Applied Science Fiction Announces Widespread Availability of Digital ICE, Digital ROC, Digital GEM and Digital ICE3 in Film Scanners.Business/Technology Editors PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy 2001 Booth #3659 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001 Professional and consumer models from Acer, Durst durst v. Archaic A past tense and a past participle of dare. , Minolta and Nikon feature ASF See Windows Media formats. 1. (language) ASF - Algebraic Specification Language. 2. (body) ASF - Analytical Solutions Forum. technologies Applied Science Fiction(TM), Inc. (ASF(TM)), the leader in digital image enhancement See image editing. and correction technology, announces the extensive availability of its sophisticated digital enhancement tools for correcting defects, restoring faded colors and diminishing graininess graininess a fault in x-ray films in which there is clumping together of the silver particles in the emulsion, causing the image to lose its homogeneous appearance and to give an impression of lumpiness. in original images in several professional and consumer level film scanners See slide scanner. from Acer, Durst Phototechnik, Minolta and Nikon. Digital ICE(TM) Currently available from the Acer Group is the ScanWit 2740S Film Scanner featuring Applied Science Fiction's Digital ICE (Image Correction & Enhancement) technology. And announced today during the PMA trade show is Durst's new Sigma professional film scanner featuring Digital ICE. Also incorporating ASF's Digital ICE technology are the Minolta Dimage(TM) Scan Elite and Nikon's Coolscan(R) III and Super Coolscan(R) 2000 film scanners. Applied Science Fiction's Digital ICE technology automatically removes surface defects such as dust and scratches from a scanned image. The award-winning Digital ICE differentiates itself from software-only solutions because it does not soften, blur or otherwise alter any underlying details or composition of the original image. Instead, ASF's patented Digital ICE technology works from within the scanner during the scanning process to provide the user with a clear, authentic base image that improves the original image. The user does not need to learn or install any additional software to make the Digital ICE solution work. Digital ROC(TM) and Digital GEM(TM) The first-ever film scanner to incorporate Applied Science Fiction's Digital ROC (Reconstruction Of Color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color ) and Digital GEM (Grain Equalization In communications, techniques used to reduce distortion and compensate for signal loss (attenuation) over long distances. Management) technologies is Minolta's Dimage(TM) Scan Multi II. In addition to introducing ASF's Digital ROC and Digital GEM technologies into the Dimage Scan Multi II, Minolta has made Digital ROC and Digital GEM available to its existing Dimage Scan Multi scanner owners through an application upgrade via the Minolta Corporation Web site (www.minoltausa.com) or by purchasing a CD-ROM/Manual from Minolta's customer service (201-825-4000) for $99.95. ASF's Digital ROC and Digital GEM technologies enable photographers to make the best possible scanned image files from original color negatives and slides, even if the color has faded or the images are grainy grain·y adj. grain·i·er, grain·i·est 1. Made of or resembling grain; granular. 2. Resembling the grain of wood. 3. Having a granular appearance due to the clumping of particles in the emulsion. . Digital ROC automatically restores an image's original colors by analyzing the base image and applying corrections to the faded colors. Using a complex set of proprietary algorithms, Digital ROC reads the dye signature in color negatives and slides and restores colors to the appropriate levels. By analyzing and reducing the grain caused by the film emulsion emulsion: see colloid. emulsion Mixture of two or more liquids in which one is dispersed in the other as microscopic or ultramicroscopic droplets (see colloid). Emulsions are stabilized by agents (emulsifiers) that (e.g. , Digital GEM automatically enhances the clarity of a scanned image while preserving its colors, gradations and sharpness. Digital GEM analyzes a film's unique grain pattern pixel by pixel, extracts all data related to image quality, color and sharpness, and removes the grain from the scanned record of the image, which results in dramatically improved images. Digital ICE3(TM) The first implementation of Applied Science Fiction's Digital ICE3 (pronounced ice cubed) technology is featured in Nikon's three new film scanners - the Coolscan(R) IV ED, Super Coolscan(R) 4000 ED and Super Coolscan(R) 8000 ED. Applied Science Fiction's Digital ICE3 suite is a combination of ASF's Digital ICE, Digital ROC and Digital GEM technologies. Scanners integrated with this trio provide professionals and photo enthusiasts with simply the best digital image possible, automatically. Applied Science Fiction's groundbreaking Digital ICE3 enables photographers, graphic artists and publishers to make the best possible scanned image files from original color negatives and slides automatically, even if there are scratches or dust on the film, the original color has faded or the images are grainy. About Acer Group Established in 1976, Acer is the world's third-largest PC manufacturer offering a broad range of PC products from industry-leading high-end PC servers and multimedia desktop computers, to notebooks, computer peripherals and components. Acer is also the leading Internet enabler offering Internet component technologies, devices and Internet services. These include end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. , mobile phones, plasma displays, TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor screens, projectors, wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , and e-corp solutions. The Acer Group employs nearly 34,000 people in 193 enterprises spanning 42 countries worldwide, supporting dealers and distributors in over 100 countries. The Acer Group's revenues for 1999 were US$8.4 billion. For more information about the Acer Group, please visit the Acer Web site at www.global.acer.com. About Durst Durst manufactures a complete range of digital products for the photographic, graphic and prepress markets, including the industry's leading Digital Photo Printers Lambda 76 Plus, Lambda 130, Lambda 131 and Lambda Pi 50 with Autospooling, Autopackage and Autonesting software features for a wide range of applications in the commercial and portrait/social market, as well as the Epsilon 1. (language) EPSILON - A macro language with high level features including strings and lists, developed by A.P. Ershov at Novosibirsk in 1967. EPSILON was used to implement ALGOL 68 on the M-220. 30 LED printer and the Durst Autocutter 32/62 XY automatic print finisher. More information can be found at www.durst-online.com. About Minolta Corporation Minolta Corporation, headquartered in Ramsey, New Jersey Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 14,351. Ramsey was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township (now , is the largest subsidiary of Minolta Co. Ltd. of Osaka, Japan, a leading manufacturer of cameras, business equipment, radiometric instruments and planetariums. Minolta Corporation's Consumer Products Group (CPG CPG central pattern generators. ) markets 35mm film and Advanced Photo System cameras, digital cameras, binoculars, accessory lenses, photographic light meters, 35mm and Advanced Photo System film scanners and other consumer products. Minolta is the exclusive distributor of Cokin filters. For more information, visit Minolta's Web site located at www.minoltausa.com or access Minolta's PHOTOFAX at 800-528-4767. About Nikon Nikon is the world leader in imaging, including film scanning, 35mm SLR (1) (Scalable Linear Recording) A line of magnetic tape drives from Tandberg Data that evolved from the QIC Data Cartridge format. See QIC. (2) (Single Lens Reflex) A camera that uses the same lens for viewing and shooting. photography, digital cameras, compact cameras and sport optics. Nikon Inc. is the U.S. distributor of world-renowned Nikon professional 35mm photography systems, Nikon digital still cameras, electronic imaging film scanners, compact automatic Nikon 35mm and Advanced Photo System cameras, the Nikon speedlight system, interchangeable Nikkor lenses, Nikonos underwater photographic systems, Nikon Eyewear, Nikon sports and recreational optics. For more information contact Nikon at (800) NIKON-UX, or visit Nikon at www.nikonusa.com. About Applied Science Fiction Applied Science Fiction develops proprietary technologies for the imaging industry that link traditional photography with the digital age. ASF licenses its branded technologies through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that provide products for the professional and consumer imaging markets. In addition to the Digital ICE3 suite, Digital ICE, Digital ROC and Digital GEM, the individual components of the suite, and Digital ICE and Digital ROC for flatbed scanners, ASF is also the innovator in digital dry film processing, with its environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] Digital PIC(TM) (Process & Image Capture) technology. Digital PIC develops exposed film directly into a high resolution RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). digital format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended Range Digital Negative(TM) (XRDN(TM)) on a CD from which photographic quality images can be easily printed. More information can be found on ASF's Web site at www.asf.com. Digital ICE, Digital ROC, Digital GEM, Digital ICE3, Digital PIC, Extended Range Digital Negative, XRDN, ASF and Applied Science Fiction are trademarks of Applied Science Fiction, Inc. All other trade names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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