Cultural Heritage
Solutions Guide
DIVISION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
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“We do not
inherit the earth
from our ancestors.
We borrow it
from our children.”
– Moss Cass
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Contents
Lighting
Introduction
The World of Cultural Heritage
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DT Photon
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Camera Systems
Collection Types
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DT RCam
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Rare books
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Phase One XF Camera System
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Transmissive Materials: Film & Glass Plates
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Flat Material
3D and large 2D objects
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Special Projects & Photogrammetry
Multi-Spectral Imaging
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Digital Backs
Phase One IQ Digital Backs
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Cultural Heritage Solution Partners
Instant Capture vs. Scanning
Speed, Image quality, Standards Compliance
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Versatility, Upgradability, Low Maintenance
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Digital Transitions, USA
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Phase One, DK
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Warranties, Support, and Training
Software
Capture One CH for Cultural Heritage
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DT Component Warranty
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Phase One Component Warranty
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Support and Training
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References
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Material Handling Solutions
DT RG3040
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DT RGC180
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DT BC100
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DT Atom
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DT Film Scanning Solutions
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Contact Us
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Online
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5904 Washington Blvd.
www.dtdch.com
New York, NY 10001
Culver City, CA 90232
info@dtdch.com
212.529.6825
310.986.6640
Jeanne (Spring), Édouard Manet
Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program
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Note: All information in This Solutions
Guide is subject to change,
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Thomas Jefferson Building, Carol Highsmith
Library of Congress
The World of Cultural Heritage
The Cultural Heritage world is diverse, with many different
The history of Cultural Heritage photography is as long
the past for the future is often a race against time, as
needs and challenges. For this reason Digital Transitions
as photography itself. Museums, libraries, and archives
much of the material has a limited lifespan before it is
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Flat Materials
and Phase One offer modular and configurable solutions,
have often had a dedicated photographic studio
gone forever, thus solutions that enable rapid capture are
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Rare books & bound material
for creating photographs of sensitive material, or for
not only necessary but often crucial.
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Transparent material and film scanning
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3D Objects
which can be tailored to all specific needs.
producing paper copies for researchers and scholars,
The need for digitization is rapidly growing, with increasing
protecting the original objects from wear or even
focus on public access, research and preservation of
damage. In years past these studios used film.
Cultural Heritage Collection Types
Common cultural heritage collections include:
Our systems can digitize all of these collections. It
All Cultural Heritage collections are unique and diverse.
can also handle special applications such as spectral
archives are expanding their digitization efforts, with
Changing from analog based film processing to digital
In order to address the diverse nature of collections,
imaging, conservation, and photogrammetry.
exciting possibilities made available by the rapid growth
capture has introduced a completely new range of
Digital Transitions provides systems capable of digitizing
of internet access. The era of preservation-grade mass
applications, and the possibility to share the material
broad ranges of materials while ensuring material safety,
digitization programs is not “coming soon” – it is here.
with a much broader audience than previously, while
preservation-grade image quality and efficient workflow.
information for the future. Many museums, libraries, and
significantly increasing the reproduction quality. Preserving
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Portrait of Joseph Roulin, Vincent van Gogh
Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program
The Madonna of Humility, Unknown Artist
Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program
John Wilkes Booth Diary
US National Archives
Collection Types
Flat Material
Rare Books & Bound Material
Documents, drawings, maps, manuscripts, photos, small
The requirement for lighting such material may be divided
A large part of the Cultural Heritage community works
Using a fixed glass plate with the camera set for
paintings, newspapers, musical scores, letters, post cards,
into two categories:
on digitization of rare and delicate bound materials, such
fixed focus will accelerate the capture process, and
as books. Digitization of books often requires special
photographing both pages at the same time with one or
two cameras will also increase productivity.
and other flat objects in all sizes and shapes.
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Uniform light over the entire surface, with strict
attention to fragile bindings, and will determine how the
This type of work often requires a “set and forget”
color precision requirements. This is often achieved
material can be treated in the digitization process. This
workflow where fixed settings for the camera and software
by including a Object Level Target such as those
fact can sometimes be the limiting factor when looking for
are established so that large numbers of flat objects can be
from Image Science Associates as a reference for
fast capture turnaround.
recorded quickly while maintaining high resolution and
consistent color and tonality.
the correct and exact colors in the future.
2. Directional light may be used to enhance texture
Uniform lighting will typically be the choice of operation
and three dimensionality of the object. This type of
here, and will often be held constant throughout working
The high resolution of the Phase One digital backs allows
work often leaves artistic freedom to the
with this reflective material.
capturing several smaller objects at the same time, thus
photographer, as the choices of light will enhance
increasing speed and efficiency.
certain features, while diminishing others, thus
giving the image an interpreted look or style.
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3D and Large 2D Objects
3D and larger flat objects such as sculptures,
pottery, silverware and paintings, are often
captured from a tripod in the photo studio or in
the gallery and exhibition halls. Lighting is often
selected to suit the object’s character and the
curator’s goals in representing the object.
A variety of different lighting can be used: from
flash/strobe to LED illumination to mixed light or
even natural daylight. Best results are always
obtained by using medium format camera
solutions; either based on an SLR camera, or view
camera with tilt & shift movements.
The fastest workflow uses a professional camera
system such as the Phase One XF, available with
the highest resolution and highest color quality
sensors on the market.
Ansel Adams (After He Got a Contax Camera), 1936
Photograph by Edward Weston; Collection Center for Creative Photography
© 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
Transmissive Material: Film & Glass Plates
Vintage glass plate negatives, medium and large format
physical characteristics of the original base material and
negatives, transparencies, including 35mm mounted slides,
in their subsequent chemical development.
microfilm and all other transparent material.
Traditional scanner solutions work with fixed sizes, such
Uniform illumination of the materials with good color
as 24x36mm, 6x6 or 6x9, thus limiting the versatility of
reproduction is mandatory so that all color information
the equipment substantially. Phase One camera based
may be retrieved during processing, sometimes involving
solutions work with all sizes of originals.
inverting the image from negative to positive.
There is a tremendous speed advantage in the instant
The conversion process can be open to interpretation, as the
medium format capture over scanning, which may speed
base material for the original transparency varies. This is true
up the process by a factor of 400 or more. This speed
especially for the earlier glass plates where the specific
comes as an addition to the increased scan quality and
type of chemicals and processing used is unknown.
conservation handling of the materials.
Two rolls of film may behave very differently, both in the
Veiled Lady, Raffaelo Monti
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Tsistsistas or Lakota Headdress
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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© Witikon
Special Projects & Photogrammetry
Images from The Cornaro Missal, Northern Italy, 1505, the world’s most expensive
illuminated manuscript. Images courtesy R.B. Toth Associates & Equipoise Imaging, LLC
Multi-Spectral Imaging
Many cultural heritage objects are fragile and sensitive, often
3D scanning combined with advanced photogrammetry
Multi-spectral lighting systems, in conjunction with the use of narrow-
due to various types of damage and decay, and are
and image analysis and calculation tools are used for
band optical filters and special image processing can be utilized to
therefore sensitive to human touch and pressure and
measuring and evaluation of damage in historical objects.
retrieve and discover information in materials that have been subject
thus require careful handling. Using high resolution, high
The same technology is used for creating exact replicas of
to damage or decay and that is invisible under normal lighting conditions.
precision cameras and optics allow researchers and
precious sculptures and art work. The high resolution of
This provides invaluable data for the researchers and conservators.
scholars to perform non-invasive investigation and
Phase One cameras and the high quality and precision of
analysis with minimal or no exposure to aggressive light
the optics provide the basis for systems that are several
We offer a number of unique camera solutions capable of capturing
rays or chemicals and bring out data that cannot be
times faster compared to other scanning solutions.
wide-spectrum color, as well as narrow-band achromatic images.
retrieved with traditional imaging techniques.
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Speed
Traditionally, flat objects such as documents and books have
been scanned using flatbed or overhead scanners equipped
with a linear CCD sensor. Some of these devices can produce
high resolution, high quality output; however, scanning a
single page can take as long as 20-30 times more than when
using a single shot, high resolution medium format camera.
Image Quality
When capturing cultural heritage items it is important to
produce and maintain the highest image quality possible,
Instant Capture vs. Scanning
in terms of resolution, sharpness, tonality and color.
Faster. Higher Image Quality.
resolution sensors, Schneider-Kreuznach high precision
Digital Transitions stable copy stands, Phase One’s high
optics, and Capture One’s advanced workflow and
algorithms, enable the collections’ curators, photographers
and technicians to ensure that no detail gets missed and that
their collections are archived to the highest level of quality
for future use and preservation.
Standards Compliance
These solutions are often being tested and successfully pass
the rigor of the top preservation tier of international
standards and guidelines such as FADGI and Metamorfoze.
RAW Workflow
Unlike scanners, the RAW files coming from the Phase One IQ
digital backs contain the RAW data and all the relevant
information necessary for processing and reprocessing,
ensuring a future-proof workflow and a file that can be
used time and again as needed and as software
performance develops and improves.
This also allows batch editing tools such as automatic
cropping and deskewing. Such edits are saved as
non-destructive metadata, meaning applying them to
tens of thousands of images at once takes seconds
instead of hours.
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Versatility
By their nature, scanners are designed for
reproduction of flat objects with fixed lighting and
due to their size, weight and basic design, cannot be
used for very large or odd-shaped 3D material.
In comparison, a camera mounted on a copy stand
can move up down, using different lenses to
accommodate different object sizes. It can also be
mounted on a tripod thus allowing complete
portability and flexibility to digitize almost anything.
Upgradability
With the advancement in technology and
improvements in sensor resolution, optics and
software algorithms, each component of the camera
system can be changed or upgraded to take
advantage of these advances, while keeping the
same basic setup and workflow.
Low Maintenance
Collections often include hundreds, thousands or
even millions of items that need to be digitized and
reproduced consistently and accurately.
The DT Rcam and Phase One XF cameras are both
designed and tested to withstand the toughest
Crossing of the Granicus, Gérard Audran after Charles Le Brun
working conditions and are built with minimal
Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program
number of moving parts and heavy duty leaf
shutters, ensuring long life and low maintenance
intervals. Modular design allows for quick and easy
swapping of components when it is time for service
and the support of Digital Transitions ensures
continuous uptime and fast turnaround.
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Phase One IQ digital back
DT Rcam or Phase One XF Camera
40, 50, 60, 80 or 100 megapixel
with Schneider / Rodenstock lenses
Copy stand solutions
from Digital Transitions
Color Accurate
Lighting
Capture One
Cultural Heritage
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Godey’s Lady’s Book
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Capture One CH for
Cultural Heritage
Built on the renowned Capture One Pro software, the Cultural Heritage (CH)
edition offers a highly specialized feature set designed to support and enhance
cultural heritage workflows. It’s robust set of tools simplify and automate capture,
organization, quality assurance, post-production, and batch processing tasks.
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LAB Color Readout
Enables precise verification of
colors, in LAB (1976 CIE L*a*b*).
Fully compliant with FADGI IV and
Metamorfoze reproduction guidelines.
Export methodologies compatible
with major CH solutions on the
market, such as Golden Thread (TM)
and Adobe Photoshop (TM).
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Capture Resolution Ruler
Allows marking a known length in
inches or centimeters and calculating
the exact capture resolution, so that
the camera-to-subject distance can
be adjusted and the required
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Auto Crop & Auto Deskew
resolution can be reached.
Boosting productivity by automating cropping in post-processing.
Select cropping options for flat art reproduction or books, including
corner or edge alignment with positive or negative padding.
The MultiCrop tool increases productivity when scanning more than
one area of interest. For instance when scanning batches of stamps.
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!CH
A quantum leap in productivity
Capture One CH excels at batch image adjustment, batch quality
assurance, and batch processing. Its industry-leading raw processing
engine allows precise and faithful reproduction, or subjective
enhancement of your images. It provides the powerful toolkit required
to deliver images fine tuned for reproduction, presentation, digital
asset management, archiving, and much more.
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Negative Film Reproduction Tool and Styles
An improved workflow allows batch conversion of negative
transparent material in both black & white and color. Use the exposure
tools in an intuitive way to adjust exposure, contrast and colors, and get
perfect results, ready for print or post processing – without the need to
rescan the original.
A selection of Cultural Heritage styles allow to quickly choose a set of
conversion parameters for different film types.
Ansel Adams (After He Got a Contax Camera), 1936
Photograph by Edward Weston; Collection Center for Creative Photography
© 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
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Batch Crop Manipulator
Increase, decrease, or shift the crop on an
unlimited number of images at once. For instance,
extend the bottom edge of each crop to include
an Object Level Target.
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ICC profiles for Cultural Heritage
Obtain high color accuracy with specialized ICC
profiles optimized for both color precision and three
dimensional gradients at the same time. Available
for common studio light types such as flash, LED
and tungsten as well as for specific types of film.
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CH workspaces
Logical setup of tools customized to optimize CH
workflows during preparation, production and file
storage. They can be used by an admin or an operator
and include the required capture and processing tools
for specific Reflective or Transmissive materials.
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Custom Color Editing
The Cultural Heritage color profiles provide extremely accurate color out of the box. However there
are times where the “accurate” color is not desired. For instance, when placing two objects next to
each other the color of one may bounce into the other. In such cases the Color Editor is a powerful
solution, especially when combined with LAB color readouts and Overlay tools.
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Material Handling Solutions
Safe. Flexible. Fast. Reliable.
DT RG3040
The RG3040 is a modern copy stand built for
preservation grade digitization. Manufactured from
aerospace aluminum to 0.005” tolerances it holds its
planarity and alignment through years of use.
The column is controlled electronically for fine-tuned
movement. The camera mount is natively compatible
with the DT RCam. For special projects the column can
be remounted facing the rear to use a floor board for
materials up to around 40” x 60”. For even larger material
the camera can be rotated (with precision click stops) to
face the wall, or removed from the copy stand and used
on a tripod.
The hard top provides a flexible platform for digitization.
In addition to loose paper material, other collections
such as maps, paintings, film and glass plates (using a
DT Film Scanning Solution), and more can be digitized.
A standard book wedge can be placed on the hard top to
digitize bound material opened to 100°.
Features & Benefits:
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Made in the USA of Aerospace Aluminum
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FADGI 4-Star Image Quality
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Durable design for years of continuous use.
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Capable of shooting bound and loose materials,
including works on paper, newspapers, loose
manuscripts, photos, drawings, etc.
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Compatible with the DT Film Scanning Kit for
digitization of film, glass plate negatives, etc
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Use of book wedge allows < 100° book opening
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Optional DT Photon XL LED lighting (CRI/CQS of 98)
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Delivers preservation grade TIFFs, JPEGs, and PDFs
in RGB, grayscale, and CMYK modes. Open Source
Raw and DNG also supported
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Operated by foot and/or hand releases
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Four retractable vibration dampening casters
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Open platform design allows upgrading resolution,
thereby preventing obsolescence.
Custom Sizes: Need an even larger copy stand? Since
DT makes its own copy stands in the USA we are glad to
make a custom stand of any dimension (e.g. 40” x 60”).
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DT RGC180
Originally designed and built for the National Archives Records Administration,
the DT RGC180 Reprographic Capture Cradle is the ultimate integration of book
capture and reprographic technology.
Developed to achieve preservation grade reproductions at the fastest rate of capture
— while providing reliability, ease of use, and safety of the original materials — the DT
RGC180 is the optimum digitization solution for the rapid capture of rare, bound and
loose document collections.
The DT RGC180 features a built-in pneumatic 180° dual platen book cradle
that adjusts to the thickness of bound collections. The system is designed to bring
printed materials to optimal focus and accommodates page spreads up to 34” x
25” with up to 4” bindings.
The book cradle platens are self-adjusting platforms that
utilize speed-adjustable dual pneumatic pistons for raising and lowering. This
allows the operator to bring the book to the glass platen as gently as desired –
including making no contact at all.
The RGC180 is operated by foot pedals and can be fine tuned to protect the widest
range of materials. For increased safety and user ergonomics during long-term use,
the glass top is hinge mounted to the back of the table and includes lift-assist
gas pistons and is secured with hand locks.
Features & Benefits:
To increase versatility, a 30” x 40” hard top is also included that can be placed
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Made in the USA of Aerospace Aluminum
over the glass so that oversized books, foldouts, maps, rare materials, paintings,
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FADGI 4-Star Image Quality
film and glass negatives (using a DT Film Scanning Solution), and more can be
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Durable design for years of continuous use.
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Optional DT Photon XL LED lighting (CRI/CQS of 98)
digitized. A standard book wedge can be placed on the hard top to digitize especially
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Facing pages captured simultaneously
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Delivers preservation grade TIFFs, JPEGs, and PDFs
rare bound material which can only be opened 100°.
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Capable of shooting bound and loose materials,
in RGB, grayscale, and CMYK modes. Open Source
including works on paper, newspapers, loose
Raw and DNG also supported
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digitization of film, glass plate negatives, etc
manuscripts, photos, drawings, etc.
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Operated by foot and/or hand releases
180° glass platen for digitization of up to 4”
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Four retractable vibration dampening casters
bindings and page spreads of 25” x 35”
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Open platform design allows upgrading resolution,
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Use of book wedge allows < 100° book opening
reserved for low quality scans. It is truly a proficient system that will protect your
investment and enable you to expand the scope of your digitization program.
Compatible with the DT Film Scanning Kit for
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The productivity and longevity of the DT RGC180 Capture Cradle lower the per
page cost of conservation-safe, preservation-grade digitization to levels normally
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thereby preventing obsolescence.
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DT BC100
Redefining the way bound library materials are digitized, the DT BC100 is
the only true 48 bit, production-grade, conservation friendly book scanning
system on the market. It meets the stringent demands of cultural institutions,
providing the highest image quality, speed, and reliability needed to capture a
wide variety of bound and loose material — all while protecting the originals.
Designed for the mass digitization of books, the 100° v-shaped anti-reflective
glass platen with adjustable book cradle secures and holds bound materials with
page sizes up to 17”x24” or A2 size per side. This keeps the focus plane the same
while being gentle on the binding of the book.
The glass platen of the BC100 is designed with a user controlled pneumatic lift
system to increase productivity while ensuring material and operator safety; it
is incapable of free falling. The optional Rare Book Module gives the operator such
minute control over the cradle that material need not even touch the glass.
To ensure the safety of the binding, the mechanism of the book platform slides back
and forth and then sets to make certain that the glass platen is always in the middle
of the book’s gutter.
The platform rests on a controllable support system that may be adjusted by
the operator for different book types. This system has been designed to address the
shortcomings of traditional robotic systems, including lack of quality control,
the tendency to skip or damage fragile pages and the need for manual assistance.
The DT BC100 has also been constructed with the comfort of the operator in mind.
The operator sits in the station and controls the system with a variety of foot
and/or hand releases, thereby preventing repetitive stress injury. All operations are
within arm’s length and the lights are at a pleasant level.
Features & Benefits:
To ensure excellent color fidelity the DT BC100 includes high-end DT Photon
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Made in the USA of Aerospace Aluminum
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Includes DT Photon XL LED lighting (CRI/CQS of 98)
LED lighting. These LEDs are purpose built for color critical cultural heritage
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FADGI 4-Star Image Quality
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Delivers preservation grade TIFFs, JPEGs, and PDFs
environments. They carry the same industrial build quality and longevity as the BC
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Durable design for years of continuous use.
in RGB, grayscale, and CMYK modes. Open Source
100 itself, with stable performance for up to 50,000 hours of continuous use.
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Dual cameras capture each page in full resolution
Raw and DNG also supported
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Capable of shooting bound and loose materials,
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Operated by foot and/or hand releases
including works on paper, newspapers, loose
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Four retractable vibration dampening casters
manuscripts, photos, drawings, etc.
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Open platform design allows upgrading resolution,
The modular design of the DT BC100 allows the camera and capture device
to be upgraded when necessary, ensuring that it will not become obsolete. It is
fabricated in the USA from airplane-grade extruded aluminum to .005” tolerances,
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100° glass platen for digitization of up to 6”
so it will not break down after years of continuous use. The versatile features and
bindings and page sizes larger than 17” x 24” or A2
reliability of the DT BC100 make it an ideal solution.
size per side
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thereby preventing obsolescence.
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DT Atom
Magnetic Top
Magnetic Stitching Top
Translucent Sweep
Many programmatic digitization efforts include collections that are as encyclopedic in
Combined with neodymium
Allows high precision stitching of
A smooth plexi sweep for
scope as they are prodigious in scale. This calls for a platform that is highly adaptable.
magnets this top can hold a
material up to 48” x 26” including
photographing objects like
While all of our Material Handling Solutions are flexible and modular, the DT Atom is the
variety of material flat.
large format maps and scrolls.
jewelry, artifacts, or statuettes.
ultimate manifestation of such flexibility.
Film Scanning Top
Book Wedge + Strap
Transmissive Top
Top and swap to a variety of accessories to better accommodate different materials.
For transmissives like 8x10 film,
The Standard Hard Top is ideal to
Provides an transilluminated
The preservation quality LEDs can be removed and placed inside the cavity to provide
35mm slides, glass plates, lantern
use with a Book Wedge. This is a
plexiglass area for capturing
transmissive lighting. The camera can be removed and used on a tripod or hand held. In this
slides and cirkut pano film. See
low cost option for rare materials
watermarks, glass plates, and
way it can be used for architectural, portrait, installation art, and other photography.
page 24 for more information.
that cannot be opened flat.
other material.
The DT Atom is a table top digitization platform that can be extended and upgraded to
accommodate nearly any digitization project. The user can unlock the Standard Hard
Shown with Book Wedge
Shown with Translucent Sweep
DT Photons used on standard mounts
DT Photons used for transillumination
Features & Benefits:
Shown with Standard Hard Top
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Made in the USA of Aerospace Aluminum
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FADGI 4-Star Image Quality
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Easy to operate
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Ships by common courier; one hour setup
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User swappable tops for wide range of materials
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Light can be placed underneath for transmissive
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Operated by foot and/or hand releases
materials or use of plexiglas sweep
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Open platform design allows upgrading resolution,
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Includes DT Photon LED lighting (CRI/CQS of 98)
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Lighting can be removed from high accuracy mount
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Column allows ultra-fine movement, especially
useful for film scanning
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Delivers preservation grade TIFFs, JPEGs, and PDFs
in RGB, grayscale, and CMYK modes. Open Source
Raw and DNG also supported.
thereby preventing obsolescence.
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Durable design for years of continuous use
points for creative lighting
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DT Film Scanning Solutions
Nowhere is the benefit of instant capture more evident
image quality, production speed, and extensive flexibility,
than film scanning. Our solutions are over 400 times
while providing conservation handling. Our film scanning
faster than legacy film scanners, and provide higher image
solutions integrate with the DT Atom, DT RG3040, and DT
quality and handling that is more conservation friendly.
RGC180 to meet these demands.
Film scanning and other transmissive digitization is
The unique nature of our solution allows capture of both
especially demanding. Cultural Heritage institutions
the reflective and transmissive content. For instance, on
often have collections that include common transmissive
a lantern slide both the captured image and the notes/
photographic media such as 35mm slide film, microfilm, and
markings on the label can be captured in a single image.
strip film, but also more esoteric transmissive material like
We also uniquely allow either four-edge capture, showing
glass plate negatives, nitrate films, lantern slides, medical
the entire object, or contact-free scanning where the object
x-rays, hand cut film, and large format film. Digitizing such
is not touched inside of the image area.
collections requires a solution that delivers preservation
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B.
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A. 35mm Slide B. 120mm Strip Film C. 35mm Strip Film D. 4x5 Sheet Film
E. ANR Glass Carrier | up to 8x10 film & glass plates
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Made in the USA
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Allows capture of reflective & transmissive content
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Scan resolution up to 8200 ppi
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Allows capture of all four edges of the object
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Extends function of DT Atom, RG3040, RGC180
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Allows contact-free scanning
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Production-grade construction insures absolute
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Object exposed to minimal UV / Heat
planarity, and focus consistency
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Can be operated within a cold storage facility
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FADGI 4-Star Image Quality
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Bayer-free Achromatic and multispectral capture
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Scans up to 1200 transmissive objects per hour
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Uses DT Photon LED lighting (98 CRI/CQS)
possible with some digital backs
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Wheatstacks, Snow Effect, Morning, Claude Monet
Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program
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Color Accurate Lighting
DT Photon | Cultural Heritage LED Series
We designed the DT Photon LED series specifically for
The DT Photon can be used for reflective or transmissive
color accuracy in Cultural Heritage imaging.
materials. When digitizing reflective materials the
included Fresnel front panel insures even light spread and
Its specifications are excellent (98 CRI, 98 CQS, 5500k,
coverage at a distance. When digitizing transmissive
low heat/UV) but these only partly describe the
material the included milk white front panel provides
engineering behind these lights. The spectral distribution
texture-free even transillumination.
and smoothness, color balance, thermal stability, and
industrial design are all painstakingly crafted for color
The DT Photon and DT Photon XL can be used on DT
accuracy and lighting consistency above all else.
systems such as the DT Atom and DT BC100. An open
source mounting bracket system also allows them to be
For more information please watch our hour long webinar
used on standard light stands for compatibility with the
titled “Cultural Heritage Lighting” co-hosted by renowned
DT RG3040 and DT RGC180, or wall-mount systems for
color scientist Robin Myers. (dtdch.com/videos)
digitizing oversized materials.
DT Photon XL
DT Photon
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Made in the USA
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Power box allows up to four lights
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Purpose built for Cultural Heritage imaging
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Bulb expected lifetime of 25,000 hours
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Very low heat and UV emission
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Custom made-or-order sizes available
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Mounts to DT Systems or standard light stand
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Fresnel and milk plexi front panels available
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Light can be placed underneath for transmissive
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Barn doors available
materials or use of plexiglass sweep
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Polarizer can be placed flushly under panel
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CRI and CQS of 98. Extremely accurate spectrum.
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Front panel swaps don’t require tools
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5500k color temperature allows in-situ proofing
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Cameras
DT RCam
The DT RCam is purpose built for programmatic
Features & Benefits:
digitization projects. It is made in the USA to the tightest
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Made in the USA
possible tolerances. This high quality construction ensures
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Purpose built for Cultural Heritage imaging
durability, precision and quality.
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Built to extremely tight tolerances
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Focus does not slip even when unlocked
Alignment, critical for high resolution digitization, is
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Optional lock prevents accidental changes
assured by its aerospace aluminum unibody design. The
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Compatible with a wide variety of digital backs
helical is fully self arresting, even when pointed straight
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Swappable mount provides broad compatibility
down, to keep focus consistent. The user can orient the
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Easy 90° rotation of digital back
digital back left-right or fore-aft on the working surface
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Nearly vibration free shutter
without remounting or realigning the camera.
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Large format high resolution optics.
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Open platform design allows upgrading resolution,
Because of its open-platform approach and swappable
thereby preventing obsolescence.
mount pin system (stud or tripod thread) the RCam is
compatible with a huge range of benches including the
DT BC100, DT RGC180, RT RG3040, and DT Atom.
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Phase One XF Camera System
Built on many years of experience in the high end
Features & Benefits:
photographic market, the Phase One XF camera system
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Robust, solid, aluminum-alloy constriction
provides unrivaled quality, accuracy and reliability and
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Advanced, expandable operating system
sets a new standard for a flexible platform equipped
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Intuitive and easily customizable user interface
with everything that is needed for digitization at the
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Waist Level and Prism viewfinder available
highest possible level.
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Support for all Schneider-Kreuznach leaf shutter
lenses from 28-240mm with 1/1600th flash sync
In a cultural heritage environment the XF provides a
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such as the DT Atom, DT RG3040, DT RGC180, and DT
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between an XF and an RCam with ease.
Advanced HAP auto focus system with remote
focus control from Capture One
BC100. It can also mount to a standard tripod, or be used
hand held. A Phase One IQ digital back can be moved
Support for all Phase One and Mamiya focal
plane shutter lenses
versatile capture platform. It can mount to all DT Systems
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Compatible with all Phase One IQ digital backs
with a choice of 40-100 megapixel
Honey Bee AF Platform
Modular Viewfinders
HAP-1 is designed with a brand new custom processor,
The waist-level finder is convenient for many styles of
coupled with a one million pixel CMOS AF sensor.
photography, be it in studio or on location. The waist-
Combining a unique floating-point architecture and a
level finder allows the photographer to look through the
fully programmable interface, HAP-1 provides the high
camera while mounted vertically on a copy stand.
precision focus required for high resolution digitization.
With a solid glass prism, the 90° viewfinder is the brightest
The new Hyperfocal Point Focusing, creates unique
of its kind and has virtually no loss of light. Together with
presets for each lens which make HAP-1 automatically
nearly 100% frame coverage, the prism viewfinder displays
return to that specific point on demand; this can be used
a perfect view of the scene and comes standard on all
to quickly return the camera to a specific PPI.
XF Camera Systems.
Sequence Photography
OneTouch User Interface
Focus stacking - Select the desired focus plane and the
The OneTouch UI on the XF Camera System is a seamless
camera will create a series of images with several
combination of intuitive dials, keys and touch screen
focusing steps. The series can be repeated at a single
interactions. Each operation is used only where it makes
click for additional objects of the same size.
sense and where you want it. OneTouch UI is designed
with the goal of making controls so simple that photo-
Intervalometer - The camera can be programmed to take
graphers will feel at home within moments of getting
a series of images at fixed intervals.
started. The 1.6” grip screen is designed for clear visibility in
any lighting condition using a transflective capacitive.
Exposure bracketing - When there is a need to record
an extremely wide dynamic range, the camera can be
In the studio every function and feature of the XF,
programmed to create a series of images with fixed ISO
including focus, can be controlled from Capture One CH.
and aperture but with variable exposure times.
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Phase One IQ Digital Backs
Technical Specifications
IQ1
IQ3
IQ2
IQ3 100MP
IQ3 80MP
IQ3 60MP
IQ3 50MP
IQ1 80MP
IQ1 50MP
IQ1 40MP
IQ2 60MP
Acromatic
101 Megapixel
80 Megapixel
60 Megapixel
51 Megapixel
80 Megapixel
51 Megapixel
40 Megapixel
60 Megapixel
Long exposure
60 minutes
60 minutes
60 minutes
60 minutes
2 minutes
60 minutes
1 minute
1 minutes
Dynamic range
15 f-stops
13 f-stops
13 f-stops
14 f-stops
12.5 f-stops
14 f-stops
12.5 f-stops
13 f-stops
50 - 12800
50 - 800
50 - 800
100 - 6400
35 - 800
100 - 6400
50 - 800
200 - 3200
Sensor type
CMOS
CCD
CCD
CMOS
CCD
CMOS
CMOS
CCD
Sensor Size
Full Frame 645
Full Frame 645
Full Frame 645
1.3x Crop 645
Full Frame 645
1.3x Crop 645
1.3x Crop 645
Full Frame 645
Active pixels
11608 x 8708
10328 x 7760
8984 x 6732
8280 x 6208
10328 x 7760
8280 x 6208
7320 x 5484
8964 x 6716
300 PPI
36.7 x 29.0 in
34.4 x 28.9 in
29.9 x 22.4 in
27.6 x 20.6 in
34.4 x 28.9 in
27.6 x 20.6 in
24.4 x 18.3 in
29.9 x 22.4 in
400 PPI
29.0 x 21.8 in
25.8 x 19.4 in
22.46 x 16.8 in
20.7 x 15.5 in
25.8 x 19.4 in
20.7 x 15.5 in
18.3 x 13.7 in
22.46 x 16.8 in
600 PPI
19.31 x 14.5 in
17.2 x 12.9 in
15.0 x 11.2 in
13.8 x 10.3 in
17.2 x 12.9 in
13.8 x 10.3 in
12.2 x 9.1 in
15.0 x 11.2 in
35mm
8200 ppi
7300 ppi
6300 ppi
5800 ppi
7300 ppi
5800 ppi
5200 ppi
6300 ppi
645
5300 ppi
4700 ppi
4100 ppi
3800 ppi
4700 ppi
3800 ppi
3300 ppi
4100 ppi
4x5
2200 ppi
1900 ppi
1700 ppi
1600 ppi
1900 ppi
1600 ppi
1400 ppi
1700 ppi
4x5*
7000 ppi
6300 ppi
5500 ppi
5000 ppi
6300 ppi
5000 ppi
4400 ppi
5500 ppi
8x10
1100 ppi
1000 ppi
800 ppi
800 ppi
1000 ppi
800 ppi
700 ppi
800 ppi
8x10*
3500 ppi
3100 ppi
2700 ppi
2600 ppi
3100 ppi
2600 ppi
2200 ppi
2700 ppi
3.2" Touch Display
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
XF Powershare
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
Wi-Fi 802.11 n
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
yes
Specifications
Resolution
Sensitivity (ISO)
Reflective Capture Window
Film Capture Resolution
Features
Captures per second
14-bit
16-bit
Focal Plane
1.4
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.8
0.8
1.8
1.2
0.9
Leaf shutter
1.2
0.7
0.7
0.8
1.4
0.7
1.4
1.2
0.8
*By means of stitching
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Cultural Heritage Solution Partners
Digital Transitions, USA
The Digital Transitions Division of Cultural Heritage
We design our systems with three guiding principles:
provides cameras and copy-stand solutions to support
conservation friendly handling, preservation-grade image
programmatic digitization efforts of libraries, museums,
quality, and industrial-grade durability.
archives, collectors, service bureaus and other institutions.
Our systems are ideal for long-term programmatic
Our experience in designing digitization systems comes
digitization where their high throughput and industrial
from executing preservation and commercial imaging
durability produce a very low per unit digitization cost.
programs, giving us first-hand knowledge of the stringent
requirements and concerns cultural institutes face when
For more information, please visit: www.dtdch.com
digitizing large and varied collections.
Phase One, Denmark
Phase One is the world leader in open-platform medium
In addition to camera technology, Phase One develops
format digital camera systems and solutions designed to
world-class software for optimized capture and
deliver the highest image quality and reliability.
postproduction workflow. Our Capture One RAW file
converter is known for its quality, flexibility and speed.
Our products are built by hand using the best materials,
The complete solution of camera system and software
highest precision and advanced quality assurance.
enables the Cultural Heritage photographer to achieve
preservation grade quality without compromise.
Our company was born digital and we have always strived
to deliver the highest image quality possible through
Phase One was founded in 1993 and is based in
innovative solutions. Our strong commitment to serving
Copenhagen with offices in New York, London, Tokyo,
the needs for Cultural Heritage photography has been
Cologne, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
reinforced by our partnership with Digital Transitions
Division of Cultural Heritage, with long standing expertise
Phase One is proud to work together with the world’s
and experience in serving the Cultural Heritage Commu-
leading value added resellers. In doing so we ensure the
nity. Well known Cultural Heritage institutions worldwide
highest level of service and support to our customers.
rely on our combined systems to consistently deliver
the highest level of quality, performance and safety for
demanding collections of objects.
Fruit Piece; Jan van Huysum
The Getty
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References
Warranties
DT Component Warranty
Phase One Component Warranty
DT 3 Year Warranty
Phase One 5 Year Warranty
Phase One 1 Year Warranty
All DT benches, cameras, and lighting.
IQ3 backs and camera systems
IQ1 backs and camera systems
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Free repairs
Warranty covers:
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Free repairs
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Free loaner during repairs
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Loaners sent within 24 hours
Uptime Guarantee covers:
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Free repairs
American Museum of Natural History
Florida State University
New York Public Library
New York, NY
Tallahassee, FL
New York, NY
Birmingham Museum of Art
The Frick Collection
The Ohio State University
Birmingham, AL
New York, NY
Columbus, OH
Brown University
The Gates Archive
Osher Map Library
Providence, RI
Seattle, WA
Portland, ME
Warranty covers:
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DT Rcam
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XF Camera Body
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XF Camera Body
California State Library
The Getty Museum & Research Institute
University of Pennsylvania
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DT Rcam Extension Tubes
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IQ3 Digital Back
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IQ1 Digital Back
Sacramento, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Philadelphia, PA
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DT RCam lenses
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Prism viewfinder
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Prism viewfinder
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DT BC100
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Waist level Finder
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Waist level Finder
Center For Creative Photography
Google
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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DT RGC180
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Phase One Lenses
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Phase One Lenses
Tucson, AZ
Mountain View, CA
Philadelphia, PA
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DT RG3040
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Schneider Lenses for XF
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Schneider Lenses for XF
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DT Atom
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Defects in materials
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Defects in materials
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Museum of Fine Arts
Princeton University
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DT Photon
and workmanship
Philadelphia, PA
Houston, TX
Princeton, NJ
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DT Photon XL
The University of Chicago
The University of Illinois
Smithsonian Institution
Chicago, IL
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Washington DC
Church of Latter Day Saints
The University of Iowa
Stanford University
Salt Lake City, UT
Iowa City, IA
Stanford, CA
Columbia University
The University of Michigan
The U.S. National Archives
New York, NY
Ann Arbor, MI
Washington, DC
Library of Congress
Minneapolis Institute of Art
University of Virginia
Washington DC
Minneapolis, MN
Charlottesville, VA
and Los Angeles locations using phone, email, screen sharing, and video chat. Support
Dallas Museum of Art
University of Missouri
Walt Disney Studios Burbank
is never outsourced.
Dallas, TX
Columbia, MO
Glendale, CA
We host regional trainings several times a year to help you train new employees, or
Denver Public Library
Morgan Library
University of Wyoming
advance current employees. It’s a great chance to meet others using our systems.
Dallas, TX
New York, NY
Laramie, WY
Duke University
Museum of Modern Art
Yale University
Durham, NC
New York, NY
New Haven, CT
and workmanship
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250k shutter actuations
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100k shutter actuations
Support and Training
In addition to on site visits, support is provided by veteran technicians in our New York
Warranty Limitations Warranty does not cover defects caused by fair wear and tear, improper storage or use, non-observance of operating or
assembly instructions or interferences or modifications by unauthorized persons. Expendable parts (e.g. lamps, batteries, gas springs) are
not covered by this warranty. Schneider/Rodenstock shutters are warrantied for one year or one million captures (whichever comes first).
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This is a partial list. Additional references and customer testimonials, including international clients can be found at www.dtdch.com/our-clients/
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Stag Beetle, Albrecht Dürer
The Getty
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DIVISION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE