Creating The Image

Ongoing improvements to flatbed scanner hardware and software are bringing them closer to drum scanner quality, states Don Rogers of Heidelberg. He says many high-level drum users have added flatbed scanners to their shops to increase flexibility and productivity, without losing quality.

"Although there is still a noticeable difference in the very high end of the market, a large number of scans can be made on either drum or flatbed scanners with little to no visible difference," Rogers contends.