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SilverFast Product Family Features and functional differences | SilverFast file reader versions Imaging software, independent of hardware (scanner, camera or printer) | SilverFast scanner versions Scansoftware for specific scanner |
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Camera support (capable to open camera RAW-files) | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
Canon, Epson, Fuji, JenOptik, Kodak, Konica, Leaf, Leica, KonicaMinolta, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, PhaseOne, Sigma, Sinar, Sony, ... (check web for detailed specifications) | • | • | | | | |
Scanner support (>200 scanner supported, for manufacturers) | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
Acer, Agfa, Apple, Avision, Canon, Crossfield, Cruse, Epson, Heidelberg, Howtek, HP, Kaiser, Kodak, Leica, Linotype, Mediax, Microtek, Nikon, Pentacon, PFU, PIE, Polaroid, Quatographic, Qubyx, Reflecta, Sharp, Strom, Umax, ... (check web for detailed specifications) | | | • | • | • | • |
Features | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
User Interface | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
2-Level User Interface (Standard / Expert) | • | • | • | • | | |
3-part realtime output histogram: RGB-CMY switchable channels | • | • | • | • | | |
| Basic Dialogue (switchable to Standard Dialogue) | | | | | • | • |
| Densitometer: 1 point or 4 points | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Display RGB or CMYK Channels | • | • | • | • | | |
ImagePlot / ScanPilot | • / - | • / - | - / • | - / • | - / • | - / • |
Picture settings dialogue: advanced / limited | • / - | • / - | - / • | | - / • | - / • |
| VLT, Virtual Light Table with image browser, albums, magnifier, full screen preview, Lossless JPEG rotation | • | • | | | | |
Correction | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
| AACO, Auto Adaptive Contrast Optimisation | • | | • | | • | |
| ACR®, Adaptive Color Restoration | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Auto-Image-Adjust with artificial intelligence | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Clone tool | • | | • | | | |
Color-cast removal slider | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Descreening with USM: scaleable dialogue with preview / dialogue with preview / presets | • / - / - + auto screendetection and text protection | - / • / - | • / - / - + auto screendetection and text protection | - / • / - | - / - / • + auto screendetection | - / - / • |
| Descreening: scaleable dialogue with preview / dialogue with preview / presets and manually | • / - / - + auto screendetection and text protection | - / • / - | • / - / - + auto screendetection and text protection | - / • / - | - / - / • + auto screendetection | - / - / • |
Expert-Dialogues | • | • | • | • | | |
Exposure adjustment | • | • | • | | | |
| Focus functions: Autofocus / manual focus / manual focus with preview (if supportet by hardware) | | | • depending | • depending | • depending | • depending |
| GANE®, Grain and Noise elimination: full dialogue / limited dialogue | • / - scaleable dialogue | • / - | • / - scaleable dialogue | • / - | • / - scaleable dialogue | - / • |
| GCC, Global Colour Correction: full dialogue / limited dialogue | • / - | • / - | • / - | • / - | - / • | - / • |
Gradation curves: RGB / CMY / points adjustable | • / • / • | • / • / • | • / • / • | • / • / • | • / - / • | • / - / • |
Histogram: RGB / CMY switchable channels | • / • | • / • | • / • | • / • | • / - | • / - |
3-part Historgramm | • | • | • | • | | |
ICE® (if supported by hardware) / FLARE® (if supported by hardware) / iSRD® (if supported by hardware) | | | • / - / • depending | • / - / • depending | • / - / • depending | • / - / • depending |
Image type settings | • | • | • | | • | |
Masks and Layers within SCC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | |
| MidPip, Neutralising Pipette: number of points | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| MultiExposure® (optional, hardware depending) | | | • (optional, hardware depending) | | • (optional, hardware depending) | |
| Multisampling: with pixel alignment / hardware based | | | • / • | • / • | • / • | - / • hardware depending |
| NegaFix®, Negative film optimization: CCR / preset profiles for negatives / adjustable profiles | • / • / • | • / • / • | • / • / • | • / • / • | • / • / - | • / • / - |
| Real-time corrections | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| SC2G, Selective Colour to Grey conversion | • | • | • | • | • | • only presets |
| SCC®, Selective Colour Correction: full dialogue / limited dialogue (1 layer) | • / - | • / - | • / - | • / - | - / • | - / • |
| SCC®, Layers and masks | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SRD®, Smart Removal of Defects: full dialogue with n masks and layers / limited dialogue (1 layer) | 4 / - | 4 / - | 4 / - | 4 / - | - / • | - / • |
| iSRD®, infrared Smart Removal of Defects, limited dialogue (hardware depending) | | | | | • | • |
| iSRD®, infrared Smart Removal of Defects, unlimited dialogue (hardware depending) | | | • | • | | |
| USM, Unsharp masking: scaleable dialogue with preview / dialogue with preview / presets | • / - / - | - / • / - | • / - / - | - / • / - | • / - / - | - / • / - |
Whitebalance adjustment | • | • | • | | | |
Color Management | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
Full Colour Management and ICC-Workflow / limited Colour Management and ICC-Workflow | • / - | • / - | • / - | • / - | - / • | - / • |
Gamma synchronization | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| IT8-Calibration (Auto IT8 with 6.5.0r6): included / optional | • / - | - / • | - / • (hardware depending) | - / • (hardware depending) | | |
| Kodachrome profile embedded (depending on scanner - please check homepage) | | | • | • | • | |
| Printer-Calibration (optional with 6.6.0r1; only in combination with IT8-Calibration possible) | | | • (optional, hardware depending) | • (optional, hardware depending) | | |
Softproof CMYK | • | • | • | • | | |
Softproof RGB | • | • | • | • | | |
Printing Features | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
Print options: simple / PrinTao (simple mode with copy function) / PrinTao (enhanced print option with layout functionalities) | • / - / • | • / • / - | - / - / • | • / - / - | - / • / - | • / - / - |
| PhotoProof®, always optional | • | | | | | |
Productivity | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
| Auto frame detection | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Auto frame alignment and rotation | | | • | | • | |
| Batch processing, Batch scan | • | • | • | • | • | • |
CMYK output / RGB output | • / • | • / • | • / • | • / • | - / • | - / • |
| Hot-Folder (optional) | • optional | | | | | |
| ColorServer (optional) | • optional | | | | | |
Enhanced zoom concept | • | | • | | | |
EXIF display | • | • | | | | |
| HiRePP, High Resolution Picture Performance | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Individual adjustment of all defaults | • | • | • | • | | |
| IPTC: display, editing | • | | • | | | |
| JobManager | • | • | • | • | | |
| Proprietary RAW data conversion, background processing, camera profiles embedded | • | • | | | | |
| QuickTime Movie Tutorials | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Renaming | • | • | | | | |
Save custom defaults | • | • | • | • | | |
Zoom: standard (via magnifyer button) / flexible (cia Ctrl-click or pop-up selection) | • / • | • / • | • / • | • / - | • / - | • / - |
Importable file formats | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
| RAW data formats of supported cameras | • | • | | | | |
Kodak PhotoCD data format | • | • | | | | |
Adobe® DNG input format | • | • | | | | |
48 Bit RGB TIFF | • | • | | | | |
| 48 Bit RGB JPEG2000 | • | | | | | |
24 Bit RGB TIFF, JPEG, PSD | • | • | | | | |
| 24 Bit RGB JPEG2000 | • | | | | | |
16 Bit Greyscale TIFF | • | • | | | | |
16 Bit RGB JPEG2000 | • | | | | | |
8 Bit Greyscale TIFF, JPEG | • | • | | | | |
| 8 Bit Greyscale JPEG2000 | • | | | | | |
Exportable file formats | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
| 64 Bit HDRi TIFF (only with scanners supporting iSRD) | | | • | • | • | • |
48 Bit RGB TIFF: with / without SilverFast adjustments | • / • | • / • | • / • | • / • | - / • | - / • |
| 48 Bit RGB JPEG2000: with / without SilverFast adjustments | • / • | | • / • | | - / • | |
32 Bit CMYK TIFF | • | • | • | • | | |
| 24 Bit RGB TIFF, JPEG, PDF | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 24 Bit RGB JPEG2000 | • | | • | | | |
16 Bit Greyscale TIFF: with / without SilverFast adjustments | • / • | • / • | • / • | • / • | | |
| 16 Bit RGB JPEG2000: with / without SilverFast adjustments | • / • | | • / • | | | |
8 Bit Greyscale TIFF, JPEG | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 8 Bit Greyscale JPEG2000 | • | | • | | | |
1 Bit Black/White TIFF | | | • | • | • | • |
Plus Upgrade | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
Plus Upgrade availability | | | | | | • |
Studio Upgrade | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
Studio Upgrade availability | | • | | • | • only in combination with Ai-Upgrade | • only in combination with Ai-Upgrade |
6.6 Upgrade | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
Upgrades possible from SF versions 5.5 and versions 6.1 - 6.4 (please check shop for details) | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Distribution | HDR Studio | HDR | Ai Studio | Ai | SE Plus | SE |
Online-Download | • | • | • | • | • | • |
CD-ROM, full package | • | • | • | • | • | |
| IT8-function: included / optional | • / - | - / • | - / • | - / • | | |