SCANNING METHODS: We use flat-bed and drum scanners depending on the originals, the budget and the requirements of your project. For reflective art, such as photographs, historical materials and graphics, we used the Fuji Lanovia C-550's. The Lanovia's capabilities are ideally suited for archival content, even limited 3D applications, and is economical compared to drum scanning.

"Our goal is to achieve true "Legacy" level capture" for historical images", says Bennett Hall, founder and President of BIG. "This technology", says Hall, "dovetails with our strategy of helping enterprise clients capitalize on media assets strategic to their organizations for unlimited cross-media applications — display, print, web, and broadcast. A 'scan-once, output-many' solution is enabled by this process."

In the case of transparencies and negative film materials when high-resolution output is anticipated, a drum scanner is used. This provides superior images capture as it record each individual film grain at variable resolutions down to 3 microns and has an extended density range.

About the Lanovia
With the Lanovia, Business Image Group now offers the best possible scanning for valuable originals and photographs. With historical artifacts and photography, there is no better scanning device available to handle these irreplaceable originals.

The Lanovia features the ability to scan large originals up to 13.75 x 18.5", and with stitching, originals up to 26 x 72" can be scanned. The Lanovia has a true optical resolution of 5000 dpi, making it capable of capturing all the visual information in even small originals such as 35mm slides. It also incoporates technology that allows it to capture three-dimensional objects in sharp focus up to 11mm thick, making it capable of scanning unmounted fabric, medals, or non-flat originals that cannot be pressed flat on the bed. This is especially important for rare documents and artifacts, whose handling must be conducted with the ultimate care.

We look forward to making this new technology available to companies who want to transition their physical media assets to high-quality Legacy digital media and enable cross-media output capability.
(see examples of our projects:
Cal Rowing, US District Courts, Washington Hospital).

5000dpi maximum true optical resolution

The Lanovia features x-y technology that enables an incredible 5000 dpi resolution anywhere and throughout the entire flat bed. 5000 dpi will capture all visual information, even high resolution originals, without any kind of content loss.

5000dpi is the true resolution of the scanner, not to be confused with interpolated or enhanced scanning resolutions which are generally 2 to 3 times the optical resolution.


Exceptional dynamic range of 3.9

The dynamic range (ability of the scanner to capture detail) affects the quality of the scanned image, more that the resolution. The higher the dynamic range, the more a scanner can record the differences between two closely matched colours.

The Lanovia's extended tonal range and software tools can restore and capture information from even the most deteriorated originals or from highly dense glass plate negatives. Many such negatives were previously impossible to print through the conventional photographic processes still available

3-Dimensional Originals - unique capability of Lanovia

Due to its 3D focusing capability, scans may be performed up to a depth of 11mm. This allows it to capture all the information in rare artifacts such as as medals, plates, coins, fabric and tapestries, or objects that are not possible to lay flat such as rare books and parchments.

Batch Capability

The Lanovia can scan up to forty 35mm transparencies in one job run, enabling efficiency and quality. This makes it economical to digitally convert large slide libraries.

• Digitising to 16 bits per colour gives exceptionally smooth results.

• Cast alloy base, precision engineered leadscrew drives, and total quality manufacturing ensure durability and precision of scanning mechanisms

• Built-in light table makes identification and positioning of transparencies easier and quicker

• Fixed platen and enclosed optics help avoid contamination from airborne particles

• Comprehensive default settings and simple luminance, chrominance and hue (LCH) editing

• Full range of expert editing tools give complete control of tone, colour, image sharpness (USM) and print specific parameters

• Supports broad range of file formats for total compatibility

• Images may be edited in LCH, RGB or CMYK