Art scans
Watercolours, drawings, collages, framed works and textured paintings are digitised without direct contact with the surface.
- Texture-faithful capture
- Suitable for framed or raised originals
- Colour-calibrated workflow
High-end digitisation since 1999
HQS High Quality Scanning
Contactless large-format scanning for artworks, archival material and delicate originals. In Berlin-Pankow we routinely digitise objects up to 150 x 100 cm and up to 20 cm high with controlled lighting and colour-calibrated technology.
- 150 x 100 cm standard original size
- 20 cm maximum original height
- contactless for fragile and textured objects
- Cruse CS 185ST-VR1100 Synchron Table Scanner
Services
Careful digitisation for demanding originals
HQS works for artists, galleries, archives, libraries, collections and companies that need precise digital reproductions.
Archival scans
Historical books, plans, certificates and fragile paper objects can be captured with low light exposure and even illumination.
- For conservation-sensitive collections
- Low-distortion capture across the surface
- File delivery by agreement
Objects and materials
Flat objects with relief, material samples and sensitive surfaces also benefit from the stationary overhead scanner.
- Up to 20 cm object height
- Even LED illumination
- Personal coordination on site
Process
A clear process, carefully handled
Enquiry
You describe the format, material, condition and intended use of the digital file.
Coordination
We clarify handling, resolution, colour profile and file format before digitisation.
Capture
The original is positioned contactlessly and captured with controlled lighting.
Delivery
You receive the agreed files for archiving, publication, documentation or further processing.
Technology
Cruse CS 185ST-VR1100 Synchron Table Scanner
The stationary overhead scanner is designed for contactless, precise and texture-faithful digitisation. Even illumination and finely controlled mechanical guidance support stable capture quality across the full scan path.
| Standard original size | up to 150 x 100 cm, maximum height 20 cm |
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| Larger originals | In suitable individual cases, formats up to 320 x 140 cm may be possible, depending on the characteristics of the original and subject to prior assessment. |
| Scan method | overhead scanner, contactless |
| Sensor | 14,200 pixel trilinear RGB line sensor by Kodak |
| Light | LED panel with controllable illumination |
| Optical resolution | up to 1,000 ppi |
| Colour depth | up to 48-bit colour, 8-bit greyscale |
| File output | uncompressed TIFF with embedded scanner colour profile |
| File sizes | up to more than 3 GB |
| Device dimensions | 330 x 170 cm, height 245 cm |
Examples
From art, archives and material collections
Selected full views and detail crops show how precisely fine lettering, surfaces and paint application are captured.
Contact
Contact and appointments
For questions about format, material, condition or file output, contact us by email, phone or WhatsApp.
- Address
- Uhlandstraße 23
13156 Berlin, Germany
Pankow-Niederschönhausen - Visiting hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm
Visits by appointment only. - Phone and WhatsApp
- +49 30 2949 1958
- Public transport
- From S+U Pankow, take tram M1 towards Rosenthal Nord to Friedrich-Engels-Str./Eichenstr.