Digitizing Books for Cultural Heritage | Phase One

We follow Peter Siegel, Eric Philcox and Don Williams while using the the book capture station.

In order to protect our history cultural institutions as well as content and service providers have the task of digitizing collections that are broad and varied.

Meeting image quality standards is essential for the digitization of these rare and precious materials so that the finest details can always be examined now and in the future.

One of the largest industry problems is that acquisition outpace digitization capacities and there is a growing need for rapid capture solutions that can alleviate this issue.

One of the major challenges is to establish a workflow that utilizes appropriate hardware and is suitable for material safety in efficient digitization while also providing the highest image quality and rapid capture rates for varied collection types.

The market needs industrial great solutions that will meet these requirements while also being reliable, consistent, durable, and flexible as well as ergonomic for the operator.

"The Phase One iXR camera with the IQ180 back is a very nice industrial technical camera. It's a mirror less system to reduce vibration. What is also nice about this camera is that it allows you to control the focus of the lens through software", says Peter Siegel from Digital Transitions.

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