Development of 'eComicScreen ReM', High-Speed and High-Precision Screen Tone Removal Technology

Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President: Teruomi Ohashi) has developed 'eComicScreen ReM,' a technology that utilizes advanced image processing to automatically remove screen tones from manga manuscripts. By eliminating screen tones without damaging the artist's line art, the tool aims to contribute to the colorization of classic works for the expanding digital comic market. Conventionally, removing screen tones from printed monochrome manuscripts was a labor-intensive and costly task. Leveraging its AI technology from the 'eComic' series, Kyodo Printing created this tool to instantly identify and remove screen tones with high precision. It enables batch processing of entire volumes in seconds, significantly saving time for creative colorization tasks.