Atiz

 
 
The Evolution of Scanners

We’ve come a long way from flatbed and planetary scanners.

Thanks to advances in digital cameras, today the v-shaped book scanners from Atiz are empowering libraries around the world to scan millions of books.
       
Scanner     
 
 
Flatbed scanner
 
 
 
Planetary scanner
 
 
 
V-shaped book scanner
 
Book placement     
 
Face down on 180° plane
 
 
Face up on 180° plane
 
 
Face up on V cradle
 
Image capture tech     
Linear sensor captures
one line at a time
 
1 sensor captures
spread pages
 
2 sensors individually capture a true
left page and a true right page
 
Book centering     
 
Book must be correctly
positioned for every scan
 
 
Book binding creeps from left
to right as pages are turned
resulting in margin crawl
 
 
Book binding is centered
throughout scanning
Further handling not required
 
Flattener     
 
 
Stress on bindings
 
 
 
Fingers holding the
pages from flapping
 
 
 
V-glass gently
engages the pages
 
Capture method     
 
Manual capture
Button at every scan
 
 
Manual capture
Button or foot pedal every scan
 
 
Automatic capture
Timer and automatic sensor
 
Results     
     
 
Curved text lines
Mess near the binding
 
 
Curved text lines
Requires software fix
 
 
Straight text lines
Natively curvature-free