Removing Dust and Scratch Marks from Film and Slides Using Digital ICE
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.
Original image
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Digital ICE applied
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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.
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You can use Dust Removal or Digital ICE on the following types of film or slides:
Film type
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Dust Removal
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Digital ICE
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Color negative film
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Yes
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Yes
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Color positive film or slides
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Yes
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Yes *
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Monochrome negative film
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Yes
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No **
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Monochrome positive film or slides
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Yes
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No
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* 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:
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Start EPSON Scan. See one of these sections for instructions:
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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.
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Do one of the following to select the Digital ICE option:
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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.
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Click the Scan button to scan and remove dust and scratch marks in your image(s).
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Digital ICE Specifications
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.
Film or slide type
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Resolution *
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Hard disk space
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System memory
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35 mm film or slide
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150 dpi
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1MB
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8MB
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300 dpi
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1MB
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15MB
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600 dpi
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4MB
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30MB
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1200 dpi
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16MB
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59MB
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2400 dpi
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63MB
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117MB
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3600 dpi
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142MB
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175MB
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12800 dpi
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251MB
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233MB
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Medium format film (6 × 12 cm)
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150 dpi
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4MB
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34MB
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300 dpi
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8MB
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70MB
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600 dpi
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29MB
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139MB
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1200 dpi
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116MB
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277MB
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2400 dpi
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464MB
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553MB
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3600 dpi
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1042MB
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830MB
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12800 dpi
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1853MB
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1106MB
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* 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.
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