Agfa Announces The DuoScan HiD Awarded as the Best Digital Scanner in Europe.Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000 Agfa Corporation's Consumer Digital Imaging Group (USA-CDI), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, today announced that the DuoScan HiD was awarded the title of "Best Digital Scanner in Europe" by Technical Image Press Association (TIPA TIPA Triisopropanolamine TIPA Technical Image Press Association ). The award is to be presented during Photokina in September 2000 in Cologne Cologne (kəlōn`), Ger. Köln, city (1994 pop. 962,500), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River. It is a commercial, financial, and industrial center, a rail and road junction, and a river port. , Germany. "It is a great honor to win this award," said Per Save, Agfa Vice President of the Consumer Digital Imaging Group. "The DuoScan HiD represents a full range of scanners that gives professionals powerful imaging capability with an almost immediate return on investment." In deciding which products should receive this prestigious award, 31 European photography magazine publisher's vote for the most outstanding photo/video/digital products presented to the public within the past 12 months. Current awards being issued can be viewed on its Website http://www.tipa.com. The association was founded in 1991. About the DuoScan HiD The newest member of the DuoScan family, the DuoScan HiD, features an optical resolution of 1000 x 2000 dpi, 42-bit color depth Same as bit depth. and Agfa's patented TwinPlate(TM) technology. The DuoScan HiD is designed for professionals who need to capture great color detail within a wide density range - such as photographers, graphic illustrators, photo banks, museum archives, speciality publishers and commercial printers. With a true 14-bits-per-color depth and a wide dynamic range of 3.7D, the DuoScan HiD scanner captures a high level of image quality, especially in the darkest areas of negatives or positive slides where detail is difficult to capture. The DuoScan HiD also captures even the most difficult colors such as deep reds and blues with remarkable accuracy. Pricing and Availibility The DuoScan HiD is currently available in the U.S. for the suggested price of $2,895. About Agfa Agfa Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of the Agfa Group, which ranks among the world's leading imaging companies. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics industry, medical and industrial radiography Radiography is the use of ionising electromagnetic radiation to view objects in a way that can't be seen otherwise. Radiography in general should not be confused with the use of ionizing radiation to change or modify objects; radiography's purpose is strictly for viewing. , micrographics The production, handling and use of microfilm and microfiche. Images are created by cameras or by COM units that accept computer output directly. The documents are magnified for human viewing by readers, some of which can automatically locate a page using indexing techniques. and motion picture film and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa has its headquarters in Mortsel, Belgium, employing about 22,000 people in 40 countries. Worldwide sales for 1999 were $4.7 billion Euro. In the U.S., Agfa is headquartered in Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. , NJ, and employs 4,500 people. Product and company information may be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at www.agfa.com. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Color images A (digital) color image is a digital image that includes color information for each pixel. For visually acceptable results, it is necessary (and almost sufficient) to provide three samples (color channels of Agfa desktop products are available for download from Agfa's press site on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfapress.com or by contacting Michael DiChiara(of Agfa CDI CDI compact disc interactive: a system for storing a mix of software, data, audio, and compressed video for interactive use under processor control ) at 978/658-5600, ext. 5031. Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfaus.com/cdi |
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