Re: Roundshot Scanning

[Lance Bledsoe <lwb@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yea, right -- it costs $15,000!  Get serious...



At 01:08 PM 8/18/00 -0400, you wrote:
>The Imacon Precision II scanner will accommodate film lengths of up to 225 mm
>(a bit over 8 3/4")
>
>At a width of 24mm the scanner offers 5760 ppi optical, and at a width of up
>to 60mm you can obtain 3200 ppi optical.  You may also scan a 4" wide by 8+
>inches at 1800 ppi.
>
>Scans are either 8 bit per channel RGB, (24 bit) or 16 bit per channel RGB
>(48 bit) or 8 bit per channel CMYK (32 bit) files, as well as 8 bit or 16 bit
>gray scale or line art.
>
>The Imacon scanners offer a 3.9 dynamic range (4.1 dmax) and are well suited
>to transparencies, color negative materials, black and white, and reflection
>copy.
>
>The scanners have a unique film handling capability where the film is placed
>into a flexible magnetic carrier and wrapped around an internal drum as the
>scan progresses.  This allows for extreme film flatness and also allows a
>film to lens to CCD array path with no intermediate surfaces that require
>cleaning, or that may contribute to loss of contrast and resolution.  The
>path is unobstructed and there is no need to gel or oil mount the originals.
>
>For additional information you might like to visit their website at www.imacon
>-usa.com
>
>Everett

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