2008: Patent granted on technology used for SilverFast (Zahorsky, EP: 1744278).
2005: Patent granted on barcode technology used for the Auto IT8 Calibration.
In 2011 version 8 was introduced, and HDR imaging software followed in 2012. The European Digital Press Association named SilverFast the "Best colour management software of the year 2008" for improving the dynamic range of most scanners and for creating ICC profiles automatically. Some of the features developed for SilverFast, especially in the area of color management, error detection and automatic dust and scratch removal, have been patented. Some scanner manufacturers bundle their hardware with SilverFast software. SilverFast was introduced in 1995, it is still under development today.
2.3.1 HDRi (64Bit RAW data with infrared channel).