Mc Gill University wanted a scanner to digitize rare and fragile collections.
In 2017, the university purchased:
The SupraScan QUARTZ can digitize from 600 to 1000 dpi, this machine is ideal for scanning music scores which require a minimum of 600 dpi resolution to capture the finest details such as music lifts and characters.
In 2017, only two other institutions in Quebec own a similar machine that is : the BANQ and the Canadian Center for Architecture.
Mc Gill digitized a book of 600 years old including 145 leaves or 300 parchment pages looking just like a book from Game of Thrones thanks to the SupraScan QUARTZ.
Greg Houston and Ann Marie Holland of Mc Gil University
For more information, we invite you to view the testimony of Mc Gill University
The relief enhancement and anti-glare function are ideal for scanning ancient books.
The SupraScan has two lateral lights fixed onto one spot: the relief enhancement allows them to shut off one of the lights which makes 3D elements such as the brass fixtures stand out.
