Capturing An Image

As with digital cameras, the specifications tell only part of the scanner's performance story. Such less-quantifiable aspects as interpolation software and scanning technique are achieving drum-like results.

For example, the EverSmart line of scanners by CreoScitex employs XY stitching techniques. "To scan a 4x5˝ or 8x10˝ original at high resolutions is nearly impossible. With XY Stitch, [the scanner can] look at the original in strips and our software assembles that image into one file. We can do it on small or large originals, which is what allows us to compare it to drum scanning," Gillooly explains.