Torrance, CA, September 13, 2002¡K..Pacific Image Electronics announces that it is now bundling SilverFast 6, including SilverFast SRD (Smart Removal of Defects), by LaserSoft Imaging AG with its popular PrimeFilm 1800 Silver film scanner.

SilverFast SRD software recognizes dust and scratches on a negative or slide, highlights the artifacts in red for viewing in a real-time preview screen, and allows the user to easily erase them by pressing just one button. PrimeFilm film scanner users will now be able to produce even cleaner, higher-quality digital images of their negatives and slides.

SilverFast 6 includes other important features such as ¡§Selective Color Correction with Multi-Layers and Masking¡¨ for handling complex images, ¡§ACR"!,¡¨ or ¡§Adaptive Colour Restoration,¡¨ to bring back faded or normalize over-saturated colors, ¡§SC2G"!,¡¨ a sophisticated function for converting color images to greyscale, and ¡§GANE"!,¡¨ which eliminates grain and noise while preserving image detail.


Free Upgrade Available for Current PrimeFilm 1800 Silver Users

Current registered PrimeFilm 1800 Silver users are eligible for a free upgrade from [date] to [date] via the company¡¦s Web site, www.scanace.com. (only HSN and Target.com users are eligible for free download. Existing users need to pay for upgrade.)

¡§LaserSoft¡¦s SilverFast products are known throughout the photography industry for quality scan and imaging software,¡¨ says Dan Tseng, U.S. operations director for Pacific Image Electronics. ¡§We are confident that our film scanner users will appreciate the additional features in SilverFast 6 and, especially, the enhanced quality of their film scans.¡¨

PrimeFilm 1800 scanners quickly and easily convert mounted and un-mounted negative and positive 35mm filmstrips and slides into digital files with quality far superior to photos scanned with traditional flatbed technology. High resolutions from 1800dpi to 3600dpi and 36-bit scanning capability ensure lifelike color reproduction and preserve every photographic detail.

About LaserSoft Imaging

LaserSoft Imaging AG is the developer of scan and imaging software SilverFast Ai for scanners, SilverFast HDR for raw data processing, SilverFast DC and DCPro for digital cameras and SilverFast PhotoCD for processing of Kodak's PhotoCD format.

About Pacific Image

Pacific Image designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells innovative desktop color imaging products that consistently break performance/price barriers and provide all levels of users with practical and affordable desktop office productivity tools. From entry level flatbed scanners to high-end professional quality slide and film scanners, Pacific Image¡¦s products satisfy the needs of users ranging from novices to graphics and desktop publishing professionals. Pacific Image is the market share leader for film scanner units sold.


Pacific Image products are available at photographic specialty and major retailers throughout the United States and Canada, including Costco.com, BestBuy.com, RadioShack.com, Costco Warehouses in Canada, CompUSA, Micro Center, Fry's, B&H Photo, Tiger Direct, Vstore, Technobrands, and Cendant's Club.
For additional information, please contact Pacific Image Electronics Inc., 1830 West 208th Street, Torrance, CA 90501. Phone: 310/618-8100. Fax: 310/618-8200.

Email: sales-us@scanace.com. Web site: www.scanace.com.