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v.6.6 Upgrade English 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 LaserSoftImagingAG 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. LaserSoftImagingAG (“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 LaserSoftImagingAG. (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 ImagingAG 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 SilverFast® except for the purpose of making a backup copy. The licensee is neither allowed to copy in whole or in part supporting documentation supplied with SilverFast®. (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 LaserSoftImagingAG or the licensee terminates this agreement. (2) This license agreement may be terminated to the terms and conditions as follows: (a) LaserSoftImagingAG 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 LaserSoftImagingAG 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”. LaserSoftImagingAG does not warrant, neither expressed nor implied the usefulness of the software SilverFast® for a particular purpose or its merchant ability or the fitness for licensee’s requirements. Although every effort has been made to eliminate errors, LaserSoftImagingAG 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 LaserSoftImagingAG in writing. Hidden defects are to be notified upon recognition in writing. Otherwise software and documentation are approved without reserve. (3) At considerable defects LaserSoftImagingAG has the choice of either providing the licensee with another version or to eliminate the defect within reasonable time. If LaserSoftImagingAG 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 LaserSoftImagingAG. 5. Limitation of Liability In no event shall LaserSoftImagingAG, a distributor or authorized dealer be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential damages including economic loss even if LaserSoftImagingAG, the distributor or authorized dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damage. The licensee agrees that any liability of LaserSoftImagingAG arising out of the usage of SilverFast® 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 mentioned in the documentation are (registered) trademarks of LaserSoftImagingAG or their respective owners. The usage of these trademarks can only be permitted by LaserSoftImagingAG 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 LaserSoftImagingAG Germany • Luisenweg 6-8 • D 24105 Kiel • 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 7 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 a Hotfolder 9 Setting Input Parameters for a Hotfolder 9 Setting the Hotfolder’s Output Parameters 11 Practical uses of ColorServer 13 Multi-Exposure 15 Enhancing the Dynamic Range of Scanners 15 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 25 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 29 Switching between Interfaces 29 Basic-Mode as Starting Aid 29 Supported SilverFast Versions 29 Basic / Standard Selection 29 Basic-Mode Overview 30 New Installers 31 Supported SilverFast Versions 31 Installation Process 31 SF Ai – HDR Gamma Optimization 33 Supported SilverFast versions 33 Usage 33 Images Without Embedded Gamma 34 More Powerful Selective Colour Correction 35 Extended SCC-Presets 35 Supported SilverFast Versions 35 Colour management 36 CMS palette 36 Supported SilverFast versions 36 Activating the colour management 36 SilverFast plug-in under Adobe Photoshop CS3 37 Automatic IT8 calibration 38 One-click scanner calibration 38 The calibration process 38 Presets 40 Dialogues in “Options” 41 “General” palette 41 “Auto” palette* 41 iSRD 42 iSRD for Nikon Filmscanners (Mac only !) 42 iSRD for Canon Flatbed Scanners 43 HDRi 44 iSRD scans for SilverFast HDR and DC 44 Scan type „64Bit HDRi Color“ 44 Scan type “32 Bit HDR Grayscale 44 Further processing of HDRi scans 45 ICC-Profiles for Kodachrome Slides 46 4 1 • Introduction SilverFast® v.6.6 Upgrade 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 SilverFast 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 proud 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 & 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-Sampling. 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 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.