High-Resolution
Scanning for Fine Art, Photographs and Transparencies
1)
Direct Scans
The
direct digital photographic process using
a state-of-the-art high-resolution scan back
is the method we now recommend for virtually
all digital capture needs. One exception:
very small images under 8 x 10" may be
scanned via flat bed.
Due
to recent advancements in digital scan technology
for wide format cameras, this process is the
most easily controlled and cost-efficient.
While lighting and shooting skills are always
key, this process is capable of producing
the highest-quality printed images. |
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Our scan back of choice is the PhaseOne, designed
for digitizing art originals, dimensional sculptures,
as well as stretched canveses and rare documents.
It provides excellent color and reproduction accuracy.
360 megabyte digital capture for artworks up to
10 feet wide results in the highest quality output
in today's digital field.
2)
Scans for photographs, slides, negatives or positive
transparencies
If
you're a photographer or you already have film negatives
or transparencies of your art work, excellent results
can also be achieved by scanning these materials
with high end flat bed or drum scanners. Again this
process may also be required if output needs to
be extremely large scale.
Archiving
your portfolio
Direct
digital capture is now the preferred way to archive
original images. For galleries and museums, digital
capture is the most permanent solution for archiving
assets. Unlike traditional film archiving, digitization
is not susceptible to degradation due to elements
such as humidity, fire, or temperature fluctuation.
It's also less expensive and can provide better
quality than traditional film archiving methodologies.
Providing
your own digital image for a Giclée Print
You
may already have a digital image that you’d
like to print. If so here’s a rule of thumb.
Generally we look for minimum resolution of at least
200 dpi at the size the image is going to be printed.
If you don’t have this minimum with your current
file, we’ll analyze options for you -- including
reducing the format of the finished print or reshooting
or scanning your original to achieve the output
your looking for.
