A system for scanning film image frames containing both an image and recorded information optically imprinted on the image by a camera and reproducing the image with enhanced text reproduction. In print or Photo CD image reproductions, the text appears outside the reproduced image or is enhanced within the reproduced image for better readability. Recorded information is detected in the lateral and longitudinal stripe regions of the film image frame where such information is typically exposed by a camera having the capability is analyzed for its characteristic color hue and pattern. When present, the recorded characters or code patterns are recognized or decoded into ASCII code and formatted for printing or writing to Photo CD to appear as enhanced font text. In a full frame operating mode, an ID code of the data bits corresponding to the characters or code is generated for use in a re-touching algorithm to fill in the data bits so that the full image frame may be printed or recorded to Photo CD. In other variations, the characters may be enhanced to appear in the reproduced image. In a cropped frame operating mode, the data sub-set containing the recorded information may be discarded and only a cropped image reproduced with the text. In all cases, certain of the recorded information may be recognized as exposure data written by the camera that is employed to classify and color correct the reproduced image and may or may not be reproduced as text.