ICG debut 12000dpi scanner at photokina 2004

Released on = October 15, 2004, 6:14 am

Press Release Author = Itek Colour Graphics

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = Scanner manufacturer Itek Colour Graphics Ltd (ICG) has made its debut appearance at the world’s most significant photographic trade fair,
photokina. The fair came to a conclusion last week after a highly successful 6 days which saw 160000 visitors attend the event in Cologne, Germany.

Press Release Body = Scanner manufacturer Itek Colour Graphics Ltd (ICG) has made
its debut appearance at the world’s most significant photographic trade fair,
photokina. The fair came to a conclusion last week after a highly successful 6 days which saw 160000 visitors attend the event in Cologne, Germany.

photokina 2004 reflects the continuation of ICG’s growth into the professional photographic market. The company has added to its vast experience of the pre-press market and now delivers its comprehensive background of colour and image capture to photographers all over the United Kingdom and the rest of the world.

Visitors to the ICG stand came from an impressive cross section of geographical areas, from USA, Finland and Norway to Latvia, Russia and the Far East. During the 6 days, people from 123 different countries attended the event.

photokina 2004 confirmed ICG’s belief that high end photographers acknowledge and
desire the quality difference that drum scanners give over CCD scanners. ICG’s flagship scanner, the 380, was the premier scanner at photokina, offering its users
an optical quality resolution of 12000 dpi from any film format. In addition, the scanner's photomultiplier technology gives it the ability to reproduce any shadow detail present in the original, setting it apart from its CCD counterparts.

Photographers at photokina commented on the growing number of ageing high-end drum scanners around the world, the majority of which are now becoming difficult to maintain and upgrade, specifically with regard to the latest operating systems such as Mac OS X.

“There were many enquires on the ICG stand from professional photographers currently outsourcing their scans to companies that own drum scanners.” remarks ICG Director Ian Smith, ”The photographers are looking to bring their scans in-house. The 380 is a much more accessible device than its previous counterparts, both in terms of cost and ease of use. This is proving to be a tempting combination to this new market.”

Also available with the 380 are the patented SlickMount and QuickMount drums. Both offer the user quick and easy mounting without the need to tape the film to the surface of the drum. As the drum rotates, the centrifugal force presses the originals against its inner surface.

In addition to the 380 drum scanner, ICG exhibited its new proofing solution CPProof. CPProof drew much attention at photokina through its capacity to produce photo quality ICC colour accurate proofs from jpeg, TIFF and most other file formats. The colour managed RIP incorporates ICC colour profiling, which enables professional photographers to achieve the highest quality colour representation of their images. The product features numerous professional facilities including
digital file re-sampling which can provide users with high quality images from low resolution files and has the ability to produce very large format output for use in billboard and poster environments.

ICG also exhibited Northmann’s media asset management solution, Northmann Professional.

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About ICG
Web: www.icg.ltd.uk
ICG operates autonomously on an international scale through a network of specialist graphic art dealers and distributors. Its major international markets are North America, Western Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

ICG designs, manufactures and markets a range of pre-press equipment, which it supports with training, application and maintenance services. The company's flagship product is the ICG Drum Scanner.

The international headquarters is situated in its own Grade II Listed building in Bristol, England, approximately 100 miles west of Heathrow Airport. The company only employs specialist staff with high levels of experience in dealing with colour
capture and imaging.

Twice in its history the company's innovations have been recognised by the prestigious Queen's Award to Industry for Technological Achievement, most recently in 1997 for its innovative vertical drum scanning products.

About Photokina - World of Imaging
Web: www.photokina.de

photokina is the leading trade fair for the photographic and imaging sector. It is the only event in the world to provide a full overview of the imaging
technology and imaging communication market in all its complexity. The show, which
ran from September 28th to October 3rd 2004, hosted 1,589 exhibitors from 50 countries and attracted in excess of 160000 visitors from 123 countries.

It takes place every two years and was held in the Cologne Exhibition Centre, Germany. The event is open to trade visitors and the general public. The primary exhibitors were manufacturers and distributors of imagery and image storage,
processing and output products and systems. Visitors came from the following areas:
photographic, CE and IT trade - Professional users from all areas of imaging - Non-professional users of photographic, video and imaging products.

Web Site = http://www.icg.ltd.uk

Contact Details = Itek Colour Graphics Ltd (ICG)
Bristol, United Kingdom
+ 44 (0)117980 5978