THE FLEXTIGHT PRECISION II
Unique virtual Flextight drum technology
without glass distortion — direct-to-lens concept,
gives you unbeaten high fidelity color output
eproduction quality scanners on your
R desktop will save you hours and increase
your profitability! This has been the
statement from conventional scanner manufac-
turers for almost a decade. But not until Imacon
realised the Flextight Technology did this
become true. By means of extremely high quali-
ty and unbeatable ease-of-use, the Flextight Pre-
cision II enables even the unskilled scanner
operator to make per fect scans within one hour
after installation. Thousands of users in the
photographic, professional publishing and pre-
press industries benefit ever y day from the
patented Flextight Technology. Flextight Techno-
logy uses a magnetic frame that holds your orig-
inal firmly (positive or negative 35mm to
12x17cm), automatically feeds it into the scan-
ner and flexes it around a vir tual drum. By com-
pletely avoiding the use of glass, gel and anti-
Newton spray, you get the sharpest and most
detailed scans ever seen on a CCD scanner. The
Flextight Precision II truly brings reproduction
quality scanning to the desktop—and will save
you hours and increase your profitability.
Features Benefits
Unique Vertical Form Factor Eliminates complicated moving optic systems, occupies less desk space.
Flextight Magnetic Original Holder Enables one-step scanning. Eliminates glass, gel or powder between light source and lens.
Imacon A/S
Hejrevej 26 Internal Rotating Drum Holds the original completely straight, flat and in focus.
DK-2400 Copenhagen NV Handy Built-in Light Table Grid enables perfect original alignment before you scan, saving rotation time later.
Denmark
Tel: +45 70 26 08 00 Adaptive Light Control Scan overly dark or difficult images with full density range.
Fax: +45 70 26 09 00
www.imacon.dk Intelligent Color Calibration Optimized ICC profile for color automatic accuracy and noise minimalization.
14-Bit Preview and Scanning Preserves 14-bit preview in memory for optional full-resolution scanning.
Imacon Inc.
Direct Analog to Digital Conversion Space-age DADC technology enables up to 16,000 levels of color in each channel.
4109 Clipper Court
Fremont, CA 94538 Format-Specific Optic Zooming Maximizes sharpness and focuses the full CCD resolution on the of original.
Tel: (510) 651-2000
Fax: (510) 445-3988 External Power Supply Moves heat and electronic activity that can cause electrical noise OUTSIDE the scanner.
www.imaconusa.com
Monitor Calibration Ensures that the image on your screen matches the final print.
a true revolution in color scanning
THE FLEXTIGHT PRECISION II includes all of the controls an
expert needs to fine-tune and
customize performance.
The Imacon Flextight Precision II
Trust your eyes ColorFlex pre-
is a radical new approach to color
scanning that is revolutionizing serves all 14 bits in memory
the scanner industry. With the when displaying the preview
advent of Flextight Technology image. This means that your
(FTT), Imacon’s Flextight highlight, shadow, and grada-
Precision II sets the standard for tion settings will be accurately
an entirely new category of "CCD
Drum Scanner" providing an represented in the preview
AWARD WINNING combination of while you are preparing for your
superior image quality and high final scan.
productivity never before seen in
its price segment. Built-in intelligence To utilize
Optic Sensor its full dynamic range, Flex-
CCD single-pass scanner tight Precision II automatically
(3x8000 pixels) adapts its light source to match
each original. This allows you to
Input Types
scan images that were never
Transparencies: from 35mm to
before possible in terms of
12x17 cm (single original and
strips). Reflectives (≤1mm highlight and shadow details.
thick): up to 220 x 310mm (A4 The Flextight Precision II is able
That’s how easy it is pre-scan, and a fast final
over-size). Supports positives to scan the simplest to the
and negatives, color, greyscale Position your transparent or scan), productivity is boosted
most difficult originals without
and line art reflective original on the built-in to an average of 15 images per
making compromises. By scan-
light table in the patented Flex- hour.
Software ning 35mm transparencies up
tight original holder. The origi-
ColorFlex™ stand-alone for to 5760 dpi and letter-size
nal holder puts nothing ColorFlex The application soft-
MacOS™, Windows 95™, Win- reflective originals at 700 dpi,
dows 98™ and Windows NT™ between the original and the ware features automatic
you can create crisp enlarge-
with image sharpening (USM), CCD, avoiding distortions and image analysis, which makes
ments of up to 2400%.
color gradation (RGB, R, G, B, C, preser ving sharpness. The creating a print-ready scan
M,Y),cropping/sizing, CCD remains completely sta- almost as easy as operating a
Dmin/Dmax, autorange, interpo- Calibrate your monitor Flextight
tionary for the entire scan photocopier. Optimized ICC
lation, selective color correction, Precision II ships with a proven
standard "artificial intelligence"
duration. The original is rolled profiles offer you maximum
monitor calibration system,
settings, load and save settings. past the optics above on a color accuracy automatically
which ensures that even a com-
Full ColorSync™ compliance with rotating internal drum, elimi- with the fully integrated Color-
standard and custom ICC
plete novice can produce repro
nating color flaring and regi- Sync/ICM color management
profiles and profile editor. quality (and color accurate
stration errors. With unbeat- system. And for your most
CMYK) output like a seasoned
Monitor Calibration ably low prep time (5 second challenging originals, it also
professional.
A complete guide for ensuring
that the image on your screen
matches the final print. Ver tical Form Factor Direct-to-Lens Imaging
Scan Modes The Flextight Precision II looks Most flatbed scanners use a compli-
Color (24-, 48-bit RGB & 32-bit unique because it IS unique. The ver- cated system of mirrors between the
CMYK), greyscale and line art. tical form factor eliminates the use image and the lens. Flextight’s
Batch scanning and batch image of mirrors that can cause image dis- unique form eliminates distortion by
processing tortion and occupies less desk space enabling a direct line-of-sight to the
than most drum or flatbed scanners. lens.
True Optical Resolution
From 72 to 5760 dpi 20% to
2400% magnification Non-Reflective Interior
Image Quality The interior of the Flextight Precision II Adaptive Light Control
14-bits/color, 42-bit RGB, 56-bit is designed to completely eliminate
all internal reflections, ensuring that The Flextight Precision II includes an
CMYK
light is strictly controlled for maximum adaptive light source, which makes it
Inter face image sharpness and color accuracy possible to scan even your darkest
Standard SCSI to PC and Macin- without risk of interference. originals without sacrificing density
tosh range or introducing extra noise.
Flextight Original Holder
Density Range
Holds your original firmly between two
3.9D (4.1 Dmax)
magnetic layers, enabling Flextight Vir tual Drum
Weight and Dimensions Precision II to automatically feed,
By bending the original, Flextight
320 x 345 x 635 mm, 13,5 kg, scan and eject your original with the
Precision II holds the original
(12.6" x 13.9" x 24", 36.5 lbs.) single click of a mouse.
completely straight, flat and in
Electrical focus—eliminating inaccuracies that
Built-in Light Table
can cause registration errors and
100 - 240 V, 50-60 Hz. Printed grid helps you to align your color flaring.
Approvals image precisely in the holder
BEFORE YOU SCAN so you can avoid
CE, UL/CUL, CCA, CB, D, FCC
having to rotate it later in software.
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Flextight Precision is based upon award winning Flextight Technology
