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Create Beautiful Reproductions

Remove the moiré patterns from a scanned image
Improve image sharpness
Liven up the color of a scanned image
Restore faded color images
Remove dust and scratch on films and photographs
Remove grains appeared in the scanned image
Enhance the quality of the scanned image (PRINT Image Matching)

EPSON Scan provides you with a variety of settings to improve the quality of a scanned image to satisfy your needs. You can easily adjust the quality of the image by selecting the box in the setting window. In this section, you will get the information on what you can do and how you do it.

Remove the moiré patterns from a scanned image

You can remove a wavy or ripped pattern called "moiré" which tends to happen in areas of halftone color such as skin color. Follow the steps below to remove these patterns.

Note:

This feature is not available when the resolution is set to greater than 600 dpi.

In the 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 for Document Type.

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

The result of removing moiré patterns does not apply to 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 (Mac OS X) to the left of the section, and then select Screen Ruling appropriate for the image being scanned and your purpose. (In the Home Mode, this function is not available.)

Descreening Filter not applied

Descreening Filter applied

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Improve image sharpness

If the outline of the original edge of the image is not sharp enough, you can improve the sharpness of the scanned image by using this feature in the 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 (Mac OS X) to the left of the section, then select the level of adjustment.

Unsharp Mask Filter not applied

Unsharp Mask Filter applied

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Liven up the color of a scanned image

You can liven up the color of a scanned image by adjusting the brightness of color, 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 films and photographs. Select the Color Restoration check box to restore color in the Adjustments section (you may need to scroll to the bottom of the screen).

Note:

Do not specify Document for Auto Exposure Type.

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

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Remove dust and scratch on films and photographs

EPSON Scan provides two features: Dust Removal and Digital ICE™.

Dust Removal
Dust Removal is a scanner software feature that removes dust on films. For the detailed scanning procedure using Dust Removal, see Dust Removal.

Note:

Home Mode does not support the Dust Removal feature.

Digital ICE™
Digital ICE™ is a scanner hardware feature that removes dust and scratch on films and photographs. For the detailed scanning procedure using Digital ICE™, see Digital ICE™.

Note:

Full Auto Mode does not support the Digital ICE™ feature.

Compared with Dust Removal, Digital ICE™ gives you much higher correction quality in the scanned images. However, Digital ICE™ requires a large amount of system resources and a long scanning time. Therefore, try Digital ICE™ only when you cannot correct the scanned images using Dust Removal.

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

	Dust Removal	Digital ICE™
Correction quality	Medium	High
Scanning time	Short	Long
Required system resources	Small	Large

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 films and photographs that do not contain any dust or scratch, the scanned image may be distorted or blurred.

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

Note on Digital ICE™:

Among color positive films, Kodachrome film is not supported.

When selecting Film (with Film Area Guide) as the Document Type in the Professional Mode, Digital ICE™ is not available.

For monochrome negative films, only chromogenic film is supported.

Do not use Digital ICE™ when scanning an image printed on plain paper. Otherwise, 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™

Windows
OS	Microsoft^® Windows^® XP Home Edition/XP Professional/ Me/98 SE/2000 Professional
CPU	Intel^® Pentium^® 233 MHz or higher (Pentium III 500 MHz or higher recommended)
RAM	128 MB or more of available memory (512 MB or more recommended)
Interface	USB 1.x, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 with 6 pin-6 pin cable (USB 2.0 or IEEE 1394 recommended)
Mac OS X
OS	Mac OSX 10.2 or later
CPU	Power Macintosh^® G3 or higher (Power Macintosh G4 500 MHz or higher recommended)
RAM	128 MB or more of available memory (512 MB or more recommended)
Interface	USB 1.x, USB 2.0, FireWire with 6 pin-6 pin cable (USB 2.0 or FireWire recommended)

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

	Resolution	HDD space	System Memory
6 x 4 inch (152 x 102 mm) photograph	600 dpi	157 MB	185 MB
6 x 4 inch (152 x 102 mm) photograph	4800 dpi	626 MB	370 MB
A4 size (210 x 287 mm) photograph	600 dpi	631 MB	255 MB
A4 size (210 x 287 mm) photograph	4800 dpi	2524 MB	510 MB
35 mm film	150 dpi	1 MB	8 MB
	300 dpi	1 MB	15 MB
	600 dpi	4 MB	30 MB
	1200 dpi	16 MB	59 MB
	2400 dpi	63 MB	117 MB
	3600 dpi	142 MB	175 MB
	12800 dpi	251 MB	233 MB
Medium format (114 x 56 mm) film	150 dpi	4 MB	34 MB
	300 dpi	8 MB	70 MB
	600 dpi	29 MB	139 MB
	1200 dpi	116 MB	277 MB
	2400 dpi	464 MB	553 MB
	3600 dpi	1042 MB	830 MB
	12800 dpi	1853 MB	1106 MB
4 x 5 inches (94 x 118 mm) film	150 dpi	4 MB	36 MB
	300 dpi	13 MB	72 MB
	600 dpi	51 MB	144 MB
	1200 dpi	202 MB	287 MB
	2400 dpi	805 MB	573 MB
	3600 dpi	1811 MB	859 MB
	12800 dpi	3219 MB	1145 MB

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, and then converted to an image of 200 dpi. Therefore, be sure that the system resources required to scan using Digital ICE™ is determined by the actual scanning resolutions supported by Digital ICE™ listed in the above table.

Note:

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

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 films using Dust Removal in the Professional Mode.

Place your films on the document table.

Placing Films

Note:

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

Start EPSON Scan and then select the Professional Mode. For details on how to select the scanning mode, see Changing a scanning mode.

The following window appears.

Specify the Original and Destination settings to match your films. Be sure to select Film (with Film Holder) or Film (with Film Area Guide) for Document Type.

Click Preview to preview the images.

Specify the output size of the scanned image as Target Size and make adjustments using the image quality adjustment tools, if necessary. (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 (Mac OS X), and the Level list box appears. You can select one of the following level settings of the Dust Removal: Low, Medium or High.

Click Scan. EPSON Scan starts scanning.

Dust on the films is removed from the scanned images.

Dust Removal not applied

Dust Removal applied

Note:

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

The scanned images are saved to the specified folder.

Digital ICE™

Follow the steps below to remove dust and scratch on films or photographs using Digital ICE™ in the Professional Mode.

Place your materials on the document table.

Placing Films

Placing Documents and Photographs

Start EPSON Scan and then select the Professional Mode. For details on how to select the scanning mode, see Changing a scanning mode.

The following window appears.

Specify the Original settings to match your document.

Note:

When selecting Film (with Film Area Guide) as the Document Type in the Professional Mode, Digital ICE™ is not available.

Specify the Destination settings to match the resulting image file you desire.

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

Image Type

48-bit Color, 24-bit Color, 16-bit Grayscale, 8-bit Grayscale

Click Preview to preview the images.

Specify the output size of the scanned image as Target Size and make adjustments using the image quality adjustment tools, if necessary. (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.)
When you scan reflective document, click the + mark (Windows) or the arrow (Mac OS X), the Level list box appears. You can select one of the following level settings of the Digital ICE™: Standard or High.

Note:

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

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

Click Scan. EPSON Scan starts scanning.

Note:

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

Dust and scratch on the films or photographs are removed from the scanned images.

Digital ICE™ not applied	Digital ICE™ applied
Film

Photograph

The scanned images are saved to the specified folder.

Note:

The result of the Digital ICE™ feature does not appear on the previewed image. Check the result on the scanned image.

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Remove grains appeared in the scanned image

When grains appear in the scanned image, select the Grain Reduction check box and then click Scan again to reduce them. Selecting the 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 an example. The actual result of Grain Reduction may differ depending on the condition of the image or film type you scan.

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Enhance the quality of the scanned image (PRINT Image Matching)

PRINT Image Matching is a standardized method of recording a wider range of color information to enhance the quality of your scanned images. Using a printer compatible with PRINT Image Matching, you can effortlessly achieve printouts that come to life with a dynamic range of brilliant colors.

Note:

PRINT Image Matching information does not change the image data or the way the image is displayed on a computer screen.

Follow the steps below to enhance the quality of your scanned images using EPSON Scan.

Click the arrow to the right of the Scan button and select File Save Settings.

On the File Save Settings dialog box, select PRINT Image Matching II for the Image Format Type setting and then click OK.

PRINT Image Matching II (JPEG) (*.JPG)

A compressed file format. The compression quality can be selected. The JPEG format enables relatively high compression ratio. However, the higher the compression ratio is, the lower the image quality becomes. (Note that the original data cannot be restored.) In addition, the quality deteriorates every time the data is saved. The TIFF format is recommended in cases where modification, retouch and the like are required.

PRINT Image Matching II (TIFF) (*.TIF)

A file format created for exchanging data among many applications, such as graphic and DTP software. When scanning black & white images, you can specify the compression type.

Select the Professional Mode. For details on how to select the scanning mode, see Changing a scanning mode.

The following window appears.

Specify the Original and Destination settings to match your documents.

Click Preview to preview the images.

Specify the output size of the scanned image as Target Size and specify the Adjustments settings, if necessary. (You may need to scroll to the bottom of the screen.)

Click Scan. EPSON Scan starts scanning.

The scanned image is saved to the specified folder.

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