Patent ID: 7508556

Claim:
A method for using a film holder with a 4,000-dpi optical-resolution scanner comprising the steps of: preparing and cleaning a film holder, the film holder comprising a frame having an upper surface, an interior portion and a thickness, wherein the upper surface has four side edges such that a first two opposing side edges each have an inner, a central and an outermost ridge, wherein the three ridges form two channels on either side of the central ridge, and a ledge outside the outermost ridge, and a second two opposing side edges each have tracks comprising a centrally located recessed groove that runs the length of the second two opposing side edges, a seat integrally formed to the interior portion of the frame such that the seat extends toward a center of the holder, the seat having a thickness substantially less than the thickness of the frame, and a central support adhered on top of the seat, adding drops of a mounting fluid on the central support, placing a film on top of the mounting fluid, adding drops of the mounting fluid on top of the film, placing a strip of optical acetate on the film, removing any air bubbles from the film, and placing the film holder in the 4,000-dpi optical-resolution scanner.