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Microtek International,
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Microtek Flatbed scanner featuring Digital
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New York, NY (February 20, 2002)
- Microtek International and Applied Science
Fiction™ (ASF™), announced today a strategic
partnership that will bring ASF technologies
to market through new Microtek scanner products.
Microtek is a 21-year veteran in scanning
technologies and imaging solutions, and
Applied Science Fiction is the creator of
the award-winning Digital ICE and Digital
ICE3™ technologies, the leader of automatic
photo restoration applications and the inventor
of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
system, Digital PIC™.
ASF will demonstrate a Microtek scanner
featuring ASF's Digital ICE technology for
flatbed scanners during Seybold NY 2002.
"We have established our company as a global
market leader in providing digital imaging
products for consumers, photographers and
publishing professionals," said David Lin,
vice president, Corporate Marketing Center,
Microtek International. "We see our business
relationship with Applied Science Fiction
as an important milestone in delivering
to our customers the most complete digital
imaging package possible. This product demonstration
will be the beginning of many to come."
"Our relationship with Microtek extends
ASF's position in the imaging industry into
the popular flatbed scanner market," said
Dan Sullivan, president and CEO of Applied
Science Fiction. "Now for the first time,
consumers can benefit from the automatic
photo restoration capabilities offered by
our flatbed scanning technologies. We look
forward to working with Microtek on a long-term
basis to bring to market new products which
greatly facilitate image correction and
enhancement such as our Digital ICE flatbed
scanner technology."
Digital ICE for Flatbed Scanners Digital
ICE is designed to automatically remove
dust and lint while also correcting scratches,
and cracks found on the surfaces of most
prints. Digital ICE for flatbed scanners
uses a defect map to identify the precise
locations of physical defects or visual
"noise" on a print being scanned. Differential
shadowing technology and proprietary software
algorithms quickly and automatically eliminate
the unwanted defects.
About Microtek
Microtek is a global leader in designing
and manufacturing desktop digital imaging
products that help improve communications
and digital workflow efficiency. Known for
its first-to-market scanning technology
with over 100 patents worldwide, Microtek
continues to provide a wide range of desktop
imaging solutions with its ScanMaker and
ArtixScan lines - to users ranging from
the mass market, to high-end professional
desktop publishers, printers and pre-press
service providers. Founded in 1980, Microtek
International, Inc. is headquartered in
Science-based Industry Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
The company has a strong global presence
with major operations and distribution channels
in 53 countries around the world. Information
about Microtek can be found on the Web at
www.microtek.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. Additionally,
ASF directly distributes Adobe® Photoshop®
compatible plug-ins for automatic image
correction and enhancement. ASF's product
portfolio consists of the Digital ICE3 film
scanner suite, Digital ICE, Digital ROC™
and Digital GEM™, the individual components
of the suite, Digital ICE and Digital ROC
for flatbed scanners, Digital ROC plug-in
for color restoration and Digital SHO™ plug-in
for revealing details of dark image-areas.
ASF is also the innovator in digital dry
film processing, with its environmentally
friendly Digital PIC technology. Digital
PIC develops exposed film directly into
a high-resolution RGB digital format file
in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended
Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™) 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.
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Digital ICE, Digital ROC, Digital GEM, Digital
ICE3, Digital SHO, 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.
Microtek is a registered trademark of Microtek
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Digital ICE™ Technology
from Applied Science Fiction™ Now Available
In UMAX's PowerLook 270 Plus Film Scanner |
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New York, NY (February 20, 2002)
- Applied Science Fiction, Inc. (ASF™),
the creator of the award-winning Digital
ICE and Digital ICE3™ technologies, the
leader of automatic photo restoration applications
and the inventor of the cutting-edge digital
dry film processing system, Digital PIC™,
announced today at Seybold NY 2002 it has
entered into an agreement with UMAX Technologies,
Inc., to integrate ASF's Digital ICE technology
into the new UMAX PowerLook 270 Plus film
scanner.
"We are delighted that UMAX has chosen
to incorporate our Digital ICE technology
into its PowerLook 270 Plus scanner," said
Dan Sullivan, ASF's president and CEO. "By
adding innovative and highly differentiated
applications to their scanner line, UMAX
continues to enhance their portfolio of
digital imaging products. In addition, more
of today's film scanner users will be able
to access our acclaimed technology."
"We perceive the value of Digital ICE
to be high and to provide a critical component
to our strongly positioned PowerLook 270
Plus scanner" said Ernst Thürnau, Product
Manager UMAX Systems GmbH. "We anticipate
that a significant opportunity will materialize
from our relationship with ASF."
Digital ICE
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. The user does not
need to learn or install any additional
software to operate Digital ICE.
ASF's Digital ICE technology is also available
in scanners manufactured by Nikon, Minolta,
Durst, Kodak, and Benq (formerly Acer).
Digital ICE has also rapidly become the
de facto standard in digital minilabs, and
can be found in several models from Noritsu
and Gretag.
About UMAX Technologies, Inc.
UMAX Technologies, Inc. is a technology
leader in the design and distribution of
a full line of imaging products. The company
maintains its leadership position in the
imaging market with a broad line of desktop
scanners and digital cameras. UMAX is located
at 3561 Gateway Boulevard, Fremont, California,
94538, and is on the Web at www.umax.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. Additionally,
ASF directly distributes Adobe® Photoshop®
compatible plug-ins for automatic image
correction and enhancement. ASF's product
portfolio consists of the Digital ICE3 film
scanner suite, Digital ICE, Digital ROC™
and Digital GEM™, the individual components
of the suite, Digital ICE and Digital ROC
for flatbed scanners, and Digital ROC plug-in
for color restoration and Digital SHO™ plug-in
for revealing details of dark image-areas.
ASF is also the innovator in digital dry
film processing, with its environmentally
friendly Digital PIC technology. Digital
PIC develops exposed film directly into
a high-resolution RGB digital format file
in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended
Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™) 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.
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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
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Applied Science
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Free trial versions of ASF's Digital ROC™
and Digital SHO™ now available at www.asf.com
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New York, NY (February 20, 2002) -
Applied Science Fiction, Inc., the creator
of the award-winning Digital ICE™ and Digital
ICE3™ technologies, the leader of automatic
photo restoration applications and the inventor
of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
system Digital PIC™, introduces two new
software plug-ins for digital image correction
and enhancement - Digital ROC and Digital
SHO.
ASF's Digital ROC software plug-in implements
automatic color restoration and Digital
SHO automatically reveals details in dark
image areas on any digital image file. These
plug-ins are compatible with most host applications
which accept Adobe® Photoshop® plug-ins.
Free trial versions are available for download
now* only from ASF at www.asf.com.
These fully functional trial versions apply
digital watermarks to images. To disable
the watermark, users may purchase a software
key via a secure site for $49.95 per plug-in.
CD-ROM versions of these plug-ins are also
available for purchase at www.asf.com.
"Our new Digital ROC and Digital SHO software
plug-ins enable users to produce the kinds
of pictures they actually expected when
looking through a camera's viewfinder,"
said Dan Sullivan, president and CEO of
Applied Science Fiction. "Regardless of
the image source, whether scanners, digital
cameras, the Internet or CDs, Applied Science
Fiction's easy-to-use software plug-ins
offer convenience and versatility for anyone
wishing to improve their pictures. Our plug-ins
are also affordable tools for restoring
the many memories that consumers have captured
and stored in prints, negatives, slides,
and digital files."
Digital ROC Plug-in
Digital ROC plug-in removes the color
cast from faded images and the effects of
tungsten and fluorescent lighting by using
proprietary algorithms to analyze the color
gradients of an image and determine the
optimum tonal curve for each color channel.
The Digital ROC plug-in works on any image
digitized by a digital camera, flatbed scanner,
film scanner or pictures stored on CDs.
Additionally, Digital ROC plug-in is a powerful
tool for obtaining the best value from a
color printer.
Digital SHO Plug-in
Digital SHO plug-in automatically reveals
details hidden in shadows commonly caused
by exposure problems such as backlit subjects,
uneven flash illumination and partial shade.
The Digital SHO plug-in proprietary algorithms
analyze and adjust the gradations of darker
image areas to optimally reveal hidden details.
Digital SHO presents the user with an overall
pleasing image at the touch of a button.
Digital SHO works on any image digitized
by a digital camera, flatbed scanner, film
scanner or pictures stored on CDs. Additionally,
Digital SHO plug-in is a powerful tool for
obtaining the best value from a color printer.
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. Additionally,
ASF directly distributes Adobe® Photoshop®
compatible plug-ins for automatic image
correction and enhancement. ASF's product
portfolio consists of the Digital ICE3 film
scanner suite, Digital ICE, Digital ROC
and Digital GEM™, the individual components
of the suite, Digital ICE and Digital ROC
for flatbed scanners, and Digital ROC plug-in
for color restoration and Digital SHO plug-in
for revealing details of dark image-areas.
ASF is also the innovator in digital dry
film processing, with its environmentally
friendly Digital PIC technology. Digital
PIC develops exposed film directly into
a high-resolution RGB digital format file
in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended
Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™) 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.
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Digital ICE, Digital ROC, Digital GEM, Digital
ICE3, Digital SHO, 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.
(*Windows® versions currently available; Macintosh®
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Digital ICE™ Technology
from Applied Science Fiction™ Now Available
In Kodak's HR 500 and HR Universal Film Scanners |
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New York, NY (February 20, 2002) -
Applied Science Fiction, Inc. (ASF™), the
creator of the award-winning Digital ICE
and Digital ICE3™ technologies, the leader
of automatic photo restoration applications
and the inventor of the cutting-edge digital
dry film processing system, Digital PIC™,
announced today at Seybold NY 2002 the availability
of Digital ICE in the Kodak Professional
HR 500 and HR Universal high-speed film
scanners.
"The presence of our Digital ICE technology
in Kodak's HR 500 and HR Universal scanners
reflects the continued value-add that this
technology brings to discriminating scanner
users," said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president
and CEO. "These Kodak Professional scanners
will surely benefit from the image quality
provided by Digital ICE implementation."
"Our new HR 500 Plus and HR Universal film
scanners are highly capable, highly productive,
highly regarded scanning devices," said
Don Pillittere, Worldwide Manager, Lab Equipment
Products, Kodak Professional. "With the
higher number of useful scans per hour that
Digital ICE produces, opportunities arise
for labs to take on additional business
to increase their productivity and their
profitability."
Digital ICE
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. The user does not need to learn
or install any additional software to operate
Digital ICE. ASF's Digital ICE technology
is also available in scanners manufactured
by Nikon, Minolta, Durst, and Benq (formerly
Acer). Digital ICE has also rapidly become
the de facto standard in digital minilabs
(DMLs), and can be found in several models
from Noritsu and Gretag.
About Kodak Professional
For more than 60 years, Kodak Professional
has provided imaging professionals with
cutting-edge products and solutions for
virtually every step of the imaging chain-from
capture to image management to production,
output, archiving, and electronic distribution.
The division serves a diverse set of customers
ranging from commercial photographers, photojournalists
and portrait and social photographers to
lab owners and the graphic arts and service
industry. These demanding imaging professionals
constantly push the boundaries of quality,
creativity and skill, and they demand the
kinds of products and applications solutions
Kodak Professional delivers.
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. Additionally,
ASF directly distributes Adobe® Photoshop®
compatible plug-ins for automatic image
correction and enhancement.
ASF's product portfolio consists of the
Digital ICE3 film scanner suite, Digital
ICE, Digital ROC™ and Digital GEM™, the
individual components of the suite, Digital
ICE and Digital ROC for flatbed scanners,
and Digital ROC plug-in for color restoration
and Digital SHO™ plug-in for revealing details
of dark image-areas. ASF is also the innovator
in digital dry film processing, with its
environmentally friendly Digital PIC technology.
Digital PIC develops exposed film directly
into a high-resolution RGB digital format
file in minutes. Digital PIC produces an
Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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.
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Digital ICE3™ Technology
from Applied Science Fiction™ (ASF™) Selected
as Best New Imaging Software for 2001 |
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PEI Magazine selects ASF's Digital ICE3 image
restoration technology as one of the best
imaging products of 20
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2, 2002) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.,
creator of the award-winning Digital ICE™
technology, the leader of automatic photographic
restoration applications and the inventor
of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
(Digital PIC™) system, announces that the
company's Digital ICE3 technology has received
a Cool2 award for Best Imaging Software from
PEI Magazine. In addition, the Minolta DiMAGE
Scan Multi PRO, Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite
II, Nikon Super Coolscan® IV, Nikon Super
Coolscan 4000 ED and Nikon Super Coolscan
8000, which incorporate ASF's Digital ICE3
image restoration technology, will be featured
in PEI's January 2002 Cool2 Awards issue.
"Applied Science Fiction is honored to receive
this recognition from PEI Magazine for our
unique Digital ICE3 automatic image restoration
technology," said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president
and CEO. "Our award-winning technology, when
combined with film scanners from companies
such as Minolta and Nikon, strongly benefits
professional and amateur photographer's digital
imaging needs."
PEI, published by the Professional Photographers
of America, Inc., will feature all Cool2 award
winners in the January 2002 issue. The sixth
annual Cool2 Award honors the "most desirable
imaging products" of 2001. The industry's
most coveted awards are bestowed upon products
that lead the field in innovative technology
and design. PEI editors brought together a
team of "cool" industry experts to select
the most promising new products released between
November 2000 and November 2001.
Digital ICE3
ASF's Digital ICE3 (pronounced ice cubed)
suite is a combination of ASF's Digital ICE,
Digital ROC™ and Digital GEM™ film restoration
technologies. Film scanners integrated with
this trio provide professionals and photo
enthusiasts alike with simple and automatic
image restoration. ASF'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 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.
ASF's product portfolio consists of 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 Digital
PIC technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high-resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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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Digital PIC™ Technology
from Applied Science Fiction™ (ASF™) Selected
as Best New Technology for 2001 |
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Photographic Processing Magazine readers recognize
ASF's Digital PIC technology in the first
annual 2001 Reader's Choice Top Product Awards
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Austin, TX (December
17, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.,
creator of the award-winning Digital ICE™
technology, the leader of automatic photographic
restoration applications and the inventor
of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
(Digital PIC) system, announces that the company's
Digital PIC technology was voted the Top New
Technology for 2001 by the readers of Photographic
Processing Magazine. In addition, the Nikon
Super Coolscan® 4000 ED, which incorporates
ASF's Digital ICE3™ technology, was also selected
as the best in the Film Scanner category and
the Pixel Magic Imaging, Inc. Photo Ditto®
kiosk which features ASF's Digital ICE and
Digital ROC™ technologies received an honorable
mention in the Kiosk category.
"Applied Science Fiction is honored to receive
this recognition from the readers of Photographic
Processing Magazine for our breakthrough Digital
PIC technology which bridges the analog film
and digital imaging worlds," said Dan Sullivan,
ASF's president and CEO. "Applied Science
Fiction employees have been working long and
hard to bring Digital PIC to market making
this recognition especially meaningful. While
other ASF technologies have received various
international honors, this is the second such
award this year for our patented Digital PIC
process and hopefully one of many to come."
Photographic Processing is the leading magazine
covering the photographic processing industry.
The publication's first annual Reader's Choice
Top Product Awards issue recognizes those
products that did the most this year for their
readers' businesses in 2001. Nineteen categories
were chosen for readers to vote on as well
as a category honoring what readers selected
as the Top Product Overall and Top New Technology
in 2001.
Digital PIC Process
Applied Science Fiction's Digital PIC technology
develops 35mm film directly into a high-resolution
RGB digital format in one quick step. In the
Digital PIC process, micro-amounts of a proprietary
developing agent are applied to a roll of
exposed but undeveloped film as it is fed
through the processor's image-capture engine.
The environmentally friendly Digital PIC process
requires no water, generates no hazardous
effluents, and makes complete silver recovery
possible. Next, the Digital PIC system makes
a digital record of each image. Once the image
data is captured, color data and exposure
settings are established on a pixel-by-pixel
basis for each element of every image. Complete
24-exposure roll development is accomplished
within approximately six minutes of the film
being fed to the image-capture engine.
Responding to the increasing demand for digitization
of photographic images, this "film in, bits
out" technology takes advantage of the high
quality images produced by traditional photographic
film, allowing traditional and one-time-use
cameras to function as digital cameras. Once
images have been developed using Digital PIC
technology, they can be saved in any standard
image file format (e.g., TIFF, JPEG, BMP).
Digital PIC output can be directed to different
devices, such as printers, palmtops, electronic
archives and other storage media, such as
CD and DVD disks. Consumers can choose to
receive their images as photographic quality
prints, in e-mail and through the Internet.
After a roll of film is developed using Digital
PIC, a unique Extended Range Digital Negative™
(XRDN™) is produced on a CD. The XRDN CD offers
consumers tremendous flexibility for communicating
with images. The XRDN CD includes an index-print
file plus high-, medium- and low-resolution
image files that provide the consumer a convenient
avenue to distribute their images in many
ways. Digital PIC allows for consistent image
quality, and is Internet and Broadband ready.
Configurations for Digital PIC technology
include photo kiosks, microlabs, backoffice
workstations, backlabs, quick print stations
and develop and print kiosks. ASF expects
that Digital PIC will be released for commercial
use during the first half of 2002.
Digital ICE3
ASF's Digital ICE3 (pronounced ice cubed)
suite is a combination of ASF's Digital ICE,
Digital ROC and Digital GEM™ film restoration
technologies. Film scanners integrated with
this trio provide professionals and photo
enthusiasts alike with simple and automatic
image restoration. ASF'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.
Digital ICE3 is currently featured in the
Nikon Super Coolscan® 4000 ED, which was chosen
as the best film scanner by readers of Photographic
Processing. Other film scanners incorporating
Digital ICE3 include the Minolta DiMAGE Scan
Multi PRO, Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II, Nikon
Coolscan® IV ED and Nikon Super Coolscan®
8000 ED.
Digital ICE and Digital ROC for Flatbed
Scanners
ASF's award-winning Digital ICE technology
automatically removes surface defects, such
as dust and scratches without altering the
underlying image; Digital ROC restores the
color quality of an image, regardless of the
condition of the original.
Digital ICE uses a defect map to identify
the precise locations of physical defects,
or visual "noise" on a print being scanned.
Differential shadowing technology and proprietary
software algorithms quickly and automatically
eliminate the unwanted defects, producing
a scanned image file that improves upon the
original print. Digital ICE is designed to
remove dust and lint while also correcting
scratches, cracks and folds found on the surfaces
of most prints. In addition, Digital ICE will
even correct artifacts caused by textured
papers as well as scratches on a scanner's
glass platen.
Digital ROC automatically and accurately
rebuilds the lost color values in prints,
instantly creating color-corrected digitized
images. Digital ROC identifies clues in the
original medium to correct the color. Using
a complex set of proprietary algorithms, Digital
ROC reconstructs the actual colors from the
original color data and presents a fully restored
image.
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.
ASF's product portfolio consists of 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 Digital
PIC technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high-resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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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Applied Science Fiction™
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Las Vegas, NV (November
11, 2001) - KPMG LLP honored Applied Science
Fiction (ASF™) with the Industry Leadership
award at the sixth annual KPMG Austin High
Tech Awards on Tuesday, October 9, 2001. The
award for Industry Leadership for companies
with fewer than 200 employees was presented
at the Renaissance Austin Hotel during a sold-out
banquet recognizing the hottest companies
in Austin's high tech industry.
The Industry Leadership award is presented
to a company in the Greater Austin area in
recognition that it is considered an industry
innovator and has demonstrated leadership
in several categories. Factors considered
included, outstanding achievements with measurable
business results, risk, innovation, growth,
competition, profitability and job creation.
"We're proud to receive this outstanding award,"
said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president and CEO.
"At Applied Science Fiction, we have been
able to hire and retain an "A" list of managers
and employees and have empowered them with
the tools they need to excel in the high tech
arena. It is a great honor to be recognized
for our achievements."
Applied Science Fiction was selected as the
winner for the Industry Leadership category
because of their success and innovation in
developing revolutionary new technologies
with compelling commercial applications for
the digital and photographic industries. Applied
Science Fiction licenses and brands its technologies
through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
that provide products for professional, retail
and consumer imaging markets. Applied Science
Fiction researches, develops, markets and
licenses breakthrough technologies to OEMs
in the image scanning, photo-quality printing
and film processing industries. They continually
explore new technologies that will help capture,
enhance and preserve the world's photographic
memories and advance the way people communicate
with images.
In addition to the Industry Leadership category,
KPMG's Austin High Tech Awards recognized
the efforts of other leaders in the Austin
high technology community by honoring top
product companies, exemplary community service
companies and one start-up company. An independent
panel of judges made up of leaders in business,
technology, education and community service
determined the awards. Awards were also presented
in separate categories for companies with
fewer than 200 employees and companies with
200 employees or more. There were 178 nominations
for this year's event, resulting in a 60 percent
increase from the previous year.
Sponsors of the 2001 KPMG Austin High Tech
Awards program were the Austin Business Journal,
AVW Audio Visual, Baker & Botts LLP, Comerica
Bank, Don Cox Company, Hall Kinion, IKON Office
Solutions, JumpStart Revenue, KPMG Consulting,
Mercedes-Benz, RR Donnelley Financial, SicolaMartin,
Southwest Airlines, TL Ventures, UPS and Vinson
& Elkins.
About KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP is the accounting and tax firm that
understands the needs of business in the global
economy. We help our clients by devising results-oriented
business strategies, providing insights that
help them stay ahead of the competition and
achieve market-leading results. KPMG LLP is
the U.S. member firm of KPMG International.
KPMG International's member firms have more
than 108,000 professionals, including 7,000
partners, in 159 countries. KPMG's Web site
is http://www.us.kpmg.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.
ASF's product portfolio consists of 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 Digital
PIC technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high-resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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
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Announces Incorporation of Digital ICE3™ Technology
in New Minolta Film Scanner |
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Minolta DiMAGE™ Scan Elite II is the latest
scanner to offer Digital ICE3
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Las Vegas, NV (November
11, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.
(ASFTM), creator of the award-winning Digital
ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic photo
restoration applications and the inventor
of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
(Digital PIC™) system, announces the implementation
of its Digital ICE3 (pronounced ice cubed)
suite in the new Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite
II film scanner.
ASF's groundbreaking Digital ICE3 suite enables
photographers, graphic artists and publishers
to make the best possible scanned image files
from original color negatives and slides,
even if there are scratches or dust on the
film, the original color has faded or the
images are grainy. Digital ICE3, combined
with the high-speed functionality and versatility
of this new Minolta film scanner, provide
photographers and other imaging specialists
with the tools and flexibility they need to
automatically create high-quality scanned
images.
"We are extremely pleased that Minolta has
chosen to incorporate our Digital ICE3 technology
in yet another one of their film scanners,"
said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president and CEO.
"Minolta continues to elevate the standards
for high-quality, high-speed film scanning
and photo restoration with the introduction
of the DiMAGE Scan Elite II. The combined
technologies of this Minolta film scanner
will strongly benefit professional and amateur
photographer's digital imaging needs."
"Minolta is delighted to once again offer
a film scanner enhanced with Applied Science
Fiction's Digital ICE3 technology to professional
photographers, photo enthusiasts and business
professionals in the health care, industrial,
law enforcement, educational and printing
fields," said Jon Sienkiewicz, vice president
of imaging, Minolta Consumer Products Group.
"Having already offered Digital ICE3, Digital
ICE, and Digital GEM and Digital ROC in three
of our earlier film scanners, we are pleased
to now introduce the versatile and affordable
Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II."
Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II
Easy enough for amateurs to use yet powerful
enough to please demanding advanced amateurs
and professionals, the new DiMAGE Scan Elite
II provides an economical and versatile way
to scan, digitize and quickly restore 35mm
and Advanced Photo System (APS) film (with
optional APS adapter).
The new Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II is a
dual-format dual interface (USB and IEEE 1394
"FireWire"), compact film scanner featuring
high-resolution 2,820 dpi scans with 16-bit
A/D conversion and a 4.8 dynamic range that
accurately preserves subtle tones and details
in scanned images.
The new DiMAGE Scan Elite II provides users
with rich tonal gradation from its 16-bit
A/D conversion which enables it to differentiate
65,536 gradations on each of its RGB channels
- sixteen times the amount detectable by 12-bit
scanners, such as the DiMAGE Scan Elite II's
predecessor, the Dimâge Scan Elite. The results
are highly detailed images with accurate color
reproduction. The 4.8 dynamic range ensures
shadows and highlight details are retained
and the 16-bit output preserves the details
of the original scan. The Minolta DiMAGE Scan
Elite II's Color Matching capability offers
sRGB, Apple RGB, SMPTEC-C, PAL/SECAM and other
color space settings so the images on one
monitor will display the same color on another.
This scanner also features intuitive, user-friendly
software.
With Applied Science Fiction's Digital ICE3
technology incorporated in the Minolta DiMAGE
Scan Elite II, users save time and money by
producing professional-quality images without
resorting to time-consuming digital retouching,
or by hiring outside digital service bureaus.
Digital ICE3
ASF'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.
The award-winning Digital ICE automatically
removes surface defects such as dust and scratches
from a scanned image. 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 automatically 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.
Correcting faded color and reducing image
grain has plagued professionals as a painstaking
and time-consuming process. 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, 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.
More
About... Minolta Corporation
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.
ASF's product portfolio consists of 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 Digital
PIC technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high-resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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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Applied Science Fiction™
(ASF™) Technologies Put the Power of Photo
Restoration into the Hands of Consumers |
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Contacts |
ASF technologies automatically restore bent,
scratched, faded, dusty and grainy pictures
to their original glory
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Las Vegas, NV (November
11, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.,
creator of the award-winning Digital ICE™
technology, the leader of automatic photographic
restoration applications and the inventor
of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
(Digital PIC™) system, announces the extensive
availability of its sophisticated film and
print restoration technologies, such as Digital
ICE3™, in several professional and consumer
level film scanners from Acer, Durst Phototechnik,
Minolta and Nikon as well as Pixel Magic Imaging's
Photo Ditto® kiosks.
Consumers can now obtain high quality photographic
restoration easily, automatically, and affordably
without having to part with their fragile,
sentimental and priceless original prints
or film. ASF's restoration applications are
available in a variety of film and print scanners
from the world's leading scanning equipment
manufacturers.
Digital ICE3
ASF's Digital ICE3 (pronounced ice cubed)
suite is a combination of ASF's Digital ICE,
Digital ROC™ and Digital GEM™ film restoration
technologies. Film scanners integrated with
this trio provide professionals and photo
enthusiasts alike with simple and automatic
image restoration. ASF'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.
The latest Digital ICE3 implementation is
featured in the new Minolta DiMAGE™ Scan Elite
II and Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO film
scanner. Also incorporating Digital ICE3 technology
are three Nikon film scanners - the Coolscan®
IV ED, Super Coolscan® 4000 ED and Super Coolscan®
8000 ED.
Digital ICE
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.
ASF's Digital ICE technology is available
in the Acer Group's ScanWit 2740S Film Scanner,
Durst's Sigma professional film scanner, and
the Minolta Dimâge™ Scan Elite film scanner.
Digital ROC and Digital GEM
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, 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.
Incorporating ASF's Digital ROC and Digital
GEM technologies is Minolta's Dimâge™ Scan
Multi II. Minolta has made Digital ROC and
Digital GEM available to its existing Dimâge
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.
Digital ICE and Digital ROC for Flatbed
Scanners
ASF's Digital ICE and Digital ROC for flatbed
scanners is currently available in the Photo
Ditto® print enhancement kiosks from Pixel
Magic Imaging. Photo Ditto has long been recognized
in the photographic industry as the leader
in the digital photo kiosk market and has
been praised for its open architecture platform
and outstanding interactive consumer software.
Digital ICE for prints uses a defect map
to identify the precise locations of physical
defects, or visual "noise" on a print being
scanned. Differential shadowing technology
and proprietary software algorithms quickly
and automatically eliminate the unwanted defects,
producing a scanned image file that improves
upon the original print. Digital ICE is designed
to remove dust and lint while also correcting
scratches, cracks and folds found on the surfaces
of most prints. In addition, Digital ICE will
even correct artifacts caused by textured
papers as well as scratches on a scanner's
glass platen.
Digital ROC automatically and accurately
rebuilds the lost color values in prints,
instantly creating color-corrected digitized
images. Digital ROC identifies clues in the
original medium to correct the color. Using
a complex set of proprietary algorithms, Digital
ROC reconstructs the actual colors from the
original color data and presents a restored
image.
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, mobile phones, plasma
displays, TFT screens, projectors, wireless
communications, 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 30 LED printer and
the Durst Autocutter 32/62 XY automatic print
finisher. More information can be found at
www.durst-online.com.
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About... Minolta Corporation
About Nikon
Nikon is the world leader in imaging, including
film scanning, 35mm SLR 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 Pixel Magic Imaging, Inc.
Pixel Magic Imaging (PMI) is a digital imaging
software and Internet technology company.
PMI is recognized in the digital imaging industry
as a leader and pioneer in the fast changing
online imaging and digital photography marketplace.
PMI's Internet portal for digital photography
and online image processing is MyPhotoLab.com™,
a retail branded web initiative designed to
support photo retailers with their need for
online photofinishing infrastructure, service
and support. PMI also offers two digital imaging
kiosks that allow consumers to instantly enhance
and reprint their images: Photo Ditto and
Digital Print Station™. These products, along
with other imaging systems such as the BackLab™
Film Scanning System, are designed as part
of a suite of technology solutions marrying
online image processing and fulfillment with
photo retailers nationwide. The company is
located twenty miles south of Austin in San
Marcos, Texas. To receive more information
about Pixel Magic Imaging or its line of digital
solutions, call (800) GO PIXEL (800-467-4935),
(512) 396-9251 or visit www.pmimaging.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.
ASF's product portfolio consists of 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 Digital
PIC technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high-resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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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Epson Invests in Applied
Science Fiction™ Inc. |
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Contacts |
Strategic alliance agreement enhances ASF™
technologies
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San Francisco, CA (September 25, 2001)
- Epson America Inc. and Applied Science Fiction
announced today that Epson has taken an equity
position in ASF, and the companies have executed
a strategic alliance agreement to cooperate
in the development of digital imaging technologies.
Epson is the creator of high-quality, award-winning
digital imaging products, and Applied Science
Fiction is the creator of the award-winning
Digital ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic
photo restoration applications and the inventor
of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
(Digital PIC™) system.
"Our relationship with Epson further strengthens
ASF's position in the imaging landscape,"
said Dan Sullivan, president and CEO of Applied
Science Fiction. "We're especially delighted
that a market leader such as Epson has chosen
to invest in ASF and our technologies. This
strategic alliance agreement will enable ASF
to offer the finest photofinishing solution
incorporating our revolutionary Digital PIC
dry film processing system for consumers and
businesses alike."
"Applied Science Fiction has developed technologies
that neatly bridge the traditional and digital
photography markets and are well-suited to
Epson's photographic strategy as we continue
to change the picture of photography, " said
John Lang, senior executive vice president
and chief operating officer, Epson. "As a
leader in digital imaging, Epson is excited
both to make an investment in Applied Science
Fiction and to work with the company's management
to pursue further opportunities in digital
imaging."
About Epson America
Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning
image capture and image output products for
the consumer, business and graphic arts markets.
The company is also a leading supplier of
value-added point-of-sale (POS) solutions
for the retail market. Founded in 1975, Epson
America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based
Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer
and supplier of high-quality technology products
that meet customer demands for increased functionality,
compactness, systems integration and energy
efficiency. Epson America Inc. is headquartered
in Long Beach, Calif. More information can
be found on Epson's Web site at www.epson.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.
ASF's product portfolio consists of 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 Digital
PIC technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high-resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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.
EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson
Corporation. |
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Applied Science Fiction™
Announces Incorporation of Digital ICE3™
Technology in New Minolta Film Scanner |
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Contacts |
Minolta DiMAGE™ Scan Elite II is the latest
scanner to offer Digital ICE3
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San Francisco, CA
(September 25, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction,
Inc. (ASFTM), creator of the award-winning
Digital ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic
photo restoration applications and the inventor
of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
(Digital PIC™) system, announces today the
implementation of its Digital ICE3
(pronounced ice cubed) suite in the new Minolta
DiMAGE Scan Elite II film scanner.
ASF's groundbreaking Digital ICE3
suite enables photographers, graphic artists
and publishers to make the best possible scanned
image files from original color negatives
and slides, even if there are scratches or
dust on the film, the original color has faded
or the images are grainy. Digital ICE3,
combined with the high-speed functionality
and versatility of this new Minolta film scanner,
provide photographers and other imaging specialists
with the tools and flexibility they need to
automatically create high-quality scanned
images.
"We are extremely pleased that Minolta has
chosen to incorporate our Digital ICE3
technology in yet another one of their film
scanners," said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president
and CEO. "Minolta continues to elevate the
standards for high-quality, high-speed film
scanning and photo restoration with the introduction
of the DiMAGE Scan Elite II. The combined
technologies of this Minolta film scanner
will strongly benefit professional and amateur
photographer's digital imaging needs."
"Minolta is delighted to once again offer
a film scanner enhanced with Applied Science
Fiction's Digital ICE3 technology
to professional photographers, photo enthusiasts
and business professionals in the health care,
industrial, law enforcement, educational and
printing fields," said Jon Sienkiewicz, vice
president of imaging, Minolta Consumer Products
Group. "Having already offered Digital ICE3,
Digital ICE, and Digital GEM and Digital ROC
in three of our earlier film scanners, we
are pleased to now introduce the versatile
and affordable Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II."
Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II
Easy enough for amateurs to use yet powerful
enough to please demanding advanced amateurs
and professionals, the new DiMAGE Scan Elite
II provides an economical and versatile way
to scan, digitize and quickly restore 35mm
and Advanced Photo System (APS) film (with
optional APS adapter).
The new Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II is a
dual-format dual interface (USB and IEEE 1394
"FireWire"), compact film scanner featuring
high-resolution 2,820 dpi scans with 16-bit
A/D conversion and a 4.8 dynamic range that
accurately preserves subtle tones and details
in scanned images.
The new DiMAGE Scan Elite II provides users
with rich tonal gradation from its 16-bit
A/D conversion which enables it to differentiate
65,536 gradations on each of its RGB channels
- sixteen times the amount detectable by 12-bit
scanners, such as the DiMAGE Scan Elite II's
predecessor, the Dimâge Scan Elite. The results
are highly detailed images with accurate color
reproduction. The 4.8 dynamic range ensures
shadows and highlight details are retained
and the 16-bit output preserves the details
of the original scan. The Minolta DiMAGE Scan
Elite II's Color Matching capability offers
sRGB, Apple RGB, SMPTEC-C, PAL/SECAM and other
color space settings so the images on one
monitor will display the same color on another.
This scanner also features intuitive, user-friendly
software.
With Applied Science Fiction's Digital ICE3
technology incorporated in the Minolta DiMAGE
Scan Elite II, users save time and money by
producing professional-quality images without
resorting to time-consuming digital retouching,
or by hiring outside digital service bureaus.
Digital ICE3
ASF'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.
The award-winning Digital ICE automatically
removes surface defects such as dust and scratches
from a scanned image. 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 automatically 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.
Correcting faded color and reducing image
grain has plagued professionals as a painstaking
and time-consuming process. 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, 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.
Minolta Corporation
Minolta Corporation, headquartered in Ramsey,
New Jersey, 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) 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. The corporation's Business Products
Group (BPG) markets digital and analog office
equipment. Products include black-and-white
copiers, digital black and white printer/copiers,
plain-paper laser facsimile machines, digital
color printer/copiers, micrographic systems,
document management software, and related
office equipment.
For more information, visit Minolta's Web
site located at www.minoltausa.com
or access Minolta's PHOTOFAX at 800-528-4767.
About Applied Science Fiction
ASF develops proprietary technologies for
the imaging industry that link traditional
photography with the digital age. ASF licenses
and brands its technologies through Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that provide
products for professional, retail 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 Digital PICTM technology. Digital
PIC develops exposed film directly into a
high resolution RGB digital format file in
minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended
Range Digital NegativeTM (XRDNTM) 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.
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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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Digital PIC™ Technology
from Applied Science Fiction™ (ASF™) Selected
as a Seybold Hot Pick |
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Contacts |
Seybold Publications recognizes ASF's Digital
PIC and Digital ICE3™ technologies
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San Francisco,
CA (September 25, 2001) - Applied Science
Fiction, Inc., creator of the award-winning
Digital ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic
photographic restoration applications and
the inventor of the cutting-edge digital dry
film processing (Digital PIC) system, announces
that the company's Digital PIC technology
has been chosen as one of the 23 Hot Picks
for Seybold San Francisco 2001 in San Francisco,
CA. In addition, the Nikon Super Coolscan
8000ED, which incorporates ASF's Digital ICE3
technology, was also selected as a Seybold
Hot Pick.
"Applied Science Fiction is honored to receive
this recognition from the Seybold organization
for our breakthrough Digital PIC technology
which bridges analog film and digital imaging
technologies," said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president
and CEO. "Applied Science Fiction employees
have been working long and hard to bring Digital
PIC to market making this recognition especially
meaningful. While other ASF technologies have
received various international honors, this
is the first such award for our patented Digital
PIC technology and hopefully the first of
many."
"Applied Science Fiction's dry film-processor
technology, called Digital PIC, develops 35mm
film directly into an RGB digital format.
The benefits include speed and the absence
of toxic waste. Rather than giving a film
negative, the system gives the consumer a
digital negative on CD. Photo labs that solicit
work from the general public will find the
technology particularly interesting," said
Peter Dyson, editor, Seybold Publications.
Each year, the editors of Seybold Publications
give their Hot Picks distinction to the industry's
most exceptional new products, technologies
and services on display at Seybold San Francisco.
This year, 23 products were selected from
more than 100 nominees.
Digital PIC Process
Applied Science Fiction's Digital PIC technology
develops 35mm film directly into a high-resolution
RGB digital format in one quick step. In the
Digital PIC process, micro-amounts of a proprietary
developing agent are applied to a roll of
exposed but undeveloped film as it is fed
through the processor's image-capture engine.
The environmentally friendly Digital PIC process
requires no water, generates no hazardous
effluents, and makes complete silver recovery
possible. Next, the Digital PIC system makes
a digital record of each image. Once the image
data is captured, color data and exposure
settings are established on a pixel-by-pixel
basis for each element of every image. Complete
24-exposure roll development is accomplished
within approximately six minutes of the film
being fed to the image-capture engine.
Responding to the increasing demand for digitization
of photographic images, this "film in, bits
out" technology takes advantage of the high
quality images produced by traditional photographic
film, allowing traditional and one-time-use
cameras to function as digital cameras. Once
images have been developed using Digital PIC
technology, they can be saved in any standard
image file format (e.g., TIFF, JPEG, BMP).
Digital PIC output can be directed to different
devices, such as printers, palmtops, electronic
archives and other storage media, such as
CD and DVD disks. Consumers can choose to
receive their images as photographic quality
prints, in e-mail and through the Internet.
After a roll of film is developed using Digital
PIC, a unique Extended Range Digital Negative™
(XRDN™) is produced on a CD. The XRDN CD offers
consumers tremendous flexibility for communicating
with images. The XRDN CD includes an index-print
file plus high-, medium- and low-resolution
image files that provide the consumer a convenient
avenue to distribute their images in many
ways. Digital PIC allows for consistent image
quality, and is Internet and Broadband ready.
Configurations for Digital PIC technology
include photo kiosks, microlabs, backoffice
workstations, backlabs, quick print stations
and develop and print kiosks. ASF expects
that Digital PIC will be released for commercial
use by the first half of 2002.
Digital ICE3
ASF's Digital ICE3 (pronounced ice cubed)
suite is a combination of ASF's Digital ICE,
Digital ROC™ and Digital GEM™ film restoration
technologies. Film scanners integrated with
this trio provide professionals and photo
enthusiasts alike with simple and automatic
image restoration. ASF'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.
Digital ICE3 is currently featured in the
Nikon Super Coolscan® 8000 ED, which also
was chosen as a Seybold Hot Pick. Other film
scanners incorporating Digital ICE3 include
the Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO film scanner
and the Nikon Coolscan® IV ED and Super Coolscan®
4000 ED.
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 Digital PIC, ASF's product portfolio includes
Digital ICE for defect correction in film
and prints; Digital ROC™, which restores the
color quality of film or prints; Digital GEM™,
which reduces film graininess to greatly enhance
the visual impact of resulting scanned images;
and Digital ICE3 suite, the combination
of these three film applications. More information
can be found on ASF's Web site at www.asf.com.
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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
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Applied Science Fiction™
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Full service Digital PIC™ kiosk completely
functional at Seybold Fall 2001
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San Francisco,
CA (September 25, 2001) - Applied Science
Fiction, Inc. (ASF™), creator of the award-winning
Digital ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic
photographic restoration applications and
the inventor of the cutting-edge digital dry
film processing (Digital PIC™) system, is
demonstrating a fully functional Digital PIC
kiosk at Seybold Fall 2001. Being shown today
are two kiosk configurations - a remote print
kiosk (in-store/finisher remote printing)
and a full service kiosk (with scan to print
capability).
"With our Digital PIC technology ready to
enter the marketplace in the first half of
2002, consumers will soon have the ability
to go anywhere -- like into a hotel while
on vacation - walk up to a Digital PIC-enabled
kiosk, process their film, have prints made
and get their negatives returned on a CD automatically
in under ten minutes. It's the best of both
the film and digital worlds. We will instantly
convert the over one billion 35mm cameras
in the world into high-resolution digital
cameras," said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president
and CEO. "We will give consumers what they
have asked for, and that is digital files
in the form of a recognized medium, the read-only
CD, in a secure and organized fashion. The
positive response we've received from consumer
research points to widespread acceptance of
this technology. And feedback from potential
partners of this new technology encourages
us that the flexibility of this process will
be utilized in many ways in traditional and
non-traditional photofinishing markets."
Digital PIC Process
Applied Science Fiction's Digital PIC technology
develops 35mm film directly into a high-resolution
RGB digital format in one quick step. In the
Digital PIC process, micro-amounts of a proprietary
developing agent are applied to a roll of
exposed but undeveloped film as it is fed
through the processor's image-capture engine.
The environmentally friendly Digital PIC process
requires no water, generates no hazardous
effluents, and makes complete silver recovery
possible. Next, the Digital PIC system makes
a digital record of each image. Once the image
data is captured, color data and exposure
settings are established on a pixel-by-pixel
basis for each element of every image. Complete
24-exposure roll development is accomplished
within approximately six minutes of the film
being fed to the image-capture engine.
Responding to the increasing demand for digitization
of photographic images, this "film in, bits
out" technology takes advantage of the high
quality images produced by traditional photographic
film, allowing traditional and one-time-use
cameras to function as digital cameras. Once
images have been developed using Digital PIC
technology, they can be saved in any standard
image file format (e.g., TIFF, JPEG, BMP).
Digital PIC output can be directed to different
devices, such as printers, palmtops, electronic
archives and other storage media, such as
CD and DVD disks. Consumers can choose to
receive their images as photographic quality
prints, in e-mail and through the Internet.
After a roll of film is developed using Digital
PIC, a unique Extended Range Digital Negative™
(XRDN™) is produced on a CD. The XRDN CD offers
consumers tremendous flexibility for communicating
with images. The XRDN CD includes an index-print
file plus high-, medium- and low-resolution
image files that provide the consumer a convenient
avenue to distribute their images in many
ways. Digital PIC allows for consistent image
quality, and is Internet and Broadband ready.
Configurations for Digital PIC technology
include photo kiosks, microlabs, backoffice
workstations, backlabs, quick print stations
and develop and print kiosks. ASF expects
that Digital PIC will be released for commercial
use by the first half of 2002.
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 Digital PIC, ASF's product
portfolio includes Digital ICE™ for defect
correction in film and prints; Digital ROC™,
which restores the color quality of film or
prints; Digital GEM™, which reduces film graininess
to greatly enhance the visual impact of resulting
scanned images; and Digital ICE3™ suite, the
combination of these three film applications.
More information can be found on ASF's Web
site at www.asf.com.
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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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Applied Science Fiction™
(ASF™) Technologies Put the Power of Photo
Restoration into the Hands of Consumers |
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ASF technologies automatically restore bent,
scratched, faded, dusty and grainy pictures
to their original glory |
San Francisco,
CA (September 25, 2001) - Applied Science
Fiction, Inc., creator of the award-winning
Digital ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic
photographic restoration applications and
the inventor of the cutting-edge digital dry
film processing (Digital PIC™) system, announces
the extensive availability of its sophisticated
film and print restoration technologies, such
as Digital ICE3™, in several professional
and consumer level film scanners from Acer,
Durst Phototechnik, Minolta and Nikon as well
as Pixel Magic Imaging's Photo Ditto® kiosks.
Consumers can now obtain high quality photographic
restoration easily, automatically, and affordably
without having to part with their fragile,
sentimental and priceless original prints
or film. ASF's restoration applications are
available in a variety of film and print scanners
from the world's leading scanning equipment
manufacturers.
Digital ICE3
ASF's Digital ICE3 (pronounced ice
cubed) suite is a combination of ASF's Digital
ICE, Digital ROC™ and Digital GEM™ film restoration
technologies. Film scanners integrated with
this trio provide professionals and photo
enthusiasts alike with simple and automatic
image restoration. ASF'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.
The latest Digital ICE3 implementation is
featured in the new Minolta DiMAGE™ Scan Elite
II and Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO film
scanner. Also incorporating Digital ICE3 technology
are three Nikon film scanners - the Coolscan®
IV ED, Super Coolscan® 4000 ED and Super Coolscan®
8000 ED.
Digital ICE
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.
ASF's Digital ICE technology is available
in the Acer Group's ScanWit 2740S Film Scanner,
Durst's Sigma professional film scanner, and
the Minolta Dimâge™ Scan Elite
film scanner.
Digital ROC and Digital GEM
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, 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.
Incorporating ASF's Digital ROC and Digital
GEM technologies is Minolta's Dimâge™ Scan
Multi II. Minolta has made Digital ROC and
Digital GEM available to its existing Dimâge
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.
Digital ICE and Digital ROC for Flatbed Scanners
ASF's Digital ICE and Digital ROC for flatbed
scanners is currently available in the Photo
Ditto® print enhancement kiosks from Pixel
Magic Imaging. Photo Ditto has long been recognized
in the photographic industry as the leader
in the digital photo kiosk market and has
been praised for its open architecture platform
and outstanding interactive consumer software.
Digital ICE for prints uses a defect map
to identify the precise locations of physical
defects, or visual "noise" on a print being
scanned. Differential shadowing technology
and proprietary software algorithms quickly
and automatically eliminate the unwanted defects,
producing a scanned image file that improves
upon the original print. Digital ICE is designed
to remove dust and lint while also correcting
scratches, cracks and folds found on the surfaces
of most prints. In addition, Digital ICE will
even correct artifacts caused by textured
papers as well as scratches on a scanner's
glass platen.
Digital ROC automatically and accurately
rebuilds the lost color values in prints,
instantly creating color-corrected digitized
images. Digital ROC identifies clues in the
original medium to correct the color. Using
a complex set of proprietary algorithms, Digital
ROC reconstructs the actual colors from the
original color data and presents a restored
image.
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, mobile phones, plasma
displays, TFT screens, projectors, wireless
communications, 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 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, 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) 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 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 Pixel Magic Imaging, Inc.
Pixel Magic Imaging (PMI) is a digital imaging
software and Internet technology company.
PMI is recognized in the digital imaging industry
as a leader and pioneer in the fast changing
online imaging and digital photography marketplace.
PMI's Internet portal for digital photography
and online image processing is MyPhotoLab.com™,
a retail branded web initiative designed to
support photo retailers with their need for
online photofinishing infrastructure, service
and support. PMI also offers two digital imaging
kiosks that allow consumers to instantly enhance
and reprint their images: Photo Ditto and
Digital Print Station™. These products, along
with other imaging systems such as the BackLab™
Film Scanning System, are designed as part
of a suite of technology solutions marrying
online image processing and fulfillment with
photo retailers nationwide. The company is
located twenty miles south of Austin in San
Marcos, Texas. To receive more information
about Pixel Magic Imaging or its line of digital
solutions, call (800) GO PIXEL (800-467-4935),
(512) 396-9251 or visit www.pmimaging.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 Digital
PIC technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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.
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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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San Francisco,
CA (September 25, 2001) - Applied Science
Fiction, Inc., (ASF™) creator of the award-winning
Digital ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic
photographic restoration applications and
the inventor of the cutting-edge digital dry
film processing (Digital PIC™) system, announces
the addition of James Karlak to ASF's senior
management team.
"Today I am pleased to announce James Karlak
as Chief Operating Officer of ASF. Jim's strong
background in financial management and operations
and his relevant category experience make
this an especially strong appointment for
Applied Science Fiction. In this newly created
position, Jim will manage the finance, administration,
information systems and manufacturing operations
departments," said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president
and CEO. "He will also oversee the roll out
of the service and support operations of ASF
as we move into production and commercialization
of our Digital PIC technology."
Karlak brings with him a wealth of experience
in the financial and operations areas in both
large companies and start-ups. He was most
recently CEO of DynaTouch, a firm in San Antonio,
TX, specializing in information kiosks located
in U.S. Government installations around the
world. Prior to that he was president of E-Systems
Medical Electronics, Inc.(EMED), a medical
imaging systems company. He was also the CFO
and vice president of operations of Shared
Resources Exchange, Inc., a Dallas based PBX
telephone switching start-up, where he managed
the finance, IS, human resources and the manufacturing
operations. He began his career with Texas
Instruments, Inc. (TI) where he held multiple
financial positions including controller of
manufacturing operations and managed worldwide
financial operations for a TI division. Karlak
holds a Master of Business Administration
and an undergraduate degree from the University
of Texas.
Karlak joins current ASF executives Dan Sullivan,
president and CEO; Dana Seccombe, executive
vice president, research and development;
Dr. Al Edgar, chief scientist; Michael Conley,
vice president, marketing; Alan Schogoleff,
vice president, worldwide sales; Joel Momberger,
vice president, business development and general
counsel; Steve Darbin, vice president, Digital
PIC development; Wayne Galella, vice president,
Digital ICE³™ and kiosk products; and Mary
Helen Threlkeld, vice president, finance.
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.
ASF's product portfolio includes Digital ICE
for defect correction in film and prints;
Digital ROC™, which restores the color quality
of film or prints; Digital GEM™, which reduces
film graininess to greatly enhance the visual
impact of resulting scanned images; and Digital
ICE3™ suite, the combination of the three
film applications. ASF is also the innovator
in digital dry film processing, with its environmentally
friendly Digital PIC technology. Digital PIC
develops exposed film directly into a high-resolution
RGB digital format file in minutes. Digital
PIC produces an Extended Range Digital Negative™
(XRDN™) 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.
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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
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Applied Science Fiction™
Announces Incorporation of Digital ICE3™
Technology in New Minolta Film Scanner |
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Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO is the latest
scanner to offer Digital ICE3 |
New York, NY (June
26, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.
(ASFTM), creator of the award-winning Digital
ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic photo
restoration applications and the inventor
of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
(Digital PIC™) system, announces today the
implementation of its Digital ICE3™ (pronounced
ice cubed) suite in the new Minolta DiMAGE
Scan Multi PRO film scanner.
ASF's groundbreaking Digital ICE3 suite enables
photographers, graphic artists and publishers
to make the best possible scanned image files
from original color negatives and slides,
even if there are scratches or dust on the
film, the original color has faded or the
images are grainy. Digital ICE3, combined
with the high-speed functionality and versatility
of this new Minolta film scanner, provide
photographers and other imaging specialists
with the tools and flexibility they need to
automatically create high-quality scanned
images.
"Minolta is elevating the standards for high-quality,
high-speed film scanning and photo restoration
with the introduction of the DiMAGE Scan Multi
PRO," said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president and
CEO. "We are extremely pleased that Minolta
continues to expand its relationship with
ASF by offering Digital ICE3 to enhance this
versatile film scanner. The combined technologies
continue to strongly benefit the end users'
digital imaging needs."
"Minolta is delighted to once again offer
to professional photographers, photo enthusiasts
and business professionals in the health care,
industrial, law enforcement, educational and
printing fields, a film scanner enhanced with
Applied Science Fiction technology," said
Jon Sienkiewicz, vice president of imaging,
Minolta Consumer Products Group. "Having already
offered Digital ICE, and Digital GEM and Digital
ROC in two of our earlier film scanners, it
was logical to offer the full suite of ASF
technologies thus providing our customers
with the best scans possible."
Minolta Scan Multi PRO
The Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO is designed
to scan 35mm and medium-format (120/220) films,
while an optional Multi Format Set enables
scanning of Transparent Electronic Microscope
(TEM) film, microfilm in aperture cards, 16mm
film, Minox, and 24 x 65mm panoramic format.
Minolta's new DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO multi-format
dual interface (Ultra-SCSI and IEEE 1394 "FireWire")
compact film scanner features high-resolution
4,800 dpi scans with 16-bit A/D conversion
and a 4.8 dynamic range that preserves subtle
tones and details. Combined with precision
autofocus and Color Matching System, a unique
glass-less Universal Film Holder, and enhanced
batch scanning capability, the Minolta DiMAGE
Scan Multi PRO delivers professional high-quality
images while reducing total work time.
Photographers and graphics professionals will
welcome the new Minolta scanner's easy-to-use
driver software with controls that allow a
variety of flexible image corrections, while
keeping the quality of the scanned images
high. Users will also appreciate simplified
customized scans and customized scan settings
that can be saved and loaded easily using
Minolta's Custom Wizard.
With Applied Science Fiction's Digital ICE3
technology incorporated in the Minolta DiMAGE
Scan Multi PRO, users save time and money
by producing professional-quality images without
resorting to time-consuming digital retouching,
or by hiring outside digital service bureaus.
Digital ICE3
ASF'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.
The award-winning Digital ICE automatically
removes surface defects such as dust and scratches
from a scanned image. 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 automatically 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.
Correcting faded color and reducing image
grain has plagued professionals as a painstaking
and time-consuming process. 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, 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.
Minolta Corporation
Minolta Corporation, headquartered in Ramsey,
New Jersey, 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) 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.
The corporation's Business Products Group
(BPG) markets digital and analog office equipment.
Products include black-and-white copiers,
digital black and white printer/copiers, plain-paper
laser facsimile machines, digital color printer/copiers,
micrographic systems, document management
software, and related office equipment.
For more information, visit Minolta's Web
site located at www.minoltausa.com
or access Minolta's PHOTOFAX at 800-528-4767.
About Applied Science Fiction
ASF develops proprietary technologies for
the imaging industry that link traditional
photography with the digital age. ASF licenses
and brands its technologies through Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that provide
products for professional, retail 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 Digital
PICTM technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital NegativeTM (XRDNTM)
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.
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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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Applied Science Fiction™
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Austin, TX (June
25, 2001) -- Applied Science Fiction,
Inc., creator of the award-winning Digital
ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic photo
restoration technology and the inventor of
the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
(Digital PIC™) technology, announces the following
promotions to its executive management team:
Michael Conley, vice president of marketing;
Joel Momberger, vice president of business
development and general counsel; and Mary
Helen Threlkeld, vice president, finance.
The newly promoted executives will join current
executives Dan Sullivan, president and CEO;
Dana Seccombe, executive vice president of
research and development; Dr. Al Edgar, chief
scientist; Alan Schogoleff, vice president
worldwide sales; Steve Darbin, vice president
Digital PIC development; and Wayne Galella,
vice president Digital ICE³™ and kiosk products.
"This senior management team offers diverse
backgrounds ranging from operations and business
development to international legal affairs
and finance and treasury," said Dan Sullivan,
president and CEO of Applied Science Fiction.
"Together, this team will continue to establish
Applied Science Fiction as the leader in the
digital imaging industry."
• Michael Conley
- Vice President of Marketing
Mr. Conley has
had overall responsibility for marketing functions
and OEM relations since joining Applied Science
Fiction in 1999. In the time that Conley has
been with ASF he has taken marketing to a
new level for the company and its licensees.
Conley has been effective in managing ASF's
corporate and product branding strategy, developing
and deploying the company's advertising strategy,
supervising ASF's creative marketing efforts
and placing the media buy. He also manages
the corporate and product public relations
efforts, determines market and marketplace
research needs and contracts for services.
Conley brings over 36 years of sales and marketing
experience with Eastman Kodak where he ultimately
served as vice president and general manager
of operations for the U. S. and Canada, Consumer
Imaging Division.
• Joel Momberger
- Vice President of Business Development and
General Counsel
Mr. Momberger,
who joined ASF in 1999, is responsible for
managing the legal affairs of the company,
including coordinating with outside counsel,
corporate, securities and board related matters,
Intellectual Property protection, technology
licensing, contract issues, procurement and
employment issues. In his new role, Mr. Momberger
is also responsible for working with sales
and marketing organizations to design and
develop business models, market strategies
and new business opportunities. Momberger
is a licensed attorney admitted to practice
in Texas and Utah, and brings 15 years of
business and legal experience to ASF. Previous
positions held include senior legal counsel,
Asia for Oracle Corporation, foreign legal
consultant for Kim & Chang and Of Counsel
for Baker and Botts.
• Mary Helen Threlkeld
- Vice President, Finance
Ms. Threlkeld,
joining ASF in 1999, is responsible for investor
relations, fund raising, planning, forecasting
and management reporting. In her new role,
Ms. Threlkeld is also responsible for accounting
and purchasing. Previously, Threlkeld held
management positions in finance and treasury
at other high tech companies such as Trilogy
Software, Tivoli Systems Inc. and Software
Spectrum. She also worked as a management
consultant with Coopers & Lybrand.
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 Digital
PIC technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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.
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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.
(Editor's Note: Photos are available
upon request.) |
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Launches New Web site |
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www.asf.com features comprehensive technology
and product information, unique image galleries
and enhanced customer support |
Austin, TX (June
22, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction (ASF™),
creator of the award-winning Digital ICE™
technology, the leader of automatic photo
restoration technology and the inventor of
the cutting-edge digital dry film processing
(Digital PIC™) technology, announced today
the launch of a newly designed and easy to
navigate Web site (www.asf.com).
"We have redesigned our Web site to be able
to better serve our current and potential
partners, investors and the growing number
of users of ASF imaging technologies," said
Dan Sullivan, ASF's president and CEO. "One
of the most dramatic features of our new Web
site is the ability for users to post their
images that were restored using ASF imaging
technologies into photo galleries."
New features of the Web site include:
• ASF News Flash - Users
can subscribe to receive the latest news
and updates for free from ASF via e-mail.
• What's New - Visitors can access
the most recent news about ASF directly
from the home page.
• Technologies - This section provides
information on unique ASF technologies and
solutions for everything from digital dry
film processing to image restoration and
beyond.
• Image Galleries - Users of ASF technologies
can upload and showcase their favorite Digital
ICE, Digital ROC™, Digital GEM™, or Digital
ICE3™ restored images, as well as view other's
examples of these technologies at work.
• Digital PIC Image Gallery - View
examples of images produced with Digital
PIC.
• OEM Partner Section - Features information
on the latest implementations of ASF technologies
in scanners, minilabs and kiosks with direct
links to ASF partner Web sites.
• Trade Show Calendar - Users are encouraged
to meet ASF personnel and witness first-hand
demonstrations.
• FAQs - Here, visitors can get the
answers to their Frequently Asked Questions
about ASF technologies.
• Downloadable company brochures and
technical descriptions.
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 Digital
PIC™ technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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.
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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
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Applied Science Fiction™
(ASF™) Announces Widespread Availability of
Digital ICE™, Digital ROC™, Digital GEM™ and
Digital ICE3™ in Film Scanners |
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Contacts |
Minolta is the latest to incorporate ASF's
image restoring Digital ICE3 technology in
a professional film scanner |
New York, NY (June
25, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.,
the leader in digital image enhancement and
correction technology, announces at DigitalFocus
2001 the extensive availability of its sophisticated
digital enhancement tools for correcting defects,
restoring faded colors and diminishing graininess
in original images in several professional
and consumer level film scanners from Acer,
Durst Phototechnik, Minolta and Nikon.
Digital ICE3™
The latest implementation of Applied Science
Fiction's Digital ICE3 (pronounced ice cubed)
technology is featured in the Minolta DiMAGE™
Scan Multi PRO film scanner (introduced at
PC Expo 2001). The DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO features
a multi-format dual interface (Ultra-SCSI
and IEEE 1394 "FireWire") and high-resolution
4,800 dpi scans with 16-bit A/D conversion.
Combined with precision autofocus and Color
Matching System, a unique glass-less Universal
Film Holder, enhanced batch scanning capability
and ASF Digital ICE3 technology, the Minolta
DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO delivers professional
high-quality images while reducing total work
time.
Also incorporating Applied Science Fiction's
Digital ICE3 technology are three Nikon film
scanners - the Coolscan® IV ED, Super Coolscan®
4000 ED and Super Coolscan® 8000 ED.
ASF'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. ASF'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.
Digital ICE
Currently available from the Acer Group is
the ScanWit 2740S Film Scanner featuring Applied
Science Fiction's Digital ICE technology.
Also incorporating ASF's Digital ICE technology
is Durst's new Sigma professional film scanner,
the Minolta Dimâge™ Scan Elite and Nikon's
Coolscan® III and Super Coolscan® 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 and Digital GEM
The first-ever film scanner to incorporate
Applied Science Fiction's Digital ROC and
Digital GEM technologies is Minolta's Dimâge™
Scan Multi II. In addition to introducing
ASF's Digital ROC and Digital GEM technologies
into the Dimâge Scan Multi II, Minolta has
made Digital ROC and Digital GEM available
to its existing Dimâge 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. 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, 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.
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, mobile phones, plasma
displays, TFT screens, projectors, wireless
communications, 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 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, 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) 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 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 Digital
PIC™ technology. Digital PIC develops exposed
film directly into a high resolution RGB digital
format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces
an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™)
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.
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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
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Applied Science FictionTM
Announces Incorporation of Digital ICE3™
Technology in New Nikon Film Scanners |
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New suite of desktop film scanners is first
to offer Digital ICE3 |
Orlando, FL (February
11, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.
(ASFTM), the leader in digital imaging enhancement
and correction technology, announces today
the implementation of its Digital ICE3™ technology
into Nikon's three new film scanners - the
Coolscan® IV ED, Super Coolscan® 4000 ED and
Super Coolscan® 8000 ED.
Applied Science Fiction's groundbreaking Digital
ICE3 technology enables photographers, graphic
artists and publishers to make the best possible
scanned image files from original color negatives
and slides, even if there are scratches or
dust on the film, the original color has faded
or the images are grainy. Digital ICE3, combined
with the high-speed functionality and versatility
of these new Nikon desktop film scanners,
provide photographers and other imaging specialists
with the tools and flexibility they need to
quickly create high-quality scanned images.
"By introducing these innovative film scanners,
Nikon is raising the standards for high-quality,
high-speed desktop scanning," said Dan Sullivan,
ASF's president and CEO. "We are proud that
Nikon is expanding its offering of our technology
by selecting Digital ICE3 to enhance these
three versatile film scanners. We are delighted
that our on-going relationship with Nikon
will continue to provide end users with cutting-edge
solutions for enhanced digital imaging."
"Nikon was the first scanner manufacturer
to introduce Applied Science Fiction's Digital
ICE technology in the Super Coolscan® 2000
and the Coolscan® III film scanners in 1998,"
said Deborah Sauer, general manager, marketing,
Consumer Digital Products for Nikon. "We are
proud that in 2001, Nikon is once again revolutionizing
the desktop film scanner market with these
groundbreaking introductions. We are extremely
pleased to be able to enhance our film scanner
line by offering the first ever implementation
of Applied Science Fiction's Digital ICE3
technology."
Digital ICE3
ASF's Digital ICE3 suite is a combination
of ASF's Digital ICE™ (Image Correction &
Enhancement), Digital ROC™ (Reconstruction
Of Color) and Digital GEM™ (Grain Equalization
Management) technologies. Scanners integrated
with this trio provide professionals and photo
enthusiasts with simply the best digital image
possible, automatically.
The award-winning Digital ICE automatically
removes surface defects such as dust and scratches
from a scanned image. 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.
Correcting faded color and reducing image
grain has plagued professionals as a painstaking
and time-consuming process. 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, 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.
About Nikon
Nikon is the world leader in imaging, including
film scanning, 35mm SLR 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
ASF develops proprietary technologies for
the imaging industry that link traditional
photography with the digital age. ASF licenses
and brands its technologies through Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that provide
products for professional, retail 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 Digital
PICTM (Process & Image Capture) technology.
Digital PIC develops exposed film directly
into a high resolution RGB digital format
file in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended
Range Digital NegativeTM (XRDNTM) 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.
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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
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Applied Science Fiction™
Announces Digital Dry Film Process Technology
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Innovative Digital PIC™ technology demonstrated
for the first time in the United States |
Orlando, FL (February
11, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.
(ASF™), the leader in digital image enhancement
and correction technology, introduces their
unique Digital PIC (Process & Image Capture)
digital dry film process (DFP) technology
to the U.S. market at the PMA trade show today.
Digital PIC is a dry, environmentally friendly
process that provides real-time digitization
of exposed but undeveloped 35mm black-and-white
or color film directly into an RGB digital
format. Consistent photographic quality prints
are obtainable from the process in addition
to prints produced from Digital PIC's unique
Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™).
Of course, multimedia and broadband/Internet
distribution is facilitated due to the digital
nature of the film development process - without
the need for plumbing.
Responding to the increasing demand for digitization
of photographic images, this "film in, bits
out" technology takes advantage of the high
quality images produced by traditional photographic
film, allowing traditional and one-time-use
cameras to function as digital cameras. Once
images have been developed using Digital PIC
technology, they can be saved in any standard
image file format (e.g., TIFF, JPEG, BMP).
Digital PIC output can be directed to different
media, such as printers, electronic archives
and other storage and distribution channels
including storage disks (CD, DVD, floppy,
Zip™), Flash Memory, and palmtop devices.
"Our Digital PIC process is a 21st Century
technology," said Dan Sullivan, ASF's president
and CEO. "The idea behind Digital PIC is to
provide a means for millions of consumers
to participate in the digital imaging market
without giving up their familiar cameras and
film. We believe that Digital PIC will actually
contribute to the growth in the digital imaging
market as well as the film market. Digital
PIC technology provides consumers the level
of quality and reliability they've come to
expect from film in a unique process that
offers digital imaging benefits never before
possible, all in under seven mintues."
Digital PIC Process
Applied Science Fiction's Digital PIC technology
develops 35mm film directly into an RGB digital
format in one quick step. In the Digital PIC
process, micro-amounts of a proprietary developing
agent are applied to a roll of exposed but
undeveloped film as it is fed through the
processor's image-capture engine. The environmentally
friendly Digital PIC process requires no water,
generates no hazardous effluents, and makes
complete silver recovery possible. Next, the
Digital PIC system makes a digital record
of each image. Once the image data is captured,
color data and exposure settings are established
on a pixel-by-pixel basis for each element
of every image. Complete roll-image development
is accomplished within approximately seven
minutes of the film being fed to the image-capture
engine.
Once a roll of film is developed using Digital
PIC, a unique Extended Range Digital Negative
(XRDN) is produced on a CD. The XRDN offers
consumers tremendous flexibility for communicating
with images. Consumers can choose to receive
their images as photographic quality prints,
in e-mails and through Web sites. Digital
PIC allows for consistent image quality, and
is Internet and Broadband ready. Possible
configurations for Digital PIC technology
include photo kiosks, microlabs, backoffice
workstations, backlabs, quick print stations
and develop and print kiosks. ASF expects
that Digital PIC will be released for commercial
use by the end of 2001.
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 Digital PIC, ASF's product
portfolio includes Digital ICE™ (Image Correction
& Enhancement) for defect correction in film
and prints; Digital ROC™ (Reconstruction Of
Color), which restores the color quality of
film or prints; Digital GEM™ (Grain Equalization
Management), which reduces film graininess
to greatly enhance the visual impact of resulting
scanned images; and Digital ICE3™ suite, the
combination of these three film applications.
More information can be found on ASF's Web
site at www.asf.com.
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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
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Durst Phototechnik and
Applied Science Fiction™ Announce Agreement
to Incorporate Digital ICE™ Technology into
Sigma Scanner |
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Orlando, FL (February
11, 2001) - Durst Phototechnik AG, and
Applied Science Fiction, Inc. (ASF™), the
leader in digital image enhancement and correction
technology, announce at the PMA tradeshow
today that they have entered into a licensing
agreement to incorporate ASF's Digital ICE™
(Image Correction & Enhancement) technology
into Durst's Sigma professional film scanner.
The award-winning Digital ICE technology automatically
removes surface defects, such as dust and
scratches, from a scanned image. 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
users with a clear, authentic base image that
improves the original image.
"Durst is a recognized world-leader in high-end
digital products for the Portrait & Social,
Wedding and Commercial lab markets. In light
of the high standards set by Durst as required
to meet the demands of the markets they serve,
we are honored to have Digital ICE integrated
into the Sigma scanner," said Dan Sullivan,
president and CEO of ASF. "This implementation
underscores that ASF's automatic image correction
technologies are rapidly becoming the de facto
standard in professional and consumer level
film scanners."
"Applied Science Fiction's Digital ICE technology
provides an additional advantage to our Sigma
scanner market position," said Dr. Richard
Piock, Durst CEO. "Digital ICE will contribute
to further increasing the quality and productivity
of the Sigma scanner by eliminating dust and
other image defects to produce consistently
high-quality images."
The Sigma scanner is a professional, high-speed
film scanner used to produce high quality
scans from color and black-and-white negatives
as well as transparencies. Sigma scanners
offer a solution to the universal problem
of obtaining high quality scans at Portrait
& Social, Wedding and Commercial labs. Designed
for high-volume scanning, this completely
new film scanner features a powerful Dual
Pentium III workstation, a three-color 10,000-pixel
line sensor as a data acquisition device,
and a universal auto-feed film carrier. The
Sigma scanner will be available as a stand
alone scanner as well as an integrated part
of Durst's new Pro-lab System, Theta, a fully
automated laser-based digital output device
with integrated paper processor with a capacity
of approximately 1000 8" x 10" prints/hr.
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 30 LED printer and
the Durst Autocutter 32/62 XY automatic print
finisher. More information can be found at
www.durst-online.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 Digital ICE, ASF's portfolio
of technologies includes Digital ROC™ (Reconstruction
Of Color), which restores the color quality
of film or prints; Digital GEM™ (Grain Equalization
Management), which reduces film graininess
to greatly enhance the visual impact of resulting
scanned images; and Digital ICE3™ suite, a
combination of these three film applications.
ASF is also the innovator in digital dry film
processing, with its environmentally friendly
Digital PIC™ (Process & Image Capture) technology.
Digital PIC develops exposed film directly
into a high resolution RGB digital format
file in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended
Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™) 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.
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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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Applied Science Fiction™
and Pixel Magic Imaging™ Announce Strategic
Alliance Agreement |
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Companies To Explore Joint Opportunities in
Print Restoration |
Orlando, FL (February
11, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.
(ASF™), the leader in digital imaging enhancement
technology and Pixel Magic Imaging, Inc. (PMI),
the leader in digital imaging kiosks, software,
and retailer branded Internet fulfillment
infrastructure, have announced a strategic
alliance to integrate ASF's proprietary digital
imaging technologies into the industry acclaimed
Photo Ditto® kiosks created by Pixel Magic
Imaging. PMI has retained an exclusive distribution
license for ASF's Digital ICE™ (Image Correction
and Enhancement) and Digital ROC™ (Reconstruction
Of Color) technologies for use in its print-to-print
photo kiosks.
PMI will utilize ASF's existing digital imaging
technologies by offering the option of retrofitting
currently installed kiosks and by applying
the technologies to future photo kiosks. In
addition, this agreement is intended to explore
further opportunities for technology and product
integration between the two companies. Also
under the terms of this agreement, ASF is
authorized to accept orders for Photo Ditto
kiosks with order fulfillment to be handled
by PMI as part of its sales offering.
PMI's Photo Ditto kiosks are print and enhancement
systems that enable consumers to enlarge,
crop, retouch and print high-quality photographic
prints as well as other specialty items such
as announcements and calendars directly from
their original prints or negatives. Photo
Ditto has long been recognized in the photographic
industry as the leader in the digital photo
kiosk market and has been praised for its
open architecture platform and outstanding
interactive consumer software. Initial implementation
will incorporate ASF's Digital ICE and Digital
ROC for Flatbed Scanners into Pixel Magic's
Photo Ditto print enhancement kiosks. Now
consumers with scratched or faded pictures
will be able to automatically obtain high
quality restored prints while they wait. The
automatic print restoration enabled Photo
Ditto kiosks will be available at the end
of the first quarter of 2001.
"ASF is encouraged that the first implementation
of our new flatbed scanning technologies will
be offered exclusively to consumers through
Photo Ditto kiosks," said Dan Sullivan, president
and CEO of Applied Science Fiction. "Self-serve
photo kiosks are growing in popularity and
we're pleased that so many new consumers and
retailers will now be exposed to ASF's proprietary
image enhancement technologies. This empowers
consumers by providing them with a low-cost,
high-value automatic print restoration capability
that previously could only be done by professionals.
I am equally delighted to be associated with
Pixel Magic Imaging, another pioneering company
in the digital imaging field that shares our
vision for the future of photography. I'm
confident that this strategic alliance agreement
will lead to equally innovative and rewarding
business opportunities in the future."
"Pixel Magic Imaging continues to look for
new ways to add value to our entire product
line," said David Oles, founder, CEO and CTO
of Pixel Magic. "And, we're excited that through
our nationwide network of installed Photo
Ditto kiosks we are able to introduce retailers
and consumers to ASF's image enhancement technologies.
Our clients have come to expect outstanding
quality and innovative software solutions
from Pixel Magic Imaging, and we are pleased
that we will be working with ASF in the integration
of their Digital ICE and Digital ROC technologies.
We believe this joint relationship will benefit
retailers and consumers as well as both companies."
The Technology: Digital ICE and Digital
ROC for Flatbed Scanners
ASF's award-winning Digital ICE technology
automatically removes surface defects, such
as dust and scratches without altering the
underlying image. Digital ROC restores the
color quality of an image, regardless of the
condition of the original.
Digital ICE uses a defect map to identify
the precise locations of physical defects,
or visual "noise" on a print being scanned.
Differential shadowing technology and proprietary
software algorithms quickly and automatically
eliminate the unwanted defects, producing
a scanned image file that improves upon the
original print. Digital ICE is designed to
remove dust and lint while also correcting
scratches, cracks and folds found on the surfaces
of most prints. In addition, Digital ICE will
even correct artifacts caused by textured
papers as well as scratches on a scanner's
glass platen.
Digital ROC automatically and accurately
rebuilds the lost color values in prints,
instantly creating color-corrected digitized
images. Digital ROC identifies clues in the
original medium to correct the color. Using
a complex set of proprietary algorithms, Digital
ROC reconstructs the actual colors from the
original color data and presents a restored
image.
About Pixel Magic Imaging, Inc.
Pixel Magic Imaging (PMI) is a digital imaging
software and Internet technology company.
PMI is recognized in the digital imaging industry
as a leader and pioneer in the fast changing
online imaging and digital photography marketplace.
PMI's Internet portal for digital photography
and online image processing is MyPhotoLab.com™,
a retail branded web initiative designed to
support photo retailers with their need for
online photofinishing infrastructure, service
and support. PMI also offers two digital imaging
kiosks that allow consumers to instantly enhance
and reprint their images: Photo Ditto® and
Digital Print Station™. These products, along
with other imaging systems such as the BackLab™
Film Scanning System, are designed as part
of a suite of technology solutions marrying
online image processing and fulfillment with
photo retailers nationwide. The company is
located twenty miles south of Austin in San
Marcos, Texas. To receive more information
about Pixel Magic Imaging or its line of digital
solutions, call (800) GO PIXEL (800-467-4935),
(512) 396-9251 or visit www.pmimaging.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 Digital ICE, ASF's portfolio
of technologies includes Digital ROC™ (Reconstruction
Of Color), which restores the color quality
of film or prints; Digital GEM™ (Grain Equalization
Management), which reduces film graininess
to greatly enhance the visual impact of resulting
scanned images; and Digital ICE3™ suite, a
combination of these three film applications.
ASF is also the innovator in digital dry film
processing, with its environmentally friendly
Digital PIC™ (Process & Image Capture) technology.
Digital PIC develops exposed film directly
into a high resolution RGB digital format
file in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended
Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™) 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.
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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. Photo Ditto, Digital Print Station, BackLab,
MyPhotoLab.com and Pixel Magic are registered
trademarks of Pixel Magic Imaging, Inc. All
other trade names, trademarks and registered
trademarks are the property of their respective
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Applied Science Fiction™
(ASF™) and Soucrce Two, Inc. Co-Develop Unique
Film Transport for ASF's Dgital PIC™ Technology |
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Orlando, FL (February
11, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.
and Source Two, Inc. (S-2) announce today
at the PMA trade show the co-development of
a unique 35mm film handling subsystem for
ASF's Digital PIC™ (Process & Image Capture)
dry film process technology.
Applied Science Fiction's compact, standalone
Digital PIC, incorporates a range of processing
and imaging technologies new to the photo
processing market. S-2 has been instrumental
in the design of film input subsystems that
enable Digital PIC to operate in unattended
settings (e.g. self-service kiosks). Users
simply insert their 35mm film into the Digital
PIC system, and Digital PIC does the rest.
Importantly, Digital PIC provides a range
of safeguards for users' film-returning films
of the wrong type, rewinding and returning
camera damaged film, and automatic, gentle
transport and processing throughout.
According to Dan Sullivan, ASF's president
and CEO, "Our Company sees the market need
for a system that allows users, including
everyday consumers, to efficiently digitally
process photographic film with minimal staffing
requirements. Applied Science Fiction selected
Source Two as a partner to develop the critical
film handling and transport mechanism because
it is a world-class company with a reputation
for designing innovative film transport technologies.
We're delighted to align ASF with such a dynamic
partner who shares our vision for enhanced
film imaging systems."
Adds Mike Shields, Sr., president and CEO
of Source Two, Inc., "We view our strategic
alliance with Applied Science Fiction as an
outstanding opportunity, both for our companies
and for the customers we jointly serve. We
share a powerful commitment to transforming
complex systems into easy to use, simple and
reliable technology."
About Digital PIC
Applied Science Fiction's Digital PIC technology
develops 35mm film directly into an RGB digital
format in one quick step. In the Digital PIC
process, micro-amounts of a proprietary developing
agent are applied to a roll of exposed but
undeveloped film as it is fed through the
processor's image-capture engine. The environmentally
friendly Digital PIC process requires no water,
generates no hazardous effluents, and makes
complete silver recovery possible. Next, the
Digital PIC system makes a digital record
of each image. Once the image data is captured,
color data and exposure settings are established
on a pixel-by-pixel basis for each element
of every image. Complete roll-image development
is accomplished within approximately seven
minutes of the film being fed to the image-capture
engine.
Once a roll of film is developed using Digital
PIC, a unique Extended Range Digital NegativeTM
(XRDNTM) is produced on a CD. The XRDN offers
consumers tremendous flexibility for communicating
with images. Consumers can choose to receive
their images as photographic quality prints,
in e-mails and through Web sites. Digital
PIC allows for consistent image quality, and
is Internet and Broadband ready. Possible
configurations for Digital PIC technology
include photo kiosks, microlabs, backoffice
workstations, backlabs, quick print stations
and develop and print kiosks. ASF expects
that Digital PIC will be released for commercial
use by the end of 2001.
About Source Two, Inc.
Source Two is a specialty design and manufacturing
company providing innovative photo imaging
technology. Source Two's products and services
are highlighted by a full line of automated
heat seal film splicers, complete engineering
and manufacturing resources, advanced consulting
services, CCD infrared darkroom viewing equipment
and other products to enhance photo processing
operation. Source Two is based in Bondsville,
MA. More information can be found on Source
Two's Web site: www.sourcetwo.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 Digital ICE, ASF's portfolio
of technologies includes Digital ROC™ (Reconstruction
Of Color), which restores the color quality
of film or prints; Digital GEM™ (Grain Equalization
Management), which reduces film graininess
to greatly enhance the visual impact of resulting
scanned images; and Digital ICE3™
suite, a combination of these three film applications.
ASF is also the innovator in digital dry film
processing, with its environmentally friendly
Digital PIC™ (Process & Image Capture) technology.
Digital PIC develops exposed film directly
into a high resolution RGB digital format
file in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended
Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™) 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.
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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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Applied Science Fiction™
Announces Widespread Availability of Digital
ICE™, Digital ROC™, Digital GEM™ and Digital
ICE3™ in Film Scanners |
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Contacts |
| Professional and
consumer models from Acer, Durst, Minolta
and Nikon feature ASF technologies |
Orlando, FL (February
11, 2001) - Applied Science Fiction, Inc.
(ASF™), the leader in digital image enhancement
and correction technology, announces the extensive
availability of its sophisticated digital
enhancement tools for correcting defects,
restoring faded colors and diminishing graininess
in original images in several professional
and consumer level film scanners from Acer,
Durst Phototechnik, Minolta and Nikon.
Digital ICE
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 Dimâge™ Scan Elite
and Nikon's Coolscan® III and Super Coolscan®
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 and Digital GEM
The first-ever film scanner to incorporate
Applied Science Fiction's Digital ROC (Reconstruction
Of Color) and Digital GEM (Grain Equalization
Management) technologies is Minolta's Dimâge™
Scan Multi II. In addition to introducing
ASF's Digital ROC and Digital GEM technologies
into the Dimâge Scan Multi II, Minolta has
made Digital ROC and Digital GEM available
to its existing Dimâge 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. 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, 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
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® IV ED, Super
Coolscan® 4000 ED and Super Coolscan® 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, mobile phones, plasma
displays, TFT screens, projectors, wireless
communications, 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 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, 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) 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 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 Digital ICE, ASF's portfolio
of technologies includes Digital ROC™ (Reconstruction
Of Color), which restores the color quality
of film or prints; Digital GEM™ (Grain Equalization
Management), which reduces film graininess
to greatly enhance the visual impact of resulting
scanned images; and Digital ICE3™
suite, a combination of these three film applications.
ASF is also the innovator in digital dry film
processing, with its environmentally friendly
Digital PIC™ (Process & Image Capture) technology.
Digital PIC develops exposed film directly
into a high resolution RGB digital format
file in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended
Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™) 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.
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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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