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When scanning slides, one of the best technologies available in
specialised film scanners is Digital ICE Dust and Scratch Removal. While
some flatbeds have come to market claiming to have this feature, we've
found that the technology doesn't perform like it does in a dedicated
film scanner that has the technology. Flatbeds in general are not ideal
for scanning film.
At Mr Scan we use Digital ICE(4)
scanners for the best quality results.
 Digital ICE works by doing a scan of the film with Infra-red (IR)
light. This IR scan enables the machine to visualise surface defects in
the film, like dust or scratches. The scanner then scans the film
normally. Using the map of defects from the IR scan, special software
can replace the defective areas by interpolating between the pixels
around the defect to fill in that area with an approximation of what was
likely beneath the defect. The results can be dramatic. See the
following examples from this 20 year old 35mm negative
The image above was a 35mm negative scanned without using ICE.
Here is the same negative scanned with ICE.
(This type of scan is part of our
Value scanning service)
Notice how much dirt was able to be removed? It adds about 30 seconds or
so to each scan in order to use ICE but it would have taken a talented
artist hours or days of work to clean up this image in their photo
editing software.
Now comes the fun part !!!
By using all of the technologies below Mr Scan can
substantially improve the quality of your photo
DIGITAL ICE Technology - Removes Surface Defects
(dust and scratches)
 DIGITAL ROC Technology
- Restores and Corrects Colour
 DIGITAL GEM Technology
- Reduces Film Grain Noise
 DIGITAL SHO Technology - Optimises
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