Nikon Coolscan V ED and ICE.

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Hi all,

Is ICE in the Nikon built in, or is it a software product?

Thanks for the patience :)

Scott
 
Hi all,

Is ICE in the Nikon built in, or is it a software product?

Thanks for the patience :)

Scott
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Both.

ICE is software that uses the infrared channel that the scanner can
produce. The way it is coded is proprietary to the device. In other
words, your Nikon software won't work on a Minolta that can make an
infrared channel also.

VueScan, for example, uses it's own version of "ICE" called Infrared
Clean and is not proprietary. It will work on most scanners that can
produce an infrared channel, including yours.

But there is not a version of ICE you can buy that will work on different
IR producing scanners, it is licensed to the individual scanner
manufacturer for inclusion in its software.

Mac
 
Ok, but that is all about software and how proprietary it can be; what is
the hardware aspect?
 
Scott said:
Ok, but that is all about software and how proprietary it can be; what is
the hardware aspect?
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Like the illumination source, ICE on the Nikon scanners is facilitated
by an infrared LED, whilst other scanners use a broadband light source
and an infrared filter. The same issues that apply to the RGB light
sources also apply to the infra-red source.
 
Ok, but that is all about software and how proprietary it can be; what is
the hardware aspect?
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Hardware aspect is that the scanner can create 4 channels, RGBI, Red
Green Blue Infrared. The I is used for the ICE to detect the difference
between what's IN the emulsion (dye layers to be more exact, I suppose),
and what's ON the emulsion (dirt/scratches).

And the ICE in NikonScan is coded to not only read the I channel (which
any number of scanners can make), but also only works on Nikon scanners.
The ICE in Minolta's scan interface (whatever it's called), only works on
Minolta scanners.

The "ICE" (Infrared Clean) in VueScan, however, can work with a variety
of scanners that produce the I channel.

ICE was created by Applied Science Fiction and licensed to the various
scanner manufacturers. Now apparantly owned by a division of
Eastman Kodak. Also ROC, GEM, SHO. Some of which are stand alone, but ICE
remains "buried" in specific scanner interfaces.

Mac
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