Film bridge for digital film scanning system

A film bridge for a film scanning system, comprising:

• a first film roller positioned substantially orthogonally to a film travel direction and having a film facing surface to support photographic film moving relative to the film bridge;
• a second film roller positioned substantially orthogonally to the film travel direction and having a film facing surface to support photographic film moving relative to the film bridge, wherein the first and second film rollers are spaced in the film travel direction so as to define an opening between the rollers for applying radiation to film traveling over the film facing surfaces of the rollers;
• and
• a mounting assembly supporting the film rollers.

A digital film processing system, comprising:

• a source configured to apply radiation to developing film;
• a sensor configured to sense radiation from developing film;
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• a film bridge configured to support developing film without contacting the sprocket holes of the developing film, as the source applies radiation to developing film.

A film bridge for a film scanning system, comprising:

• a first bridge member having a film facing surface to support photographic film moving relative to the bridge;
• a second bridge member having a film facing surface to support photographic film moving relative to the bridge, wherein the bridge members are spaced so as to define an opening between the bridge members for passing radiation through film traveling relative to the film facing surfaces;
• wherein the bridge members are connected near their ends such that the opening has a defined length;
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• wherein the length of the opening is less than the width between the sprocket holes of the film to be scanned.