SilverFast Ai (Minolta) 6.5.5r5

SilverFast Ai is high-end scan and imaging software from LaserSoft Imaging which is now available for newer Minolta film scanners for Macintosh. SilverFast Ai combines an intuitive user interface with highest professionality. Beginners and professionals will appreciate the intelligent automatic functions as well as the possibility to manually adjust the image at any point. Since any operation can instantaneously be undone, the beginner can easily get aquainted with the software's interface. The professional user can adjust any operation via numerical input and can precisely monitor the results using a densitometer.
Main highlights are:

• Real-Time Correction on large Preview
• Auto-Adjust with Artificial Intelligence
• Selective Colour Correction
• Predictable Colour with CMYK Softproof
• ICC Colour Management
• Unique Unsharp Masking and Focus Control
• ScanPilot

• SRD- Dust and Scratch Removal
• SCC - Advanced Selective Colour Correction
• ACR - Adpative Colour Restoration
• SC2G - Selective Colour to Grey
• GANE - Grain and Noise Elimination
• MidPip4 - Advanced Colour Cast Removal
• STUDIO upgrade available for efficient Noise reduction and Dynamic Range increase
• QuickTime Movie Tutorials

• Auto Frame Detection - automatically creates frames for all images in the prescan
• SF Multi-Exposure - creates a phenomenal increase of the hardware's capability to capture the full dynamic range, bringing out extensive image detail in both highlights and shadows. The following scanners work with SF Multi-Exposure:
  
• Minolta DiMAGE scan Elite 5400
• Minolta DiMAGE scan Elite 5400 II
  
• NegaFix enhanced - automatically reduces colorcasts when scanning negatives
• New NegaFix Profiles allow for more detailed corrections.
• SilverFast Ai-HDR Gamma Optimization further synchronizes 48bit scanning between SilverFast Ai / Ai Studio and image editing with SilverFast HDR / HDR Studio.

• Now also Minolta Dimage Multi Pro
  
• Minolta DiMAGE scan Elite 5400
• Minolta DiMAGE scan Elite 5400 II
  • Auto-Rotation and Manual Rotation
  • Now Photoshop CS3 compatible
  • New eciRGBv2 working space included in all SilverFast Ai/HDR/DCPro (Studio) versions
  • Fully Automatic IT8-Calibration with Studio version: Added a new fe
    • IMPROVEMENT: iSRD: iSRD now corrects even more image defects.
    • BUGFIX: IT8 calibration: Corrected routines in IT8 calibration which formerly lead to trouble if the target had been placed mirrored on or into the scanner.
    • iSRD: Improved prevention of possible artifacts occuring with use of iSRD with too high setting values.
    • IMPROVEMENT: General: Changed the way the scan frames are shown in preview.
    • Multi-Exposure: Improved reliability when aligning the scans.
    • BUGFIX: Howtek: On Windows a "SCSI Adapter not found" error occured - fixed.
    • Microtek ArtixScan 120tf: could "forget" settings - fixed.
    • General: Photoshop (or other apps using the SilverFast Photoshop plug-in version, incl. the SF_Launcher) could crash after a batch scan - fixed.
    ature that improves the IT8 calibration. The IT8 target will be recognized automatically and performs all steps until reporting success.
  • 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.
  • IMPROVEMENT: iSRD: iSRD now corrects even more image defects.
  • BUGFIX: IT8 calibration: Corrected routines in IT8 calibration which formerly lead to trouble if the target had been placed mirrored on or into the scanner.
  • iSRD: Improved prevention of possible artifacts occuring with use of iSRD with too high setting values.
  • IMPROVEMENT: General: Changed the way the scan frames are shown in preview.
  • Multi-Exposure: Improved reliability when aligning the scans.
  • General: Photoshop (or other apps using the SilverFast Photoshop plug-in version, incl. the SF_Launcher) could crash after a batch scan - fixed.