Contex HD Apeiron/42 Art and Textile Scanner
Meet the new Contex HD Apeiron/42, the new standard in contact-free large format scanning has arrived. Innovative, revolutionary, and ground-breaking, it is perfect for scanning original artwork and fine art in exquisite detail.
With advanced natural light LEDs and CCD sensor technology, capture originals with complete faithfulness like no other scanner in the market space. All this is within an easy-to-use solution that will transform your scanning experience to a whole new level.
Contact-free scanning
Fragile originals, framed artwork or delicate artefacts are often hard to digitise due to their size, design or features but with the Apeiron/42, its contact-free design is the perfect solution.
With a generous 42 x 60” scan area and 10” clearance, your original items safely pass through on the advanced table conveyance system. Precision-engineered with laser-controlled focus and height adjustment, your item moves under the advanced scanning system contact-free.
With the risk of damage or unnecessary stress removed, scan more than you thought possible. It’s ideal for artwork, artefacts, posters, textiles, documents and more. With scanning from just 6” per second, enjoy excellent productivity.
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The beauty of CCD
At the heart of the HD Aperion/42 is superior image quality. With 6 x Toshiba-based CCD sensors combined with Fujifilm lenses, enjoy image quality to the highest standard with stunning 1200 dpi optical resolution.
The quad linear CCD design of red, green, blue, and grey provides brilliant colour reproduction and enjoy the truest greyscale/monochrome tones possible. This is compared to the tri-linear designs of rivals that only use red, green, and blue with greyscale/mono being created out of the green channel only.
Want more? It meets the highest FADGI star rating of 4 and offers the highest possible score for colour rendering indexing (CRI) of above 98. CRI is a test of creating digital colours that look as natural and faithful to the original as possible. There’s also its ICC profiles powered by X-Rite® for professional colour management and matching.
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Natural effect LEDs
The right lighting is essential for scanning and the HD Aperion/42 goes above and beyond to deliver the very best setup for perfect results.
Featuring LEDs with TRI-RTM technology, they recreate the natural daylight spectrum to ensure your digital image looks as faithful to the original as possible. Mounted in elliptical reflectors, they ensure perfect lighting uniformity with no shadows.
Adjustable in 4 positions, they are also museum-correct with no UV/IR radiation. Being LED based, they also offer excellent longevity with no warm-up required.
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Add 3D texture and detail
The multiple lamp positions of Contex HD Apeiron/42 paired with Nextimage Apeiron software give you the option to emphasize even the finest details and textures in your scanned image like never before.
Easy to apply, simply slide between -100 and +100 to match your original or maybe give a new perspective as new details are brought to life. View your changes in real-time and with no need to rescan to apply any changes you make.
Effects above 0 can mimic for example the hanging of the item on the wall and lit from above so you can present your digital image just like it would appear in a gallery or exhibition.
Click here to see an example of this innovative feature.
Nextimage Apeiron Software
Enjoy the proven and powerful scanning features of Nextimage with a version designed especially for HD Apeiron/42 and included as standard.
Optimised to work with the included 22” arm-mounted touchscreen display, be in complete control with easy-to-use icons and menus that put you in full control. Designed for large format documents, enjoy tools, filters, and automated processes also designed to aid workflow and productivity.
Choose from built-in presets or create your own to enable fuss-free scanning in just 3 easy steps. Simply choose your required preset, load your original and press scan. With help and guidance on positioning and setup, the HD Apeiron/42 is as easy to use as other Contex products.
Suitable for (among many others) Fine art, artwork, artifacts, posters and prints, building materials, textiles, delicate documents
Media loading Contact-free face up scanning
Scan size (W×L) Maximum: 42×60 in (1067×1524 mm). Minimum: 1×1 in (24.5×24.5 mm).
Media size (W×L) Maximum: 43.8×64 in (1113×1625 mm). Minimum: Media smaller than the min. scan size can be cropped in the software.
Maximum focus plane above table 5.1 in (130 mm). Maximum clearance height: 10 in (254 mm)
Maximum focus depth at 300 dpi +/- 10 mm
Maximum weight on scanner table Up to 44 lbs (20 kg), evenly distributed
Scanning speed (inches/second)1 300 dpi, 24-bit color 600 dpi, 24-bit color 1200 dpi, 24-bit color
Plane surface 6 ips 1.5 ips 0.12 ips
Uneven surface 5.5 ips 1.38 ips 0.28 ips
3D effect 2.75 ips 0.69 ips 0.11 ips
Specifications
Optical resolution 1200 dpi (maximum 9600 dpi, interpolated)
Total number of pixels 256,320 pixels
Accuracy 0.1% +/- 1 pixel
Data capture color depth 48-bit color/16-bit monochrome
Image types 24-bit color, Indexed color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit black/white, Fine lines and fills, Fixed threshold, Dither
Color spaces Adobe RGB, Device RGB, RAW RGB, sRGB
Color profile ICC color management powered by X-Rite®
Cameras 6 CCD cameras with Fujifilm lenses and quad-linear Toshiba color CCDs (RGB and grey)
Height adjustment and focus detection Yes. By lasers in the scan module. (Patent pending)
Light sources 2 LED lamps with dual LED strips, mounted in elliptical reflectors. LED spectrums: 2700K, 5000K, 6500K
Light exposure No unnecessary light exposure. Scanning light is narrowly projected to the scan line only.
Lamp specifications No UV/IR radiation. No warm up time. Lifetime = scanner lifetime.
Lamp angles Four options for different angles of lighting
3D effect Yes. Post-scanning option in the software to slide for desired 3D effect
Table conveyance system Precision timing belt transmission with triple-point direction control system
Movement controls via software Scan module: Up/down. Table: Forward/reverse
Red emergency stop button Yes
PC, monitor and software
Recommended PC requirements 2.4 GHz processor, 8 cores (16 logical processors) or better 64-bit processors, 32 GB RAM and SSD SATA drive (PC not included)
Operating systems Windows 11 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
Connectivity Min. USB 3.0 SuperSpeed or Gigabit Ethernet
Included monitor 22” touchscreen (VESA mount 75×75 mm and 100×100 mm) with adjustable position for optimal ergonomics
Included software Nextimage Apeiron (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Korean, Chinese (simplified), Japanese)
File formats Big TIFF, TIF, JPG, PDF, PDF/A, DWF, CALS, BMP, JPEG-2000(JP2), JPEG2000 Extended(JPX), TIF-G3, TIF-G4, multi-page PDF and others
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Application | Art & Textile Scanning |
Scanner Size | 42" |
Delivery Information
Prizma Graphics offers a nationwide delivery service. Orders received by 3pm will be shipped the same day.
We hold huge stocks and we aim to deliver all out of stock items within 3 - 5 days
UK Mainland Standard Delivery 1 - 3 days £6.95
Next Day (Delivery Hours 9.00 - 17.00) £9.95 - Cut Off Time for Next Day Delivery is 3pm.
Saturday Delivery £30.00 - Cut Off Time is 3pm Friday,
Same Day Delivery is available - Please call our sales team on 01296 393700 To discuss your requirements.
Collection by Arrangement FREE
UK Channel Islands Standard Delivery (up to 15kg) £20.25
UK Isle of Man Standard Delivery (up to 15kg) £20.25
UK Isle of Wight Standard Delivery (up to 15kg) £15.75
UK Northern Ireland Standard Delivery (up to 15kg) £20.25
Ireland Standard Delivery (up to 15kg) £40.70
UK Scilly Isles Standard Delivery (up to 15kg) £20.25
UK Scottish Highlands Standard Delivery (up to 15kg) £15.75
UK Scottish Islands Standard Delivery (up to 10kg) £20.25
If your order is over the weight shown, we will contact you with any additional costs.
Standard delivery to these locations are normally 2 – 3 days.
Scottish Highlands Covers: AB36-38, AB55-56, FK17-21, IV1-39, IV52-54, IV6363, KW1-14, PA21-40, PH19-26, PH30-41 & PH49-50.
Scottish Islands Covers: HS1-9, IV40-51, IV55-56, KA27-28, KW15-17, PA20, PA41-49, PA60-78, PH42-44 & ZE1-3.
All prices exclude VAT.
Collection by Arrangement
We will contact you once the order has been placed with a convenient time to collect from our warehouse in Aylesbury, Bucks.
Orders outside UK
We are happy to accept orders for delivery outside the UK. However a additional delivery will be charged . Please call us on 01296 393700 and we will be happy to provide a quote for you.
Next day cut off times
Orders that require delivery next day or next day am need to be placed before these cut off times.
Monday, Cut off for next day delivery 2.30pm
Tuesday, Cut off for next day delivery 2.30pm
Wednesday, Cut off for next day delivery 2.30pm
Thursday, Cut off for next day delivery 2.30pm
Friday, Cut off for next day delivery 2.30pm (next working day which is Monday)
Saturday, Closed
Sunday, Closed