We scan your paintings: Digitizing paintings with Cruse Scanner
Scanning prices - digitize paintings on Cruse scanner:
All prices are incl. VAT. Per scan order comes another Set up fee of 15,00 € added.
Scan width | Normal mode | Structure mode | Texture mode |
Until 40 cm | 20,00 € | +10,00 € | +20,00 € |
up to 60 cm | 24,00 € | +15,00 € | +30,00 € |
up to 80 cm | 30,00 € | +20,00 € | +40,00 € |
up to 100 cm | 36,00 € | +25,00 € | +50,00 € |
up to 120 cm | 42,00 € | +30,00 € | +60,00 € |
- Prices incl. VAT. For intermediate sizes the next higher price applies.
- A one-time setup fee of 15,- € per order has to be added.
- Collective scans plus 5,- handling fee/image.
- Texture scans are only possible up to a height of 60 cm.
- All inclusive Scan data to DVD or via wet transfer.
- The maximum size that can be scanned in one piece is 122 x 92 cm (270 dpi). Up to 122 x 85 cm is scanned at 300 dpi. Scanned originals in normal and structure mode can be rotated by 90 degrees.
- Larger images may be scanned split (Normal mode only). Per partial scan 42,00 € incl. mounting.
Higher scan resolution:
The standard resolution is 300 dpi - perfect for 1:1 prints and enlargements up to max. 150 %. Higher resolutions up to 1,000 dpi are available over the full width, but not the full height of the scan area for an additional charge:
1.000 dpi up to the height of 25 cm = 100 % Surcharge
900 dpi up to the height of 28 cm = 80 % surcharge
800 dpi up to the height of 31 cm = 70 % surcharge
700 dpi up to the height of 36 cm = 60 % surcharge
600 dpi up to the height of 42 cm = 50 % surcharge
500 dpi up to the height of 51 cm = 40 % surcharge
400 dpi up to the height of 63 cm = 30 % surcharge
Transport and, if applicable, insurance costs are to be borne by the client. The contractor is not liable for any damage that may occur.
Scan your paintings on our Cruse Scanner (large format scanner, non-contact), digitizing painted artworks in one piece up to A0:
We scan your painted pictures, paintings, watercolors, drawings, collages, paintings, but also surfaces and decorations, such as wood, stone, stoneware, sand, leaves, carpets, textiles, screen prints and much more up to A0 in one piece brilliantly and gently in the highest quality.
Our services:
- Scan in the desired mode (see below for a comparison of the scan modes).
- on request also in 16 bit at the same price (larger file)
- color converted to ECI-RGBv2
- including provision of the file on DVD or via wet transfer
The special features of the Cruse scanner:
- The main feature of a Cruse scanner: depending on the original and the illumination variant and angle, digitization is possible with or without a clearly visible structure or texture.
- Cruse scanners are suitable for paintings, drawings, oil paintings, watercolors, plans, historical documents, surfaces of all kinds
- Scan resolution 300 dpi up to A0 size (118.9 x 84.1 cm)
- this resolution is perfect for 1:1 reproductions and artscans up to 150% magnification
- maximum size in one piece without division is 122 x 92 cm (in 270 dpi)
- scanned in several parts larger formats are also possible on request
- Scanned originals can be up to 20 cm high, with a depth of field of approx. 5 cm
- Items weighing up to 100 kg can be scanned
- images in the frame can also be scanned
Other features of the Cruse scanner:
- higher resolution is possible up to 1,000 dpi depending on the original size (see prices)
- Very good flatness thanks to vacuum feed table (suction of corrugated/curved originals that are not too stiff)
- non-contact scanning, even for framed originals or for collages and montages
- absolute precision down to the tenth of a millimeter range
- Homogeneous illumination over the entire scan width and length
- True-to-life color reproduction thanks to regularly checked color management
- only 10 % of the amount of light required by conventional scanners
- Nearly uv-free cold light, which significantly reduces the surface heating of the template
How long does it take to make my picture?
In our product or category descriptions, you will find the average production times or the exact printing dates and deadlines for data submission.
I am unsure if the size of my image is sufficient. What can I do?
We check your data for the appropriate resolution for the desired size and whether the image proportions fit. If there are any problems or ambiguities, we will contact you.
What is the exact ordering process?
You either order your image in our online store Berlinprint.de or send us the file via our individual order with the appropriate info and your wishes noted.
For both order options, after we have successfully reviewed your data, you will receive an e-mail containing our invoice with the payment terms and informing you of the expected completion or shipping date.
If you have paid our invoice in advance, you can come to pick up your print at any time during our business hours from the completion date. Payment on site is possible by German EC card or cash. For staff reasons, however, we are happy if you have already paid in advance. This is possible by bank transfer or Paypal.
If your data is not readily printable, we will contact you in advance to inquire.
Can I pick up my print in person?
You can come to our retail store in Berlin-Friedrichshain for collection at any time from the notified completion date during our business hours from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 5:30 pm. Since we currently do not have the store open directly due to staffing reasons, then please just knock on our door.
How much does it cost to have a photo printed?
Prices for printing a photo start at 30 x 20 cm with 4,02 EUR. The printing price always depends on the chosen material and the size of the image. The resolution of your photo has an influence on which sizes are still well printable.
What format to print photos?
The aspect ratio of the photo should match the aspect ratio of the format to be printed. Many cameras take photos in the aspect ratio of 3:2 or 4:3. This results, for example, in a photo in the format 30 x 20 cm or with the 4:3 aspect ratio the format 40 x 30 cm. Optimal photo file FORMATS are jpg files, as these are not too large due to their compression and are therefore easy to send. But also png and tif are possible.
How can I print pictures from my cell phone?
You can email pictures from your smartphone directly to us on demand and have them printed on high-quality photo paper. Or you can upload your photos to be printed via our webshop during the order process.
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The three scan modes of the Cruse scanner in comparison
On the Cruse scanner, various settings are possible when illuminating the image to be scanned:
Normal mode scans are evenly illuminated from the left and right. This results in homogeneous illumination, but any raised areas of the image are leveled out as a result. Normal mode is perfect for flat originals, such as drawings, watercolors, but also for images on canvas, where you sometimes want to avoid the overemphasis of the material surface in Structure mode.
Scans in Structure Mode are only illuminated on one side from the left. As a result, raised image areas cast a shadow and thus appear vivid and tangible. The scan appears sharper overall due to the greater detail. It should be noted that the light should always fall on the original to be scanned from the left or from above, if possible, so that the original cannot therefore be rotated at will, so that no unrealistic shadows are cast. The scans of a series should be illuminated as uniformly as possible from the same direction.
The texture mode emphasizes even the finest structures due to an oblique deflection of the light direction and is therefore suitable for work where all details are important, e.g. for the decor industry. Due to the small amount of light used, this scan mode is very slow and therefore also very expensive. For artistic images, however, the structure mode is usually absolutely sufficient for displaying plasticity.
Scans in higher resolution:
The standard scan resolution is 300 dpi. This is feasible up to an original size of 122 x 85 cm. If we only scan at 270 dpi, a format of 122 x 92 cm can also be scanned in one piece.
A higher scan resolution than 300 dpi is possible for an additional charge. However, this reduces the height of the scanning area. Examples400 dpi resolution is only possible up to a maximum scan area height of 63 cm. 600 dpi only works up to a height of 42 cm and 1,000 dpi even reduces the scan area in height to only 25 cm.
A higher scan resolution also somewhat reduces the depth of field within which an object is sufficiently sharp. This is around 3 to 5 cm at 300 dpi. Therefore, the higher the scan resolution beyond 300 dpi, the smaller may be the Height differences of a scan template.
Scan your artwork in large format on the A0 scanner from Cruse:
Painting scans in texture mode. Left: Detail Chr. Behring "Mother & Child". Right: detail E. Makushkin "Flamingo", www.molwa.de. or stoneware, masonry, wood, collages, fabric patterns, silk painting or textiles ...
Future-proof archiving for later reproduction
Who knows what the future will bring? The original is then hopefully sold with good proceeds. But: The buyer of your work inherits, sells, loses, possibly destroys the valuable unique piece or simply moves away and is no longer accessible. If you then later plan an exhibition, consider a survey of your works, art prints or other uses, it may be too late to get your hands on the original again.
Imagine that you still have a high-quality digital copy of your image, perhaps even so good that you could reproduce individual sections enlarged. With such data you still have the possibility to create a replica, hand-signed editions or mass art prints of your artwork later on.
Why artists digitize their painted pictures and other artworks
Save your precious original and exhibit a replica!
There are many ways for an artist to show his paintings. Unfortunately, quite a few of them are not entirely safe for the valuable original. Just think of sales exhibitions in shopping centers and bookstores or the presentation in doctors' offices or in restaurants. Although these may offer good opportunities to sell a painting, the risk of damage or even theft of the unique original should not be underestimated.
A high-quality reproduction on canvas or fine art paper can be a safe alternative. True colors and digitized images that are sharply detailed and evenly lit right to the edges are the best prerequisite for replicas that can stand up to comparison with the original.
If the interested parties the originals are too expensive ...
Spontaneous comments like, "Oh, that's beautiful, I like that! How much does it cost?" often change after the price is announced to "... oops, yes ... but that's a lot, I'll have to think about it at my leisure".
So you have many potential buyers for a picture, only unfortunately many can not or do not want to afford the investment? But maybe you can offer a limited edition of your work, signed by you and at a price that is absolutely affordable?
Once ten images are sold, you may have earned more than selling the original. However, a high-quality print requires a good artwork and a cruse scan is the best prerequisite for this.
A different approach to revenue optimization: Size matters!
Time and again, we find that large-format images impress people more than smaller copies. The size of an image alone often evokes enthusiasm. We experience this particularly often with our art reproductions. A perfect reproduction from the original format 30 x 40 cm to, for example, the format 75 x 100 cm impresses with the precision and sharpness of every detail and every brush stroke, even in the extreme close-up range.
Painting Digitization: Why Not Photograph?
The most common method of digitizing a work of art is to simply photograph it. In the professional sector, there are camera systems for this purpose that, in conjunction with professional lighting, also achieve very good results, but these have their price. The main advantage of photography, mobility, is also a cost disadvantage.
You can't get our cruse scanner into your gallery or studio either, but you will save on the photographer's travel expenses, photographer, set-up time, and you are guaranteed excellent quality and all the details of your image will be "captured".
The stationary use of a scanner is not comparable to a shoot in a photo studio, which is only ever set up for one and the same type of shot and template size. The variety of formats in painting always requires an individual adjustment of the illumination when photographing in order to obtain a good photo. This is very time-consuming and cannot be automated.
Cruse scanners enable consistent scanning results
A unique advantage of the Cruse scanner is the ability to provide different illuminations of the original, virtually at the touch of a button, standardized and thus reproducible.
Achieving such consistent and reproducible qualities cheaply and quickly by photographing is not possible in larger formats, such as A0. On the Cruse painting scanner, on the other hand, each image is scanned in repeatable quality in one scan pass with high precision and perfect lighting.
Oil paintings can be digitized in a deceptively realistic way
For textured originals, such as oil paintings or pasty paint applications, you can choose between normal "flat" scans or "texture scans" that reproduce the plasticity of the original.
The scan achieves this deceptively real plasticity through tiny yet clearly recognizable shadows that are virtually "scanned along" thanks to the special illumination. This makes it possible to produce results that look real to the touch, precisely because of the structures.
Depending on the size, selected illumination and resolution, a scan can take between ten minutes and two hours. The standard resolution is 300 dpi. A maximum of 1,000 dpi is possible, but only in limited sections of the scan area.
Depending on the size and material, we can scan originals larger than A0 in several individual parts and subsequently reassemble them. Please ask us about this.
