However acquiring these skills, maintaining a darkroom and finding the time to print regularly, exceeds the possibilities of most people. Nothing will ever compete with a carefully printed black and white print.
The expert mode (only in Ai Studio, HDR Studio and the Archive Suite) offers additional functionality, which helps to mark the defects to be corrected. SRDx is ideal for the following image originals SRDx is the most efficient solution for the elimination of all these flaws. These flaws do not often get recognized until scanning, because scanning means also increasing image size in most cases. Greater defects on treasured images can be especially annoying, because they often hide important details or even destroy the overall image. Even if photos and slides are handled very carefully, it's virtually impossible to avoid contact with dust particles small scratches are also not uncommon. Photos, slides and negatives are naturally afflicted with image defects. Click on individual entries to reverse the appropriate steps.ĭust and Scratch Removal of a new Generation
An entry is added to the clone protocol for every clone operation. In addition to the core functionality of correcting defects, it is also possible to use the Clone-Tool to completely change entire image areas by adding or removing details.Įxpert mode provides the ability to undo individual clone operations. The Clone-Tool complements the iSRD (infrared-based) and SRDx (software-based) workflow in the efï¬cient removal of dust, scratches and defects.
With the Clone-Tool, however, you are now able to easily repair defects by stamping data from similar, undamaged areas onto the damaged areas. These tools are able to detect large defects, but are unfit to correct them.
SilverFast HDR Studio 8 now features three differently focused tools for the correction of a wide variety of issues, making post-processing in other software unnecessary.ĭust and scratch removal tools, such as iSRD and SRDx, quickly reach their limit in cases of serious defects, such as wide scratches, ï¬nger-prints or large-area damage. These two tools combined can increase the usable dynamic range of almost any scanner on the market today.Īn addition to the existing set of dust, scratch and defect removal tools, the SilverFast Clone-Tool is a powerful tool for the removal of severe defects. This has become an an invaluable tool, especially when working with scanners offering limited dynamic range. AACO allows the user to extract maximum detail from shadow areas, without compromising highlights.