2019 was another exciting and successful year at Genus Our Digitisation Studio had an amazing year with a second shift having to be introduced to run from 17.00 – 22.00 every night. We even had to bring in some weekend shifts to cope with demand. Our largest project of the... read more →
Dec
18
Sep
25
It’s not uncommon for the current generation of desktop or departmental scanners to capture in excess of 200 images per minute, it’s never been easier to capture large numbers of image files in a short amount of time. There are also huge collections of legacy files stored as outdated or... read more →
Sep
13
The date for Windows 7 End of Life is 14th January 2020. This means Microsoft will discontinue all support, and all updates, including security updates. Up to this date, we are in a phase known as “extended support.” During this phase, Microsoft is offering paid support, though not the complimentary... read more →
Aug
29
For many years, the OS 14000 book scanner was regarded as the ultimate capture device for digitisation projects that require the highest standards of quality and productivity. New technological developments and Zeutschel's consistent work on technical innovations lead to the next generation of Zeutschel scanners, which surpasses anything previously seen... read more →
Jun
20
In July 2018 we were asked to supply digitisation equipment and staff training at The National Record office of Sudan and The University of Khartoum. Installation and training was provided by our Lead Engineer – Simon Brown and General Manager – Chris Elwell who installed Metis Gamma’s, camera copystations, A3... read more →
Jun
03
Background The Royal Navy’s Naval Historical Branch (NHB) have in their possession one of only two original copies of the World War 2 Admiralty Diary. The other copy is at the National Archives, London and as yet, despite the fragile nature of the 204 volumes neither have been digitised. The... read more →
May
30
We are proud to announce that the double A0 flatbed scanner VERSASCAN 4870 won the Product of the Year Award at SGIA 2018. SGIA's annual Product of the Year competition showcases products that keep the specialty imaging industry moving forward. Winning companies achieve worldwide recognition and the ability to market... read more →
Apr
25
Once again, we will be exhibiting at the Museums and Heritage Show on the 15 + 16 May in London, Olympia, Stand M4. The Show offers two jam-packed days featuring more than 50 free talks, 150 suppliers, consultants and a raft of special features. Having exhibited at the show for... read more →
Apr
10
On the 4th April 2019, we hosted a unique, invitation-only event on the very latest developments in Digitisation Standards and Quality Management at The National Gallery, London. Attendees at the conference included top imaging professionals from well-known digitisation and photographic institutions. Organisations such as The British Library, The Wellcome Trust,... read more →
Mar
01
Users can now scan and automatically translate paper documents into more than 60 languages Scanning solutions provider Scannx, Inc. today debuted its cutting-edge new Scan to Translate service, which enables users to instantly translate printed documents into another language without having to manually retype the text into a separate document or online... read more →