<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
software	O
for	O
image	B-Application
scanning	I-Application
and	O
processing	B-Algorithm
,	O
including	O
photos	O
,	O
documents	O
and	O
slides	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
LaserSoft	O
Imaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
other	O
applications	O
for	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
using	O
digital	O
cameras	O
or	O
printers	O
and	O
for	O
48-bit	O
raw	O
data	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
under	O
development	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
scanner	O
manufacturers	O
bundle	O
their	O
hardware	O
with	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
developed	O
for	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
color	O
management	O
,	O
error	O
detection	O
and	O
automatic	O
dust	O
and	O
scratch	O
removal	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
patented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Digital	O
Press	O
Association	O
named	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
the	O
"	O
Best	O
colour	O
management	O
software	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
2008	O
"	O
for	O
improving	O
the	O
dynamic	O
range	O
of	O
most	O
scanners	O
and	O
for	O
creating	O
ICC	O
profiles	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
9	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2008	O
:	O
Patent	O
granted	O
on	O
technology	O
used	O
for	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
Multi-Exposure	O
@	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
is	O
offered	O
individually	O
adjusted	O
to	O
the	O
respective	O
scanner	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICC	O
Printer	O
Calibration	O
–	O
The	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
ICC	O
Printer	O
Calibration	O
calibrates	O
the	O
printer	O
using	O
a	O
previously	O
calibrated	O
flatbed	O
scanner	O
as	O
the	O
measuring	O
device	O
for	O
profiling	O
the	O
printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	B-General_Concept
application	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
plug-in	B-Application
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
universal	O
TWAIN	B-Application
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
HDR	O
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
for	O
processing	B-Algorithm
48-bit	O
raw	B-Application
images	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
48-bit	O
raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
can	O
be	O
saved	O
immediately	O
and	O
digital	O
processing	B-Algorithm
performed	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
HDR	O
contains	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
Ai	O
Studio	O
for	O
48-bit	O
raw	O
data	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
defining	O
output	O
size	O
and	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
,	O
auto-adjusting	O
of	O
highlights	O
and	O
shadows	O
,	O
three-part	O
histogram	O
,	O
gradation	O
curves	O
,	O
selective	O
color	O
correction	O
,	O
unsharp	B-Algorithm
masking	I-Algorithm
,	O
color	O
cast	O
removal	O
slider	O
,	O
color	O
separation	O
,	O
and	O
CMYK-preview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
HDR	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
native	O
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
a	O
universal	O
TWAIN	B-Application
module	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	B-General_Concept
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HDR	O
Studio	O
has	O
AACO	O
(	O
Auto-Adaptive	O
Contrast	O
Optimization	O
)	O
,	O
JPEG	O
2000	O
,	O
USMPlus	O
(	O
Unsharp	B-Algorithm
Mask	I-Algorithm
Plus	O
)	O
,	O
CloneTool	O
and	O
PrinTao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
version	O
6.6.1	O
any	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
HDR	O
version	O
supports	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
RAW	O
data	O
format	O
HDRi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
RAW	B-Application
format	I-Application
can	O
keep	O
any	O
readable	O
image	O
information	O
for	O
later	O
post-processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acronym	O
"	O
HDR	O
"	O
as	O
used	O
by	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
is	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
High-dynamic-range	O
imaging	O
,	O
a	O
widely	O
used	O
technique	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
dynamic	O
range	O
of	O
(	O
digital	O
)	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
Archive	O
Suite	O
includes	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
Ai	O
Studio	O
and	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
HDR	O
Studio	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
color	O
management	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
package	O
is	O
suitable	O
for	O
archiving	O
slides	O
,	O
negatives	O
,	O
and	O
photos	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
post	O
processing	B-Algorithm
can	O
take	O
place	O
anytime	O
after	O
scanning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	B-General_Concept
application	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Lightroom	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SRDx	O
(	O
Smart	O
Removal	O
of	O
Defects	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
to	O
remove	O
defects	O
like	O
dust	O
particles	O
,	O
specks	O
,	O
small	O
scratches	O
and	O
finger	O
prints	O
from	O
digital	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
DC	O
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
DC	O
was	O
a	O
stand-alone	B-General_Concept
software	O
for	O
digital	O
camera	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contained	O
features	O
for	O
reading	O
the	O
image	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
for	O
processing	B-Algorithm
,	O
optimizing	O
,	O
and	O
archiving	O
the	O
images	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
printing	O
the	O
edited	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scanner	O
calibration	O
:	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
color	O
management	O
system	O
that	O
enables	O
largely	O
automated	O
IT8	O
color	O
calibration	O
of	O
the	O
scanner	O
using	O
IT8	O
targets	O
supplied	O
by	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
LaserSoft	O
Imaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Printer	O
calibration	O
:	O
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
also	O
enables	O
printer	O
calibration	O
by	O
printing	O
a	O
color	O
table	O
and	O
then	O
scanning	O
it	O
using	O
an	O
already	O
calibrated	O
scanner	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
ICC	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
supports	O
325	O
scanners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilverFast	B-Operating_System
Ai	O
Studio	O
supports	O
prepress	O
drum	O
scanners	O
made	O
by	O
Heidelberger	O
Druckmaschinen	O
AG	O
(	O
Linotype	O
-	O
Hell	O
)	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
2000	O
,	O
XP	O
,	O
Vista	O
and	O
7	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
10.3-10.5	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
