements SilverFast6 5 supports the operating systems Windows 2000 Win dows ME Windows XP Macintosh OSX 10 3 and better Windows 98 and Macintosh OS9 are not supported anymore SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 1 Introduction 5 Contents of the Upgrade SilverFast 6 5 6 6 6 6 1 contains the following features 1 SilverFast ColorServer The Hotfolder functionality allows flexible correction of image materials as well as the automatic control of directories 2 Multi Exposure For some scanners the new Multi Exposure function will result in a higher density and better quality while being much faster than Multi 5ampling 3 Improved NegaFix The NegaFix mode now operates more colour neutral with the new CCR colourcast neutralizer 4 New NegaFix Profiles Several new NegaFix profiles have been added and support more negative films 5 Auto Frames By this function Image
42. tected target will be enlarged the grid will be applied and the target will be correctly identified by means of the imprinted barcode Automatic IT8 calibration One click scanner calibration SilverFast version 6 5 or later now include the completely automat ic 18 calibration All that is needed to do now is to place the IT8 target onto the scanner and take the IT8 start button The entire calibrations process is fully automatic The IT8 calibration is standard in all SilverFast Studio versions and can be purchased as an option for SilverFast Ai HDR and DC Pro The calibration process aoa pd SilverFast Aj ill DIE a oe ee LI ee ua fel 2 4 dn cii E gdeg 2 bii T 38 11 Automatic IT8 Calibration SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 5 Measuring the IT8 target By means of the imprinted barcode the corresponding reference data file can be identified and applied The calculations and creation often ICC profile will follow 6 Replace old profile In case SilverFast finds an existing profile it will prompt if the new profile shell replace this In general a click on OK is required SilverFast and saves the new profile in the correct directory of the compu ter and activates color management within the presets 7 Calibration successful After successful calibration SilverFast will display the corresponding mes sage This dialog is closed by clic
43. the first prescan has been done Only one scan frame can be seen which runs along the entire edge of the prescan window Click the Auto Frame button and select All frames from the menu The right hand image then shows the result of the frame search All six images were fitted with a frame The image frame is coloured red This is the current active image frame If needed any image can now undergo an individual optimization process For example image automation colour correction and frame alignment image size resolution and sharpening All six frames may now be scanned in batch mode oeveral options are available for special film strip and slide origi nals SilverFast Epsyon Perl TB3Q GT BZQO ta Filmstrip 35 mm Slide 6 x 4 5 cm Slide 6 x 6 cm Slide 6 x 7 cm Slide 35mm holder Th Filmstrip 35 mm holder 2 Medium format holder oy t m th a Copy frame resolution to all frames t i 22 5 Auto Frame SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade Auto frame for flatbed scanner with transparency unit The automatic frame detector works more comfortably when scan ning mounted slides or film strips If one places the slides or film strips on the flatbed scanner with the appropriate film holder then the relevant option can be chosen from the menu Here are some examples shown for 35mm slide and 35mm film strip holders All frames All frames
44. ther allowed to copy in whole or in part supporting documentation supplied with Si verFaste 4 The software contains confidential information this license does not allow the licensee to change adjust reverse engineer or otherwise disassemble the software to obtain access to the object code 5 The licensee is not allowed to rent lease sub license or loan the software Transfer of software and documentation is possible under the condition that all software and documentation is transferred no copy including backup software is retained and the third party accepts this License Agreement 3 Validity 1 This license will be valid from the day the software package is opened It will be valid until the day LaserSoft maging AG or the licensee terminates this agreement 2 This license agreement may be terminated to the terms and conditions as follows a LaserSoftImaging AG may terminate this license upon written notice if the licensee is in breach of the agreement in whole or parts of it b The licensee may terminate this license upon written notice to L aserSoft Imaging AG under the terms and conditions of No 4 if he sends back the opened software package deletes the copy on his computer and any backup copy immediately 4 Warranty 1 SilverFast is provided as is LaserSoft Imaging AG does not warrant neither expressed nor implied the usefulness of the software SilverFast for a particular purpose or its merchant ability or the fi
45. tness for licensee s requirements Although every effort has been made to eliminate errors LaserSoftImaging AG does not warrant that SilverFast is free of errors 2 The licensee has to examine the software of considerable recognizable defects within 14 days These defects must be notified to LaserSoft maging AG in writing Hidden defects are to be notified upon recognition in writing Otherwise software and documentation are approved without reserve 3 At considerable defects LaserSoft Imaging AG has the choice of either providing the licensee with another version or to eliminate the defect within reasonable time If LaserSoftImaging AG is not able to allow use of the software within this time the licensee may reduce compensation or annihilate this contract 4 Upon assertion of warranty the licensee is obliged to send back software and proof of reception at the costs of LaserSoftImaging AG 9 Limitation of Liability In no event shall LaserSoft Imaging AG a distributor or authorized dealer be liable for any direct indirect or consequential damages including economic loss even if LaserSoftImaging AG the distributor or authorized dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damage The licensee agrees that any liability of LaserSoftlmaging AG arising out of the usage of Si verFast whether in contract or in tort shall not exceed the amount paid by the licensee for the software involved 6 Trademarks SilverFast and the trademarks mentio
46. verruled deactivated Archive directory Next the archive directory can be chosen A click on to the directory button will launch the operating systems file browser a mm Hofoider arhive a W pm WwERO 4 fuss A i Heier k uibem Mig dy ibun Uu iem E WaarsenLhl EJ dP ihiga age hinati m A Pone 3 thun ait appl i Laserzoft Docgrane ld ew New Folder e Archive man Desktop Hotfolder archive The archive directory collects 1 1 copies of the originals e Error directory The error directory grabs all defective files as well as all files that could not be successfully processed by the hotfolder A click on to the direc tory button will launch the operating systems file browser fmm d Herfoder errars m a E pa e prs Wok Parc Reber b Ween Prog DobeDanee Cur d venek Ww Ej oF Exchange we Frere hihih A Bogum PECE J Lusit Dobgsnemie dir Mex Foidier Cancel F JJ Error rman Desktop Hotfolder errors 12 2 ColorServer SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade Practical uses of ColorServer Below is a classical example of the daily workflow of a photographer e Many pictures are taken on an event e g a marriage or a sports event e he full memory cards must now be emptied on location he photos are to be presented as a beamer presentation as soon
47. when scanning negatives or slides Activation and use of Multi Exposure is simple The button for activating the Multi Sampling can be found on the left side of the large Preview window of SilverFastAi the but ton for Multi Exposure is underneath it The button can be switched between Multi Sampling or Multi Exposure mode by clicking it Attention Only one function may be used at any given time either Multi Sampling or Multi Exposure When switching from one Multi Sampling level to Multi Exposure Multi Sampling will automatically be reset to the first level and is de activated Example Switching from 4x Multi Sampling to 2x Multi Exposure One click de activates Multi Sampling and activates 2x Multi Exposure Example Switching from 4x Multi Exposure to 2x Multi Sampling One click switches off Multi Exposure and activates 2x Multi Sampling SilverFast v 6 6 Upgrade 3 Multi Exposure 17 AN Attention Please read the note Scan type 48 gt 24 Bit Color and Multi Exposure on the previous page if you plan to use the scan types 48 Bit Color or 16 Bit Grayscale studio SilverFast HDR AN Attention Scan type 48 Bit Color and 16 Bit Grayscale are only available in Silver Fast full versions Scanning 48 Bit One of the main features of Multi Exposure is the big dynamic range of the final scans There are two different workflows recom mended cor
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