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The SilverFast HDR 8 Imaging Software is used for processing 64-bit/ 48-bit scanner RAW data. Its professional tools for image optimization eliminate the need to use other software like Photoshop. Designed to optimize image processing, it enables multi-user scans and color management; thus increasing productivity and ensuring high quality. Beginners and professionals will appreciate the real-time controls and intelligent automatic functions, as well as the ability to manually adjust the image at any point.
Using RAW data formats is a fast, safe, and lossless solution for archiving your image material. With SilverFast HDR 8, you can optimize this data later for different uses in an easy way. JobManager and batch processing provide the ability to automatically process larger image quantities. PrinTao print dialog and many other professional SilverFast functions are also available for you.
Many of today's scanners allow you to write the full Dynamic Range into TIFF-data. This makes the reduction to 24-bit RGB obsolete. The ability to save these RAW files opens up new workflow opportunities, allowing images to be scanned and archived into digital format, and then be opened later without any quality loss. Since SilverFast HDR 8 never drives the scanner directly, it can be used with RAW data files produced from scanners that SilverFast scanner software doesn't support. Simply scan the images with no corrections using the original scanner software, and then pass the resulting TIFF file to SilverFast HDR 8.