Kodak
has introduced the new DIGITAL SHO Professional Plug-In, which optimizes
contrast and exposure to reveal hidden details in highlight and shadow
areas of digital images. It was developed and launched by KODAK’s
Austin Development Center, formerly Applied Science Fiction, which is
a leader in automatic image correction and photo restoration applications.
A free trial version is available for download now. This fully functional
trial version applies digital watermarks to images. To disable the watermark,
users may purchase a software key via a secure, e-commerce site for $99.95.
Press Release:
KODAK Introduces DIGITAL SHO Professional Plug-In
Free Trial version of the new DIGITAL SHO Professional Plug-In is now available at www.asf.com
Rochester, NY (October 30, 2003) – Eastman Kodak Company today introduced
the new DIGITAL SHO Professional Plug-In, which optimizes contrast and
exposure to reveal hidden details in highlight and shadow areas of digital
images from sources including digital cameras, flatbed/film scanners,
Picture CDs, and the Internet.
The DIGITAL SHO Professional Plug-In joins the suite of image correction
and enhancement plug-ins to provide easy and effective methods for automatically
improving digital images in ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and compatible image editing
applications. Other members of the suite include the DIGITAL ROC Plug-In
for color correction/restoration, the DIGITAL GEM Plug-In for noise and
grain reduction, and the original DIGITAL SHO Plug-In for revealing hidden
details in shadows or dark image areas. These award-winning software products
were developed and launched by KODAK’s Austin Development Center,
formerly Applied Science Fiction, which has been a leader in automatic
image correction and photo restoration applications since the mid 1990s
with its revolutionary DIGITAL ICE Technology for film scanners which
automatically removes surface defects like dust and scratches from scanned
film.
The DIGITAL SHO Professional Plug-In adds powerful new features and functionality
to the award-winning DIGITAL SHO Plug-In to give users more control and
better results for improving their digital images. DIGITAL SHO Professional
Plug-In automatically reveals details hidden in highlight/over exposed
areas, as well as details hidden in the shadow/under exposed areas which
is ideal for common photographic problems like backlit subjects, uneven
flash illumination, harsh lighting, and over/under exposure. Proprietary
algorithms analyze and adjust the gradations of dark and light image areas
to optimally reveal hidden details. Professional users will have the power
to override the automatic settings for fully independent control of both
highlight and shadow area content.
DIGITAL SHO Professional Plug-In provides separate sliders for the highlights
and shadows. The plug-in also allows users to adjust the boundary which
determines how much of the image is defined as shadow or highlight, and
enables them to see a monotone preview of the image, depicting the threshold,
where highlight content is white and shadow content is black.
In addition, DIGITAL SHO Professional Plug-In gives users control of overall
color saturation level for the newly revealed image content.
Users can also set their input type, either film or digital camera, which
optimizes the Plug-In's capability to retrieve image data and deliver
outstanding results.
“The DIGITAL SHO Professional Plug-In now offers the amateur and
professional photographers a complete solution for controlling the full
dynamic range of their digital image content,” said Dan Sullivan,
Site General Manager, KODAK’s Austin Development Center. “In
response to user feedback, we have enlarged the preview screens and added
several manual controls for the professional user. Now even problem images
with bad lighting, backlighting, or under and over exposures can become
treasured memories for generations to enjoy. ”
The FREE trial version is available for download at www.asf.com.
This fully functional trial version applies digital watermarks to images.
To disable the watermark, users may purchase a software key via a secure,
e-commerce site for $99.95. Plug-in product CD-ROMs are also available
for purchase at www.asf.com.
A special, limited-time offer will be made available to existing DIGITAL
SHO Plug-In owners to purchase the new Professional version for only $49.95.
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