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Sonderteil zur EXPONATEC




                             Jürgen Neitzel

                             All-in-one solution for museum digitization















        Exploiting the opportunities of digitization is still a pipe   The best of both worlds
        dream for many museums. Because one important step
        is required before thoughts can turn to digitization: The   But the diverse new opportunities are also faced with ma-
        assistence! Many museums do not have the resources,    jor challenges. How can the various materials be gently
        the digital know-how or the technical means. A new     digitized without damaging them? How can I achieve a
        solution from Zeutschel intends to change this and pro-  digital copy that is faithful to the original? What technical
        vide museums with effective, targeted support.         equipment and software are required? Can I use my own
                                                               staff for digitization assignments? How do I keep the time
        Digitization opens up new opportunities for museums.   and effort and the costs under control? These are just
        It can preserve museum stocks from decaying, while at   some of the questions that museums have to address.
        the same time making them available to a wider public.
        Visitors  can now interact with the collections  on site   The ScanStudio from Zeutschel provides promising an-
        but  also in  a  digital space. This in  turn  enhances the   swers to these questions. The system is designed as an
        attractiveness of the museum as a place of learning and   “all-in-one solution” for digitization requirements in cul-
        research and as a central location for imparting art and   tural facilities. It combines the best of two worlds – the
        culture.                                               world of studio photography with the world of profes-
                                                               sional scanners.
        The general relationship that applies is as follows: “The
        more  people  the  website  attracts,  the  more  visit  the   “This means we can digitize almost anything – stamps
        museum.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, for exam-     and  coins,  films  and  glass  negatives,  as  well  as  books
        ple, can boast six million visitors — but online the figure   and large-format originals”, says  Jörg Vogler, CEO  of
        is 40 million!                                         Zeutschel GmbH.






























        The Zeutschel ScanStu-
        dio is designed for the
        digitization requirements
        of cultural facilities.

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