| | | | | | From hours of labor intensive image correction to the simple click of a button, Applied Science Fiction has changed the future of film scanning with our revolutionary Digital ICE suite of technologies. For more information about film scanners using Applied Science Fiction Technologies, please visit the websites of our OEM partners below. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | OEM Film Scanner Products with ASF Technology | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit BenQ's website | | | | Using the BENQ ScanWit 2740S with Digital ICE technology enables you to scan slides and negative film with one-touch of a button while automatically eliminating fingerprints, dust, water spots, tape marks, scratches and other surface imperfections. AWARDS: 2002 American Photo Editor's Choice Award | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit Kodak's website | | | | The fastest high-resolution scanner available today is now the most clever, as well. By incorporating acclaimed DIGITAL ICE technology, the KODAK PROFESSIONAL HR 500 Plus Film Scanner can correct blemishes and defects found on negativescreating digital image files actually superior to the original film. Post-print retouching time is drastically reduced, giving you spectacular digital image files at the industry-leading rate of up to 500 high-quality scans per hour. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit Minolta's website | | | | Minolta's new DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO and DiMAGE Scan Elite II scanners feature Applied Science Fictions Digital ICE Technology , which removes surface defects, restores color, corrects exposure and reduces grain in your images. AWARDS: 2003 Mac Design Editor's Choice (Multi PRO), 2002 American Photo Editor's Choice Award (Multi PRO) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit Minolta's website | | | | Minolta's DiMAGE Scan Elite features Applied Science Fictions Digital ICE Technology (which removes surface defects such as dust and scratches), for increased quality and productivity. Minolta's DiMAGE Scan Multi II utilizes Digital ROC and Digital GEM, two advanced software technologies by Applied Science Fiction. Digital ROC (Reconstruction of Color) automatically restores the original quality of the colors and Digital GEM (Grain Equalization Management) analyzes a films unique grain pattern and algorithmically remove the grain from the scanned record of that image. AWARDS: PC Magazine Technical Excellence 2000 (Multi II) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit Nikon's website | | | | The Nikon's Coolscan IV ED, Super Coolscan 4000 ED and Super Coolscan 8000 ED, take film scanning to a new level by being the first scanners to offer Digital ICE Technology, which removes surface defects, restores color, corrects exposure and reduces grain in your images. AWARDS: 2001 Photographic Processing Reader's Choice Top Products (Super Coolscan 4000 ED), Seybold Hot Picks 2001 (Super Coolscan 8000 ED), PC Magazine Best of 2001 (Super Coolscan IV ED) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit Nikon's website | | | | Nikon's Coolscan III and Super Coolscan 2000 incorporate Digital ICE technology to automatically eliminate fingerprints, dust, water spots, tape marks, scratches and other surface imperfections at the click of a mouse. Virtually any surface-damaged 35mm slide or negative is restored in moments, saving hours of clean-up time on the PC or Mac. AWARDS: PC Magazine Technical Excellence 1999 (Digital ICE) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit Pakon's website | | | | Pakon is proud to introduce the F235 High Speed Digital Scanner. The NEW F235 scanner with one-pass scanning has the quality to match digital minilabs. Scan once and create the unique patented Impak Sleeving, Pakon CD's, Kodak Picture CD's and print up to 8x10. Digital ICE Technology, which automatically removes surface defects such as dust and scratches, is incorporated into the F235. The F235 High Speed Film Scanner offers world class speed, quality and price all in one! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit PIE's website | | | | The PF3650 PRO3 scans 35mm roll films or filmstrips and mounted slides and film. No film holders or templates are required, making the scanning process simple and intuitive. True optical 3,600 dpi gives users enough resolution to get the quality they need for their imaging projects, even when images are cropped and/or enlarged. With a 3.6 dynamic range, this scanner is designed to produce sharp, high-quality scans with accurate color reproduction. Digital ICE, combined with the high-speed functionality and versatility of this new PIE PF3650 PRO film scanner featuring 16-bit A/D conversion, provide photographers and other imaging specialists with the tools and flexibility they need to automatically create high-quality scanned images. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit Umax's website | | | | The Umax PowerLook 270 Plus is equipped with the powerful anti-dust and scratch function Digital ICE. To enable this, the scanner architecture was fundamentally changed. Using an additional infrared light source, rays penetrate the slide/negative at an angle. Dust and scratches show up as shadows. Based on the real scanned image the software is able to distinguish shadows/scratches from real image structures and removes them automatically. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Visit Durst's website | | | | The Durst Sigma is a professional, high speed film scanner to produce high quality scans from color and black & white negative as well as transparencies, offering a solution to the universal problem of getting high quality scans at portrait & social, wedding and commercial labs. The Sigma incorporates Digital ICE for automatic dust and scratch removal. Durst Sigma produces file sizes ranging from low resolution files of 3 MB up to high resolution files of 322 MB. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Overview | | Digital ICE is a suite of three digital enhancement technologies; Digital ICE, Digital ROC & Digital GEM. These innovative technologies automatically provide the user with nearly perfect scanned images in seconds. | | | Features | | | ° Automatic | | | Benefits | | | ° Save time and money ° Preserve historical photos ° Enhance genealogy projects ° Restore old family photos ° Save your favorite memorabilia | | | Availability | | | Available through the selected OEM scanner manufacturers in the models shown to the left. | | | See Also | | | Digital ICE technology Digital ROC technology Digital GEM technology OEM Flatbed Scanners | | | More Info on Digital ICE | | | Example Overview Specifications FAQs Image Gallery | | | | | |