The enhanced Qidenus Mastered Book Scanner powered by iGuana is a semi-automatic book scanner designed for high-quality, high-volume book scanning. It is a perfect choice for customers with serious workloads (such as service bureaus) looking for an affordable book scanner that effectively combines top quality with high performance. This highly reliable and efficient book scanner is unique on the market and is the most versatile model in the Qidenus portfolio. If you wish to see the Qidenus Mastered Book Scanner in action, you are welcome to request a demo and visit our showroom at iGuana HQ in Zaventem, Belgium.

Key Features & Benefits of Qidenus Mastered Book Scanner

The new Qidenus Mastered Book Scanner offers unmatched scanning speed, quality and consistency. Qidenus Mastered Book Scanner can scan virtually any type of book up to 160 mm thick (including fragile originals). It comes in A1, A2, A2+ and A3+ sizes and can digitize up to 1.500 pages / hour. It is FADGI & Metamorfoze compliant and produces images of archival quality. The book scanner’s semi-automatic mode allows operators to scan at a fast, constant speed with minimal effort and switch to manual when processing fragile originals. In addition, Qidenus Mastered Book Scanner features a V-shaped, self-centering book cradle, motorized glass plate, 2 uniquely positioned high-end cameras with latest CMOS sensors, and specially designed lighting system (no UV / IR) in compliance with museum standards. This book scanner is fast and highly performant, yet extremely easy to use and affordable.

Capturing System: 2 High-end Cameras

  • High true optical resolution per camera per page
  • Cameras instead of line CCDs (which have to move over a page) = much faster scan speeds (speed of one click) & better image quality / less “noise” since sensors do not move
  • No need to split pages, which is in contrast with book scanners that capture only one image of an open book
  • Compact system: 2 cameras instead of 1 = reduced distance between the camera and the book, hence reduced dimensions of the scanner
  • Compatible with new/future camera systems: you can easily replace existing cameras with newer ones with higher resolution

V-shaped Cradle & Glass Plate

  • Scan both in V-shape and with glass plate
  • Self-centering V-shaped book cradle with a gentle 80° opening angle
  • V-shape ensures that books (even old, precious & fragile) are not damaged because they do not have to be stretched open (in contrast with scanners with wide opening angles e.g. 180°)
  • Glass plate with pressure control: pages are perfectly flattened during scanning & page curve is minimal or non-existent, hence no need to alter the original image with page curve correction software, etc.

Semi-automatic Operating Mode

  • Ideal for scanning projects that involve books of different shapes & sizes: semi-automatic mode = much faster processing for “mixed jobs” than full-auto which is most effective for scanning originals of similar size in one job
  • Great for scanning old and/or fragile books: operators can easily swith to manual mode with a push of a button to process originals that require a human touch
  • Automated glass plate saves operators a lot of time: no need for operators to manually adjust the glass plate, relieving them of time-intensive & tiring work
  • Automatic hand detection: as soon as the operator’s hand turns the page & moves away, the glass plate comes down, pages are scanned, glass plate moves up (no need to press any buttons or adjust manually)

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