Great precision and details with reprographic scanners

A repro scanner, short for reproduction or reprographic scanner, is a high-resolution scanner used primarily in the printing, publishing, and graphic arts industries. Its main purpose is to digitize images, artworks, or documents with great precision and detail.

Reprographic scanners are essential for producing high-quality digital copies of analog images or documents, which can then be used for various purposes such as printing, digital archiving, or further digital changes.

Reprographic scanners HD Apeiron/42, HD Ultra X, IQ FLEX

Key features of a high-end reprographic scanner

High resolution

Reprographic scanners typically offer very high-resolution scanning capabilities to capture fine details.

Color accuracy

Reprographic scanners provide excellent color accuracy and consistency, crucial for tasks that require precise color reproduction, such as printing.

Large format scanning

Many reprographic scanners can handle large format documents, making them suitable for scanning posters, blueprints, large artworks, and similar items.

Enhanced detail capture

They are designed to capture subtle details and nuances in images, including textures, tones, and gradients, which are essential for high-quality reproductions.

Professional software integration

These scanners often come with advanced scanning software that offers extensive control over the scanning process, including color correction, resolution settings, and image enhancement features.

Speed, efficiency – and high image quality

With roll-fed large format CCD scanners, the focus is productivity and efficiency. However, if your originals are thick, fragile or otherwise extremely valuable, the demand for secure scanning is high and can be met with a contact-free art scanner.

Both types of scanners deliver extreme high resolution and efficient workflows and handling.

Reprographic scanners

“The prints that I can create from those scans is what people get blown away by.”

– Colin Treado
Owner and president,
American Reprographics, Inc.

Reprographic scanners quote from Colin Treado, American Reprographics, Inc.

CASE STUDY

A reprographic scanner needs a user-friendly interface

Your reprographic scanning software should have an intuitive user interface that simplifies the scanning process. Even users with minimal technical knowledge should be able to operate them efficiently.

Go with a software with straightforward controls and easy-to-learn workflow.

Reprographic scanners' software Nextimage Apeiron 3D surface effect blue-yellow painting

Professional scanning software

Nextimage software for large format roll-fed scanners

Dedicated software for art scanner

Nextimage Apeiron software for HD Apeiron/42 contact-free scanner

What is the difference between copying and scan-and-print?

The difference is in the workflow. When you copy an original, it is done in one step. Meaning that you scan your original and choose how to print it directly on your scanner. A copy feature is available in our Nextimage Repro software specialized for Reprographics.

With scan-and-print it’s a two-step process where you first scan, and then select the print function. With a reprographic scanner and dedicated software, your digital outputs are just as impressive as the originals.

The importance of matching your printer with your scanner

A professional reprographic scanner’s software includes a closed loop calibration (CLC) wizard which creates a perfect match between the scanner and a large format printer.

Closed loop calibration (CLC) for Reprographic scanners

See how CLC works

By making a unique CLC media profile you ensure that your printer output is aligned with your scanner input. This will create the best possible color matched copy of your original.

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