oXYgen archiving and printing workflow (zip format 280 KB; sit format 853 KB)

Quality of the original and the scan = quality of the print

There is a basic rule in digital imaging: the best print quality that you can achieve on your output device, regardless of resolution, color fidelity, and image enhancement capabilities, depends on the original image and the quality of the scan.

Kodak offers a range of high-quality scanners, allowing you to choose the right price/performance combination for your workflow and color reproduction needs. KODAK IQSMART and KODAK EVERSMART Scanners fill the niche in the photograph enlargement market where customers require large images and demand the same color fidelity and sharpness of detail as in the original image. Kodak provides photographers and their customers with a solution that complements and increases the quality of fine, high-resolution, wide-format prints.

Market trends = revenue opportunity

The market has undergone digitization through digital photography, RGB printers, high-resolution, wide-format inkjet printers, and imaging technology. Wide-format output is clearly a rapid growth area, boasting one of the highest profit margins.

Fact: As the photographic world moves toward digital, more photographers and image archives (like museums and institutions) want a productive, high-quality solution to digitize their image collections. This trend creates a key business opportunity. Through scanning, archiving/storage, Web publishing, and digital asset management services, you can create digital image archives designed for repurposing in the future.

Advanced technologies = scanner of choice

By combining two separate technologies in our scanners: XY Stitch and digital transparency, we create optimum digital archives from original art. Major customers are using this solution today, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Corbis, the Smithsonian Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, and many renowned publications.

For more information on scanning for wide format, please e-mail us.