Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:47 AM 1/25/2007, you wrote: >Does digital ICE reduce the sharpness in scanning as well as >eliminating the dust spots? I have started scanning a lot of color >negatives with my Dimage 5400 film scanner and I seem to notice a >slight deterioration in sharpness when ICE is used. Is it my >imagination? Scanning with ICE takes about 4 times longer than >scanning without ICE. > >Larry Z Larry - Any dust removing program is going to soften the image slightly, but Digital ICE, at least the version with my Nikon LS5000, does a much better job than any other one I've used. You can add the sharpness back in PS after the dust is removed. With the LS5000, it takes about twice as long to use Digital ICE. The GEM and ROC filters add even more time if you use them. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com