FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SilverFast supports Heidelberg Chromagraph Heidelberg (Linotype-Hell) high-end scanner CHROMAGRAPH 3300 and 3400 get updated by SilverFast Ai STUDIO to run under latest Windows® and ® operating systems.

Kiel, Germany. – Nov 13, 2006 – LaserSoft Imaging added support for the famous high-end Hei- delberg Chromagraph series 3300 and 3400 with its advanced line of award winning scanning/i- maging software SilverFast. The professional level software breathes new life into these high quality scanners and provides a current workflow solution to the thousands of units still in operation today. With SilverFast Ai Stu- dio, it is now possible to integrate these scanners with the new high powered Macs and PC’s run- ning the most current software to date, such as OSX – Tiger on G5 or Intel Macs.

Heidelberg high-end scanners supported so far are TOPAZ, Nexscan and Tango (PrimeScan sup- port is in development). The workflow solution packages are similar with their inclusion of Silver- Fast Ai Studio with IT8 calibration, SilverFast HDR Studio for 48 bit processing, a 6x7 cm transpa- rency IT8 target, a 5x7 inch reflective IT8 target (both have barcodes for automatic data reference linking), SilverFast: the Official Guide, and the SilverFast manual.

Optional is a SCSI to FireWire converter tested for the specific application and set up, which can be supplied.

Hardware support and spare parts for Heidelberg high-end scanner will be supplied in cooperation with Brakensiek Systemhaus (http://www.brakensiek.de). For USA and Canada hardware support contact LaserSoft Imaging USA.

About the Company: LaserSoft Imaging, who is just celebrating its 20th anniversary, was founded in 1986 by physicist Karl-Heinz Zahorsky who developed the concept of SilverFast in Kiel, Germany. Today SilverFast is regarded as the standard software for scanners and digital cameras for both beginners and professionals. SilverFast is bundled with major manufacturers such as Canon, , HP, , Mediax, Penta- con (Praktica), Plustek, Quatographic, Reflecta, SAMSUNG, UMAX and others.

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