Create a digital archive of your film photos with our extensive line of film and flatbed scanners.

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Product Description

The world's first one-step photo restoration flatbed scanner has arrived! In just one step, the ScanMaker 6800, with Digital ICE for Photo Prints built into the hardware and software, corrects most scratches and cracks commonly found on photo print surfaces, while also removing dust and lint. In addition, the ScanMaker 6800 offers high 4800 x 2400 dpi resolution, 48-bit color depth, FireWire and Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) interfaces, plus an integrated 4" x 5" transparency adapter.

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Product Details

• Brand: Microtek
• Model: i900
• Released on: 2004-06-04
• Dimensions: 21.00" h x 11.00" w x 27.00" l, 10.00 pounds

Features

• 6,400 x 3,200 dpi optical resolution
• 48-bit color depth, 16-bit grayscale; 4.2 optical density
• ColoRescue technology restores faded photos and film
• Batch templates for 35mm slides, strips, 6-by-9-cm, and 4-by-5-inch media
• USB 2.0 and FireWire IEEE1394 connectivity; PC and Mac compatible

From the Manufacturer
Professionals seek perfection. Now Microtek has the perfect scanner for them: the ScanMaker i900. Designers and photographers alike will appreciate the depth and clarity of its 4.2 maximum optical density and generous 8.5-by-14-inch reflective scan area. Batch scanning is a snap with SnapTrans templates for multi-format film scanning. And only Microtek gives you Emulsion Direct Imaging Technology (E.D.I.T.) for distortion-free glassless film scanning.

Taking productivity to the next level, the ScanMaker i900 delivers automatic photo reconstruction and restoration. DIGITAL ICE Photo Print Technology, built into the hardware, eliminates even severe surface damage from prints as you scan. Accurate one-step color restoration quickly transforms faded photos and film to their original colors. The ScanMaker i900 is the only true photo reconstruction and restoration solution for professionals. Look beyond, at the ScanMaker i900 for superb image quality, speed and exceptional productivity performance.

The ScanMaker i900 offers reconstruction beyond photo restoration. Automatically reconstruct photos with creases, cracks rips, tears, and more. ColoRescue restores faded photos and film to their original brilliance as you scan. Achieve professional photo restoration results in a fraction of the time.

The ScanMaker i900 is a productivity giant. Workflow efficiency improves the bottom line. SnapTrans film templates for easy batch scanning of 35mm slides, strips, 6cm by 9cm, and 4-by-5-inch film. Enjoy incomparable quality, with professional features.

Features:

• 4.2 max optical density for stunning image depth
• 6,400 x 3,200 dpi optical resolution
• Exclusive dual-platen design with legal size flatbed and 8-by-10-inch bay for glassless film

Software:

• LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast Ai 6 (PC/Mac)
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 (PC/Mac)
• Adobe Photoshop Album SE version (PC)
• Microtek ScanWizard Pro (PC/Mac)
• Microtek Scan, Copy, Email, OCR, Scan-to-Web utilities (PC/Mac)
• Microtek LANShare: LAN scanner sharing utility (PC)
• ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR (PC/Mac)
• Kodak Digital Science Color Management (PC/Mac)
• Ulead Photo Explorer (PC/Mac)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader (PC/Mac)

What's in the Box
ScanMaker i900 scanner, SnapTrans film templates for 35mm slide, 35mm filmstrip, 4-by-5-inch film, 6-by-9-cm film, glass film tray, FireWire card (PC), 6-pin FireWire cable, Hi-Speed USB cable, power cord, software CD-ROM(s)

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Customer Reviews

Delighted
I selected this product because I needed a new scanner and wanted one that could scan my large collection of 35mm slides as well as prints and documents. I have scanned a couple of dozen slides so far and am very pleased with the results. The color is true and the resolution allows for good detail. The software includes Adobe Photoshop Elements, which I had not used before, but I'm finding it easy to pick up. I'm using that to erase the small bits of dust that my pre-cleaning did not completely remove. I would recommend this product for anyone needing to digitize a large number of slides.

Best scanner I've had!
I bought the i900 because I wanted a scanner that would do slides & negatives besides normal reflective scans. I have an old Scanmaker E6 that is still working great, so I decided on the i900 because it was cheaper than most film scanners and could do more than just film. I considered the i800 but decided against it as it seemed not to be as heavy duty with a cheaper, lighter construction and using a brick power supply rather than an internal supply like the i900. Anyway, at first I was frustrated because trying to scan negatives using ScanWizard was not working. I kept getting images that looked more like a brightly colored mosaic than anything. Finally, just when I was ready to give up, I loaded the supplied SilverFast Ai program and tried scanning negatives with it, and they came out beautifully! (I had ScanWizard's settings correctly set for negative scanning, but something isn't working right in that program; also couldn't get Microtek's website at all; seems to be off-line for the past couple of weeks, but I'm not too concerned since SilverFast works!)

This scanner does a wonderful job scanning negatives; I didn't believe how it could turn those orange-tinted negatives into normal photos. Normal reflective scans are just as good and the scanner is significantly faster than my old E6. This is by far the best scanner I've seen; my next project is to find some of my old slides and see what kind of job it will do with them. I suspect it'll be as great as the negative scans! At the discount prices you can get this scanner for, it is certainly worth considering!

Spend about $250 for a far superior scanner
I'm a Mac user so software problems might be different then PC. I bought this scanner in 2006. I'll tell you what you will be in for now and a year and more from now.

The firewire quit functioning on the first one I got so I sent it back under warranty. The firewire quit working about a week after the warranty expired on the second and I was told I could have the scanner replaced with a refurbished one for $250. Believe me the scanner isn't worth it.

The software that comes with it makes you think the scanner is faster then it when using their ScanWizard software. I scanned a 5x7 inch photo at 4800dpi and it took about 3 minutes. Sounds great but the the scans are fuzzy, out of focus. It's like scanning at 72dpi and increasing the resolution to 4800dpi.The file size reflected this too at over 100mb of space. You can boost all the settings and get a half way decent scan but then your back to a very slow scan which sub-par to the SilverFast software they also luckily send with the scanner. SilverFast is a much better program in all repects. I didn't even install their software after reinstalling my system. SilverFast is all you need on a Mac. Besides they boost optical density as 4.2. Optical density, at it's best is only 4. How can this one be 4.2?

Color and density is about medium quality. Luckily I have Photoshop to fix color problems but I can't make the density they say I should have..

I had the same guy more then once also when calling customer service, like previously noted in an earlier review. Probably the same guy. I needed updated calibration data because their charts didn't match the data that came with the scanner. They said they would email it and never did. So I called back and they told me to go to Kodaks website and after about an hour of searching I finally found the data files I needed. Now I don't even calibrate. I don't even think the calibration capability works.

I often have to scan old photos in more then one direction. I found out that scans are out of proportion. I scanned a photo in all four directions. It took me about three hours to align them.

Now the scanner doesn't scan in grayscale. I usually scan in color anyway for editing but it just goes to show the quality of thiis terrible scanner. I will never buy anything Microtek again and I told them that. I feel like I have wasted $465 because I know I need to buy a truer scanner.