LaserSoft Imaging

I'd like to see a higher quality preview image for the SE version. The 4X setting on my Epson 5.5Ai version is great. I'd add an SE version to another scanner I have, if it had the a better preview image. It is hard to judge the adjustments I am making with the demo version, so I have to re-scan too many times to get what I want I wanted.

Peter.

I am not sure, what you mean by "4x setting". If you mean the setting of the "high resolution preview" in the option dialog to "4x", then please note the following:

1. high resolution preview is available in Ai versions.
2. high resolution preview is available in demo versions.
3. high resolution preview is NOT available in SE versions.

The reason why this feature is not available in SE versions is, that there must be a difference between Ai and SE (else nobody would pay for Ai;).
However, you should be able to test the feature with the demo version for your other scanner.

Eric Flyvbjerg

Eric, maybe off-topic for this section of the forum, but on-topic in the discussion: What other differences are there between Ai and SE? I can't seem to find that anywhere on the site.

Thanks!

SilverFast SE 6
SilverFast SE is a new solution from LaserSoft
Imaging which combines the best of both worlds:
high-end imaging technology for low-end scanners
for a very low cost. The SilverFast SE
ScanPilot will help the novice user to get the
best workflow right from the start. Images will
especially benefit from SilverFast's intelligent
auto-adjust and LAB-based unsharp-masking,
which does not sharpen the color noise of single
channels, hence avoiding the extra noise. The
new SF SRD? (Smart Removal of Defects) is a
unique method of getting rid of dust and scratches.
SF ACR? is the most comfortable way to
bring faded out colours back to life.
SilverFast SE NegaFix? has support for over
120 different negative film profiles and the ability
to adjust film exposure in real-time.
SilverFast SE 6 highlights:
? Real-time correction
? ScanPilot
? SF SRD? Dust and Scratch Romoval
? SF ACR? Automatic Colour Restoration
? Auto-adjust with artificial intelligence
? Professional auto sharpening
? NegaFix? Negative optimization with real-time
exposure slider
? Color-cast removal slider
? Simple selective color correction
? RGB-TIFF and JPEG output formats


SilverFast Ai 6
SilverFast Ai sets a new standard for ease of
control and sophistication for Desktop-Scanners.
SilverFast Ai is high-end scan and imaging software
from LaserSoft Imaging. SilverFast Ai combines
a very intuitive user interface with a sophisticated
and professional control. Beginners and
professionals will appreciate the unique real-time
controls and the intelligent automatic functions
as well as the possibility to manually adjust the
image at any point. Predictable color from the
SilverFast Ai preview gives imaging and color
reproduction a new dimension securing the correct
workflow with the ScanPilot. The professional
user can adjust any operation via numerical
input and can precisely monitor the results using
an online densitometer. SilverFast Ai enables
any level of user to get brilliant results quickly!
SilverFast Ai 6 highlights
? Real-time correction
? ScanPilot
? 2-Level User Interface (Normal/Expert)
? SF SRD? Dust and Scratch Removal (N/E)
? Auto-adjust with artificial intelligence
? Unique Unsharp Masking Preview (N/E)
? NegaFix? Negative optimization with real-time
Exposure slider and custom profiling (N/E)
? Unique 48 bit raw data color corrected TIFF-output
? HiRePP? High Resol. Picture Performance
? Extended Selective Color Correction of 6 or 12
Colors with masking capability (N/E)
? SF ACR? Adaptive Colour Restoration
? SC2G? Selective Colour to Gray conversion
? SF GANE? Grain and Noise Elimination
? 3-Part Histogram
? Plug&Play-CMYK Preview
? Permanent Softproof RGB & CMYK
? Display RGB or CMYK Channels
? Multiple Densitometer Points (4)
? 4 MidPip neutral Points (color cast removal)
? File Formats: TIFF, EPS, DCS, JPEG
? Output RGB, LAB, CMYK
? Full Color Management (ColorSync / ICM)
? Optional IT8 Target Calibration with ICC-Profiler
? Batch Processing
? JobManagement (with Filmscanners)

Thank you

Looking at the lists, is it safe to say that the difference between Ai and SE lies mostly in greater color correction control?