Basic image processing

Main window and image-correction tab

This section contains details on the basic image-processing tools. For descriptions of the advanced tools, see pages 51 though 64. The prescan image or a selected index image can be displayed in the image correction window by simple clicking the tab. Make a prescan if one has not been made.

Digital ICE - dust removal

Digital ICE reduces the effects of surface defects, dust, scratches, fingerprints, mold, etc., from the film image during scanning. Scanning time increases with the use of Digital ICE. Digital ICE cannot be used with Kodak Kodachrome film or silver-halide black and white films.

Original image

After Digital ICE processing

1.Digital ICE button (p. 35)

2.Pixel Polish tab (p. 36)

3.Pixel Polish button (p. 36)

4.Image-correction tab

5.Help

6.Brightness, contrast, and color-balance button (p. 38)

7.Variation button (p. 37)

8.Undo button (p. 39)

9.Redo button (p. 39) 10.Reset-all button (p. 39) 11.RGB display

12.Comparison display button (p. 36) 13.Fit-to-window button (p. 29)

Click the Digital-ICE button to activate the function. Press the prescan button to view the results.

Digital ICE processing is applied to every prescan and final scan. To turn off Digital ICE, click the Digital-ICE button again. Each time the Digital ICE button is pressed, the prescan button turns yellow to indicate a prescan needs to be made.

The utility window can be resized by clicking and dragging the bottom right corner. If the fit-to- window function is active, the displayed image adjusts automatically to fit the display area. If any changes are made to the image using the tools in the image-correction tab, the tab turns red (Windows) or an asterisk is displayed (Macintosh).

Scanner Notes

The RGB display shows the color values for any point in the image; place the mouse pointer over a point. The first number is the original value, the second is the current value. Press the shift key (Windows) or command key (Macintosh) to display CMY values.

Scanner Notes

Black and white chromegenic films that are designed to be developed in a C-41 or equivalent color process, Kodak T-400CN or Ilford XP2 Super, can be processed with the Digtal ICE, ROC, GEM, and SHO functions. These films should be scanned with the film type set to color negative (p. 28). Set the saturation level in the hue, saturation and lightness palette to -100 to remove the color (p. 63). The scanned data can be convertered to grayscale with an image- processing application to reduce file size and eliminate the color channels. Results cannot be guarantied with other types of black and white film.

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