It scans color transparencies in one pass with detail rendering and color quality normally associated with drum scanning, Eskofot says, but with the ease and speed of flatbed technology. The Dmax is 3.6. Unlike most flatbed color CCD scanners, it scans multiple originals mounted anywhere within the scanning area at full resolution, rather than achieving full resolution only in the center of the scanning table. One of the scanner's most impressive specifications is its speed. According to Eskofot, it can perform between 30 and 35 scans per hour.
Commercial availability is scheduled for the third quarter.
Eskofot used the occasion to demonstrate its full range of scanners and imaging engines, which include film and plate recorders. Several of them had been introduced at Drupa last year, when Eskofot seemed to come out of the shadows and begin to play a more visible role in the industry. Hence, although some of its products have enjoyed large shares of their markets, the public knew them by the names of their AM International, Gestetner, Kodak, Rotaprint, Scitex, 3M and Agfa partners. It started with the EskoScan 2540, a flatbed monochrome and color scanner used widely in the newspaper market and some repro houses, where its quality and productivity are in demand. One common application is newspaper advertising material received as color separations.