[filmscanners] Re: Software dust removal

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic@telus.net>]

Although I'm not a big fan of some versions of dICE (due to the fact
that it can tend to soften the whole image due to residual silver
removal (which it infers is dust or dirt)), or if the IR is not exactly
tuned to the dye spectrum frequencies, it does work on most E-6
developed slides, and some Kodachrome versions.

Otherwise, I agree with the other exceptions you mention.

Art

LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:

> Two points need to be made.  One deals with one of your comments concerning
> getting ICE.  ICE only works with color negtives or chromgenic black & white
> films.  It does not work with silver halide films like true b&w films.  The
> second point, which is not one that addresses anything that you have said
> but something that someone else said, deals with blowing compressed air into
> the scanner.  This does not remove the dust from inside the scanner; it only
> moves the dust around inside the scanner.  Moreover, the compressed air
> blast can damage fragile innards of the scanner as well as create
> condensation inside the scanner which will eventually produce moisture on
> the electronics and water spots on optical mirrors and sensors.
>


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