Transworld
Digital can scan virtually
any book, manuscript or newspaper to a
very high quality. Using Purup or unique
Digibook TM technology books of almost
unlimited size can be scanned without
resulting in any damage to the book/manuscript/newspaper.
TWD can scan books in binary (black and
white), greyscale and colour, as tiffs
or jpegs.
All TWD scanners are fitted with specially
designed book cradles, which compensate
for the thickness of book. The book is
scanned on the cradle as if it is open
to be
read, and any page curvature
can be corrected using our specialist graphical
software. Our scanners also have a facility
to scan with the book open at 120 degrees,
designed for those books with stiff and
fragile spines.
The digitised pages can then be used to reproduce
facsimile copies, archiving and indexing, or just
stored somewhere safe on DVD or CD.
Although now heavily involved
in the development of computerised archives
for both public and private sector customers,
the company's reputation was built on the
pre-press division of the printing industry.
We are experts in the printing of older
books and manuscripts for the press, and
a number of UK book printers now rely on
our specialist skills in this area.
TWD are often called upon clean, enhance
and re-set older editions of printed books,
or preserve images from deteriorating film
stock or crumbling manuscripts.
Normally this will involve
preserving the appearance of the original
edition - whilst removing any obvious blemishes
such as stains or discolouring due to age,
prior to reprint.
Where a paper archive or reels of film are to
be digitised in the original format, we might
be asked to add an index or key, using Optical
Character Recognition (OCR) software. However,
when required (and within the limits imposed by
the original material), we have the capability
- for instance - to reset the pages of an eighteenth
century book and make them as legible as when
they were first printed; or to make a modern edition
of Dickens novel resemble one the author himself
might have leafed through.
At TWD, we listen to our customers and tailor
our skills to their requirements in each and every
case.
