Digital ICE Specifications

Your scanner and its EPSON Scan software are equipped with the Digital ICE^™ and Digital ICE Lite^™ features that remove stubborn dust or scratch marks from color film or slides.

Digital ICE can remove dust marks that the Dust Removal feature cannot. However, it takes longer to scan using Digital ICE and also uses more of your system resources. It is best to try removing dust marks using Dust Removal before using Digital ICE. See Removing Dust Marks from Film and Slides for details.

Note:

You cannot use Dust Removal and Digital ICE at the same time. Do not use Dust Removal or Digital ICE to scan film or slides that do not contain dust or scratch marks; otherwise your scanned image may be distorted or blurred. Images scanned with Digital ICE may appear softer than your original image.

You can use Dust Removal or Digital ICE on the following types of film or slides:

*  Kodachrome film is not supported.

** Only chromogenic monochrome negative film is supported.

Before using Digital ICE, make sure your system meets the requirements in Digital ICE Specifications.

Follow these steps to remove dust or scratch marks from film or slides using EPSON Scan’s Home or Professional Mode:

Place your original film strip or slide(s) on the scanner. See Placing Film or Slides.

Start EPSON Scan. See one of these sections for instructions:

Starting a Scan With the Scanner Buttons Starting a Scan With EPSON Scan Starting a Scan With the EPSON Creativity Suite Starting a Scan With Another Scanning Program

Select the basic settings for your film strip or slide(s), then select the destination setting for the way you will use your images. See Selecting Basic Settings for instructions.

Click the Preview button to preview your images, then select your scan area. See Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area for instructions.

Do one of the following to select the Digital ICE option:

Home Mode: Click the Digital ICE checkbox. Professional Mode: Scroll down to the Adjustments area and click the Digital ICE checkbox. If you want to decrease the level of the Digital ICE correction effect, click the + (Windows) or (Macintosh) button next to the option and select the Digital ICE Lite setting in the Mode list.

Note:

The results of the Digital ICE feature do not appear in the images in the Preview window, but apply to all of them. You must scan the images to see the effects.

Make any other necessary image adjustments. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings for instructions.

Size your image as necessary. See Selecting the Scan Size for instructions.

Click the Scan button to scan and remove dust and scratch marks in your image(s).

What happens next depends on how you started EPSON Scan. See Finishing the Scan for details.

To use Digital ICE, your system memory and hard disk space must meet the requirements in the table below. Digital ICE needs additional resources to process and store your scanned images at the sizes and resolutions specified here.

*  This is the actual scan resolution used by Digital ICE, which is higher than the scan resolution you specify in EPSON Scan. Make sure your system resources meet these increased requirements.

Note:

It may take much longer to scan and for your software to respond to clicking the Cancel button if you have insufficient system resources. If you place your film or slides on the document table at an angle, Digital ICE may require even more system memory to process your images. Be sure to place your film or slides straight on the document table.

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