∙Technology
Digital
ICE for Film Scanners
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The award-winning Digital ICE technology
was developed by Eastman Kodak. It automatically removes surface
defects, such as dust and scratches, from a scanned image. Digital
ICE Technology differentiates itself from software-only solutions
because it does not soften, blur or otherwise alter any underlying
details or composition of the original image. Instead, the
patented Digital ICE Technology works from within the scanners we
use, during the scanning process, to provide users with a clear,
authentic base image that improves the original image.  Digital ICE 4 Advanced is an impressive combination
of 4 image correction techniques. Digital ICE uses LED
enlightening techniques to detect dust and scratches and retouches
them automatically, without changing the image information.
Digital
ICE for Print Scans
 Digital ICE Photo  Print Technology automatically removes surface
defects, such as dust and scratches, from a scanned image. Digital
ICE Photo Print Technology uses differential shadowing technology
and proprietary software algorithms to identify the precise
locations of physical defects, or visual «noise» on a print being
scanned.
Digital ICE Photo Print Technology quickly and automatically
 eliminates the unwanted defects,
producing a scanned image file that improves upon the original
print. Photographic prints are very susceptible to image defects
caused by routine handling. Upon scanning, defects such as
scratches, dust, over/under exposure, and color fading are all
captured in digital form.
Digital ROC Technology
 Correcting faded color has plagued professionals as
a painstaking and time-consuming process. DIGITAL ROC Technology
automatically restores original colors by analyzing the base image
and applying corrections to the faded colors.Using a complex set
of proprietary algorithms, DIGITAL ROC Technology reads the dye
signature in color negatives and slides and restores colors to the
appropriate levels.
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Digital ROC Technology addresses the need for high-quality
scanned-image output, regardless of the color condition of the
original negatives or slides. Digital ROC Technology is software
tuned to the characteristics of a specific scanner. The dyes used
in color films fade over time from the effects of storage
conditions (temperature and relative humidity) and exposure to
light. This fading is not uniform, but affects highlights,
midtones and shadows in different ways. The fading is also
dependent upon the film type, storage time and conditions and
original processing. Digital ROC Technology automatically and
meticulously rebuilds the lost color values in film, resulting in
instant color-corrected digitized images.
Digital GEM
Technology
 Reducing image grain has plagued professionals
as a painstaking and time-consuming process. By analyzing and
reducing the grain caused by the film emulsion,
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Digital GEM
Technology automatically enhances the clarity of a scanned film
image while preserving its colors, gradations and sharpness.
Digital GEM Technology analyzes a film's unique grain pattern
pixel by pixel, extracts all data related to image quality, color
and sharpness, and removes the grain from the scanned record of
the image, which results in dramatically improved images.
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