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How to

Create Beautiful Reproductions

Remove moiré patterns from scanned images
Improve the sharpness of images
Liven up the colors of scanned images
Restore faded color images
Remove dust and scratches on film and photographs
Remove the grain in scanned images

EPSON Scan provides you with a variety of settings to improve the quality of your scanned images. You can easily adjust the quality of the image by selecting from the adjustments in the setting window.

Remove moiré patterns from scanned images

You can remove the cross-hatch pattern called "moiré" which tends to appear happen in areas of halftone color such as skin color when scanning printed documents. Follow the steps below to remove these patterns.

Note:

This feature is not available when the resolution is set to 600 dpi or higher.

In Home Mode or Professional Mode, you cannot use this feature when Positive Film, Color Negative Film, B&W Negative Film, Film (with Film Holder), or Film (with Film Area Guide) is selected as the Document Type.

You cannot use this feature when Black&White is selected as the Image Type.

The results of removing moiré patterns does appear in the previewed image.

Select the Descreening Filter check box in the Adjustments section (you may need to scroll to the bottom of the screen).

Click the + mark (Windows) or the arrow (Macintosh) to the left, then select a Screen Ruling for the image being scanned. (In the Home Mode, this function is not available.)

Descreening Filter not applied	Descreening Filter applied

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Improve the sharpness of images

If your scanned images are not sharp enough, you can improve their sharpness by using the Unsharp Mask Filter in Professional Mode. (This feature is automatically enabled in the Home Mode.) Follow the steps below.

Note:

This feature is not available when Color Smoothing or Black&White is selected for the Image Type.

Select the Unsharp Mask Filter check box in the Adjustments section (you may need to scroll to the bottom of the screen).

Click the + mark (Windows) or the arrow (Macintosh) to the left, then select an adjustment level.

Unsharp Mask Filter not applied	Unsharp Mask Filter applied

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Liven up the colors of scanned images

You can liven up the colors of a scanned image by adjusting the brightness, contrast, or color balance. Follow the steps below.

Note:

This feature is only available when you are scanning a color image.

Click the Image Adjustment button.

Adjust the items you want to change by sliding the tabs.

Image Adjustment not applied	Image Adjustment applied

Close the Image Adjustment window by clicking the Close button.

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Restore faded color images

Color Restoration is a scanner software feature that restores faded color on film and photographs. Select the Color Restoration check box in the Adjustments section to restore color (you may need to scroll to the bottom of the screen).

Note:

Do not select Document for Auto Exposure Type.

Depending on the condition of the film or photographs, the color may not be restored as you desire.

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Remove dust and scratches on film and photographs

EPSON Scan provides two features for removing dust and scratches: Dust Removal and Digital ICE™.

Dust Removal
Dust Removal is a scanner software feature that removes dust on scanned film. For detaileds on scanning with the Dust Removal feature, see Dust Removal.

Note:

The Dust Removal feature is not available in Home Mode.

Digital ICE
Digital ICE is a scanner hardware feature that removes dust and scratches on scanned film and photographs. For details on scanning with Digital ICE, see Digital ICE.

Note:

Digital ICE is not available in Full Auto Mode.

Compared to Dust Removal, Digital ICE gives you much higher correction quality in scanned images. However, Digital ICE requires more system resources and a longer scanning time. Therefore, use Digital ICE only when you cannot correct the scanned images using Dust Removal.

The following table lists the differences between Dust Removal and Digital ICE.

The following table lists document types supported by Dust Removal and Digital ICE.

	Dust Removal	Digital ICE
Color negative film
Color positive film
Monochrome negative film		N/A
Monochrome positive film		N/A
Photograph (Reflective)	N/A

: Supported

Note:

If you use Dust Removal or Digital ICE to scan film and photographs that do not contain any dust or scratches, the scanned image may be distorted or blurred.

You cannot use Dust Removal and Digital ICE at the same time.

Note on Digital ICE:

Kodachrome color positive film is not supported.

Digital ICE is not available when Film (with Film Area Guide) is selected as the Document Type in Professional Mode.

Only chromogenic monochrome negative film is supported when scanning monochrome film.

Do not use Digital ICE when scanning an image printed on plain paper or the scanned image may be blurred.

When you scan images using Digital ICE, the scanned images may become softer in texture.

System requirements for Digital ICE

The following table lists an example of the hard disk space and system memory required to scan photographs and film using the Digital ICE feature:

Resolutions stated in the above table are actual scanning resolutions supported by Digital ICE, which do not equal the resolutions that you specify in the scanner software. For example, if you specify 200 dpi in the scanner software, an image is scanned and processed by Digital ICE in 300 dpi, then converted to 200 dpi. Therefore, be sure that the system meets requirements listed in the table above before scanning with Digital ICE.

Note:

If your computer's resources are insufficient, the scanning time may abnormally increase. In this case, the response from the Cancel button may be delayed.

When the document is not placed straight on the document table, Digital ICE requires further system memory to adjust the position information of the scanned image.

Dust Removal

Follow the steps below to remove dust on film using Dust Removal in Professional Mode.

Place your film on the document table.

Placing Film on the Document Table

Note:

Before placing your film on the document table, remove any dust that you can see on the film.

Start EPSON Scan and select Professional Mode. For details on selecting the scanning mode, see Changing the scanning mode.

The following window appears.

Select the Original and Destination settings that match the film you placed on the document table. Be sure to select Film (with Film Holder) or Film (with Film Area Guide) as the Document Type.

Click Preview to preview the images.

Use the Target Size setting to select the output size of the scanned image. Also, select Adjustments, if necessary. See Create Beautiful Reproductions for details. (You may need to scroll to the bottom of the screen.)

Select the Dust Removal check box. (You may need to scroll to the bottom of the screen.)

Click the + mark (Windows) or the arrow (Macintosh) to the left, then select an adjustment level.

Note:

The result of the Dust Removal feature does not appear in the previewed image. Check the results in the scanned image.

Click Scan to start scanning.

The scanned images are saved to the specified folder.

Digital ICE

Follow the steps below to remove dust and scratches on film or photographs using Digital ICE in Professional Mode.

Place your document on the document table.

Placing Film on the Document Table

Placing Documents and Photographs on the Document Table

Start EPSON Scan and select Professional Mode. For details on selecting the scanning mode, see Changing the scanning mode.

The following window appears.

Select the Original settings that match the document you placed on the document table.

Note:

Digital ICE is not available when Film (with Film Area Guide) is selected as the Document Type in Professional Mode.

Select Destination settings for your scanned image file.

Select an image type supported by Digital ICE listed in the table below:

Click Preview to preview the image.

Use the Target Size setting to select the output size of the scanned image. Also, select Adjustments, if necessary. See Create Beautiful Reproductions for details. (You may need to scroll to the bottom of the screen.)

Select the Digital ICE™ check box. (You may need to scroll to the bottom of the screen.)

Click the + mark (Windows) or the arrow (Macintosh) to the left, then select an adjustment level..

Digital ICE not applied	Digital ICE applied
Film
Photograph

Note:

Do not select the edge of the photograph or film holder as the scanned area, because Digital ICE treats them as dust or scratches.

When scanning photographs, selecting the Digital ICE check box disables the Descreening Filter check box.

The result of the Digital ICE feature does not appear in the previewed image. Check the results in the scanned image.

Click Scan to start scanning.

Note:

When you are scanning films using Digital ICE, you may hear a click from the scanner. This is normal.

The scanned images are saved to the specified folder.

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Remove the grain in scanned images

When grain appears in scanned images, select the Grain Reduction check box, then click Scan again to reduce it. Selecting a higher Grain Reduction level makes the scanned image softer.

Note:

This feature is available only when Film (with Film Holder) or Film (with Film Area Guide) is selected as the Document Type.

Check if the result of Grain Reduction appears on the scanned image.

Grain Reduction not applied	Grain Reduction applied

Note:

The images above are examples. The actual result of Grain Reduction may differ depending on the condition of the image or film type you scan.

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