1?the scan image enhancer automatically adjusts hue to produce images with clear contrast
2?digital ice detects, analyzes, and automatically compensates for scratches and dust
3?digital roc digitally restores for faded colors in old fi lm
4?digital gem automatically corrects for fi lm grain, smoothing pictures taken with high-speed film
5?digital dee reveals details in shadows of backlit and underexposed shots and increases contrast in "washed-out"?areas of highlights to produce natural-looking exposure

the majority of illustrations showing the scanner interface are taken from windows xp professional. where operations in the two operating systems differ, illustrations from mac os x are also used.

in this manual, the super coolscan 5000 ed is sometimes referred to as the 5000 ed. windows xp home edition and windows xp professional are jointly referred to as windows xp, windows millennium edition as windows me, and windows 98 second edition as windows 98 se.

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