Creo CCD Flatbed Scans

If you want to do a job well, it helps to have the right tool. Our Creo iQsmart3 flatbed scanner is a very versatile tool that allows you to meet a variety of photographic needs. It is capable of incredible quality, with a maximum optical resolution of 5500 dpi, a maximum density of 4.1, and a density range of 3.9.

But its most exciting abilities are the result of its flatbed design. Since original artwork doesn’t need to be wrapped around a drum, it can scan anything that can be placed on its flatbed. That includes slides, color negatives, B&W negatives, historic glass plates, and nitrate negatives. It can also scan prints and non-photographic work like watercolors and other artwork. And it can handle originals up to 12x18 inches in size.

Another way it differs from our Tango Drum Scanner is that wet mounting is optional with the Creo. While wet mounting always increases quality when scanning film originals, it is very time consuming, which adds to the cost of the scan. It is also not practical for some originals, such as glass plates and old nitrate negatives.

West Coast Imaging offers two unique Creo CCD scan services, allowing us meet different needs:

Premium Creo Scans
Premium CCD Scans are made with the same attention-to-detail we give our drum scans. They are geared to the needs of fine artists. Individual decisions are carefully made for each original. Film originals are carefully cleaned to minimize dust, and then are wet mounted with KAMI fluid (when appropriate) for optimum color and density. Flat artwork does not require cleaning or wet mounting to be scanned. Quality is geared to fine art photographic quality printing.

Stock Photography and Photo Collection Scans
Stock Photography and Photo Collection Scans are made to meet the needs of stock photographers, museums, historical societies, and other institutions who need to scan large quantities of film and prints. These scans do not use the wet mounting process. As a result, labor is significantly reduced, which reduces the cost, and allows us to make many more scans per hour.

These scans are made for the needs of offset reproduction on printing presses, online display of photographic collections, and the print needs of institutional collections. Quality is similar what you would receive from a standard prepress house.

Primary Applications for Creo iSmart 3:

• Color negatives
  
• Glass plate negatives and positives
  
• Nitrate negatives
  
• Dry mounted prints and other mounted original art
  
• Large Photo Collections
  
• B&W Negatives