SilverFast Ai 5 defines a new Standard for Imaging User-Interfaces / LaserSoft Imaging's new version 5 of professional Scan Software incredibly intuitive

Kiel, Germany (PROTEXT) - LaserSoft Imaging has addedimpressive highlights into its new version 5 of the world widesuccessful SilverFast Ai. Outstanding feature is its Real-timecorrection: SilverFast Ai 5 designed as Photoshop Plugin (orTWAIN) scan software, enabling the user, for the first time, tosee processor-intensive image corrections in real-time, thusmaking them intuitively easy and efficient. SilverFast Ai 5 shines with its optimised easy to use 2-leveluser interface: Auto-adjust with artificial intelligence andimage type selection as well as slider control and ScanPilot forthe novice user. Numerical input with Expert Dialog, 4-folddensitometer and Selective Color Correction for the professionaluser. Perfect integration of SilverFast's ICC-based colourmanagement into the Photoshop 5 (with ICC-Profiler) workflowenables any user to get consistent colour with brilliant imagesinto Photoshop. SilverFast Ai 5 enhances the dynamic range of a scanner by itsnew Multi-Sampling feature, which substantially reduces noise inthe dark areas of the scan. With Freehand Masking in SilverFastAi's efficient Selective Colour Correction,very difficultadjustments can be accomplished easily. More output formats inaddition to RGB-, CMYK-, LAB-TIFF are EPS, DCS and JPEG-8- and 16bit. "We are excited because SilverFast Ai 5 is the firstdevelopment giving the scan software user such ease of controland sophistication at the same time", says Karl-Heinz Zahorsky,President and CEO of LaserSoft Imaging. SilverFast Ai 5 is available for over 120 scanners and digitalcameras and is bundled by manufacturers such as Epson, LeicaCamera, Microtek, Nikon, PFU, Polaroid, Prakatica, Umax.SilverFast Ai 5 works with Apple Macintosh OS, Windows 95, 98,NT, 2000. Contact: LaserSoft Imaging GmbH Email:info@SilverFast.com Web: http://www.SilverFast.com AnahitaJovaini International Marketing Tel: +49 - 431 - 56009 - 27

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