Metis DRS 1500 DCS scanner was first revealed in 2019 at Interzum, the world’s leading trade fair for furniture production & interior design and later at the international Ligna forestry & woodworking trade show. The unique Metis DRS 1500 DCS middle format scanner can generate incomparable image quality in terms of true optical resolution, sharpness, lack of aberrations and/or noise in the images, geometric accuracy, colour fidelity and consistency of performance over the whole surface / acquisition area and time duration.
Specifications | Description |
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Max. Scan Format | 150 cm x 91 cm (extend to larger size thanks to the Scan Merge tool that allows for perfect & automatic stitching of different scans / acquisitions) |
Max. Thickness | ~ 20 cm |
Optical Resolution | Up to 800 ppi (software adjustable from 200 ppi to 1600 ppi) |
Image Sensor | 16K CMOS, trilinear, High Dynamic Range, low noise, high colour fidelity |
Image Processing | 16 bit per channel (3 x 16 bit) independently from selected output format |
Scan / Acquisition Modes | Scan, SuperScan, Direct SuperScan, DOF+ (various combinations are also possible) |
Image Save Formats | Metis MDC, Standard TIFF (Color: 48 bit or 24 bit; Grayscale: 16 bit or 8 bit), JPEG and other formats are also available in normal scan mode |
Auto-Focus | Camera lens & table are vertically motorized and automatically adjusted by the software depending on selected resolution & original thickness |
Lighting Schematics | 4 light sources with variable distance Thousands of different light schematics can be obtained through dimming & light distance setting (fully automated & software controlled) |
Light Source Type | High CRI LEDs (Ra Typical = 93), IR / UV free |
Exclusive Software | Metis Scan Director software Metis Light Inspector software Metis Color Profiler software All software runs natively at 64 bit on Windows 10 64 bit Professional edition |
Holding Table | ~ 164 cm x 105 cm, can hold up to 100 kg, vertically motorized (software controlled), integrated pressure sensors |
Metis Vacuum Table | Optional |
Metis Lighting Grids Kit | Optional (2 grids) |
Scanner Sizes | ~ 235 cm width x ~185 cm depth x ~222 cm height (max) |
Download the complete specifications of the Metis DRS 1500 DCS Middle Format Scanner for Industrial & Decor Applications here.
A Large Format version of the Metis DRS DCS industrial scanner is also available. For more information, click here.

Key Features of the Metis DRS 1500 DCS Surface Scanner
- Specially designed for industrial & decor markets
- Newest scanline with 16K resolution, high-fidelity colour & low noise
- Exclusive, patented DC SynchroLight technology
- Scan format: 150 x 91 cm (extendable with Scan Merge tool)
- Optical resolution up to 800 ppi (with software, up to 1600 ppi)
- Scans materials up to 20 cm thick, up to 100 kg with holding table
- Sophisticated software: Scan Director, Light Inspector, Color Profiler
Exclusive Metis Software
- Metis Scan Director Software: integrates all tools required to simply and effectively drive the scanner and always capture optimal data; it also directly integrates the Metis Light Inspector and Metis Color Profiler software, providing a very smooth workflow
- Metis Light Inspector Software: directly integrated into the scanning software, it provides extended features, such as light & visual appearance post-processing, 3D Depth MAP generation, Glossiness MAP, Normal MAP, Automatic Stitching tools & much more
- Metis Color Profiler Software: it perfectly & automatically handles scanner colour accuracy with many extensive tools for calibrating, profiling, converting, validating colours and ICC profiles; it provides full ICC support from scanning to visualization and from visualization to exported data
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