DURST DURST THETTA 76

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Theta 76R
Medium Format Photoprinter
Pictures move the world. Pictures get to the heart of things that many words are often not able to say. The Theta 76R brings pictures to life. Rich in contrast, clear, succinct, and always in full color. To do so, we use our LED fiber-optic technology, which is among the most advantageous possibilities for the reproduction of digital image data on photographic materials such as paper or film.
The principal is extremely simple: monochrome LEDs produce light and send it by means of a fiber-optic cable and special optics. The LEDs expose the picture at hand pixel by pixel, line by line on the light-sensitive photographic material. The results can be seen: pictures that come alive. Printed photo quality - Theta 76R Quality Prints.
Theta 76R with V3.7 Software,
the „Medium Format Photo Printer“
for Digital Image Production
The Theta 76R is a digital photographic printer, equipped with
special LED exposure technology and continuous „roll to roll“
paper transport, which makes it possible to expose pictures or series of pictures in one piece up to 85 m. (279 ft.) in length.
The digital image and text files are exposed with a resolution of 254 ppi on conventional RA4 photographic material (paper and film). Through the use of roll material, various picture formats
are possible up to a maximum roll width of 76.2 cm. (30 in.) and
a total length of 85 m (279 ft.).
A Pentium PC using Windows XP handles the control of the exposure equipment and at the same time serves the user as a workstation.
The software V3.7 and user interfaces have been specially
designed for digital image production. A series of practice-related software functions fulfills the high demands and the most varied desires of customers in the digital image production sector.
With its innovative technology, the Theta 76R achieves an
economically-viable production capacity with the highest image quality and thus makes possible a successful entry into the world of digital image production.
Theta 76R - the Greatest Possible Flexibility with Materials, Image Sizes, and File Formats
Much is possible with a Theta 76R. In
addition to the high quality prints of any size, the well-versed multitalent of Durst also handles special tasks, such as the
printing of advertising panels, backlit images, albums, brochures, etc.
The material utilized varies according
to use and includes all RA4 photographic
papers and transparent materials in
different models and sizes.
Tradeshows/Advertising
Large format images in photo-realistic quality bring colors and presence to trade shows, meetings, conferences, seminars, etc.
Paneling
Advertising panels that grab the attention and are resistant to environmental
influences are also covered by the Durst Epsilon Plus. Resistant, non-fading RA4 materials, such as paper, flex, trans, and clear, can be printed upon.
Backlighting
Whether at trade shows, exhibitions, or in public places: a professionally set up light box is always at the center of attention. The transparent material makes possible image reproductions with optimal luminous power and a long duration.
Photographic Image Quality
Arouses Emotions and Draws Attention
Photo albums
The Theta 76R provide services worth seeing, even with the printing of photo albums, travel albums, wedding albums, and more.
Thanks to the digital image processing, no limits are posed in the creativity of the layout. The high color quality makes sure that the value of these works does not fade through the course of the years.
LED Fiber-Optic Technology
Fiber optics
The eyes of bees are composed of approximately 9,000 facets
or lenses. In fractions of a second, they capture images and
transfer them over the nerve fibers to the brain, where the
individual images are reassembled into a total image. The glass fibers of the Durst Epsilon Plus have similar functions – they
transfer the light of the LEDs punctually and per color onto the
photographic paper and reassemble the image that had been
digitally disassembled back into an analog total picture.
Such glass fibers, which were first developed around 1970,
are composed of an inner core with a high refractive index and
a covering with a low effective index. The total reflection
between the two materials prevents the „escape“ of light,
which is conducted through the inner core up until the exit at
the end of the fiber.
LEDs
LEDs (light emitting diodes) are special semiconductor diodes which convert current directly into light. LEDs emit only
monochromatic light, and the color of the light is dependent
upon the substrate and the phosphide emitting layer.
LEDs are extremely robust, demonstrate a lifetime of 100,000 hours, and use up to 80 percent less energy compared to
incandescent bulbs.
Paper roll
Exposure head
Fiber optics
Exposure unit
New image definition/sharpness with
Theta 76R
Your advantages
• Compared to the previous system, image
detail reproduction and the overall image
appear much sharper than before
• This is specially visible on smaller print
sizes and in case an image contains
fine details. This new image definition is
comparable with a Lambda print
produced at 200 ppi.
Papertransport
230 cm
(90 in.)
Floor Space Requirements/Installation Possibilities
Recommended installation variations:
Printer in the darkroom and workstation in the light room
Floor space requirements for the loading and unloading of paper
Complete system in the darkroom
200 cm (80 in.)
200 cm
(80 in.)
100 cm (40 in.)
Floor space requirements for the loading and unloading of paper
200 cm (80 in.)
100 cm (40 in.)
Paper core
Workstation
Wall-mounted printer with darkroom loading section, printer and workstation in in the light room
Floor space requirements for the loading and unloading of paper
200 cm (80 in.)
200 cm
(80 in.)
100 cm (40 in.)
Paper core
Workstation
Paper core
Workstation
True Color Management Workflow
suitable for TIFF and JPEG Files, allowing true ICC conversion of files through input profiles (default and/or embedded) and output profiles. The same profiles are used to simulate the image at the screen.
Proportional image cropping
In addition to the available cropping options, you can make now proportional cropping by positioning the cursor over the cropping mark corner and moving the cropping marks diagonally. This way, the horizontal and vertical cropping marks will be moved at the same time, maintaining the aspect ratio of the set print size.
Features of the Software V 3.7
On-screen image correction
A dedicated correction keyboard is used to apply any kind of color, density, contrast and/or saturation correction to individual or multiple images. Corrections can also be made using the correction sliders on the monitor.
New Autonesting strategies
There are four (4) different options on how print sizes can be layout on the
available roll width on panels, with the option of printing Fotoba Trim Marks.
Sort by Format
Images will be layout according to the print size. That means all images with the same print size will be grouped together.
Sort by Queue Order
Images will be layout according to the queue order. That means all images
regardless of their size will remain in
order sequence.
Optimum Paper Usage
Images will be layout to minimize waste. Images get layout according to the best available space, regardless of the order sequence.
Optimum Cutting
Images will be layout to minimize waste, but at the same time arranged for easy cutting. That means that images get layout according to the best available space, regardless of the order sequence.
Thumbnail preview with soft proof
that allows to open multiple files and
to preview them in thumbnail size for
a fast inspection and image correction,
that greatly reduces image correction times and increases productivity.
Softproofing
Images are displayed on the screen, using appropriate input and output ICC profiles, to simulate the color gamut of the used media -> “What You See Is What You Get”. The system includes the EyeOne Display calibration tool form Gretag Macbeth for monitor calibration.
IndexPrint
Allows to create index prints on the
workstation - but more important also directly via Autospooling, whereby print size, thumbnail size, background color
etc. are freely definable.
Your advantages with the Software V3.7 • Improved workflow with true color
management software
• Increased image quality with
Softproofing and on-screen
color & density correction
• Faster operation, as all necessary
image corrections can now be done
directly on the printer workstation.
• Nesting program that includes Fotoba
trim marks, thus allowing the use of
an economically priced cutting system.
• Improved and more flexible Autospooling
workflow
• New service possibilities with index
prints/contact sheets in any size
• Reduced calibration times
Calibration
The basis for the problem-free
reproduction of high-quality images is precise calibration. For that, different
test files are printed. These test images
are read in through the densitometer
and through a flatbed scanner, and the corresponding corrections for density and image quality are automatically corrected in the exposure system. In a few steps, even materials (paper and film) with wide variations are calibrated. With the use of the same material type or for quality controls in between, a quick recalibration suffices.
New Autospooling software with
sub-folders + name extension and also with the Durst ASCII-File for a fully
automated workflow.
The software is using hot folder for
automatic spooling and printing of jobs containing single files and multiple files. You can create as many hot folder as
needed to suit various applications.
There are 3 auto-spooling modes:
a) spooling individual files
Copy the files for printing into the
requested hot folder. They are
automatically copied to the print
queue applying the preset hot folder
parameters, where after the files are
nested and printed.
b) spooling files using folders
Copy the files for printing into a folder name the folder, than copy the entire
folder into the requested hot folder.
This way all files within the named folder are identified as one (1) order. They are automatically copied to the print queue applying the preset hot folder parameters, where after the files are nested as one print job and printed.
c) spooling with ASCI files
ASCII files contain all needed job
instructions for the individual files to
be printed. To the hot folder, only ASCII files are sent. The corresponding images files are automatically picked up from t
he server, corrections are applied, where
after the files are nested as one print job and printed.
The latest technical developments are constantly being incorporated into Durst products. Illustrations and descriptions are therefore subject to modification. All rights reserved on images and illustrations.
© Durst Phototechnik AG, 07/2006
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Durst Phototechnik
AG
Social/Commercial Division
Vittorio-Veneto-Straße 59
I-39042 Brixen, Italy
Telefon +39 04 72 81 01 11
Telefax +39 04 72 83 09 80
www.durst-online.com
[email protected]
Material and Transport Device
Material supply:
Single position roll supply (height of the loading device approx. 130 cm./51 in.)
Take-up device:
Automatic material take-up system that swings out, with automatic
cutting device
Material loading capacity:
Roll width Roll length
30.5 cm (12 in.) 85 m (279 ft)
50.8 cm (20 in.) 85 m (279 ft)
61 cm (24 in.) 50 m (164 ft)
76.2 cm (30 in.) 50 m (164 ft)
Maximum roll length of the
exposed material:
85 m (279 ft)
Minimum image length:
1 cm (0.4 in.)
Minimum material feed:
about 40 cm. (15.7 in.) including the exposed area
Unused material (waste) during loading and after every cut:
approx. 2 cm. (1 in.)
Workstation
Image processor:
Pentium IV 3,0 GHz
RAM:
1,5 GB
Hard disk:
80 GByte
Disk drives:
CD-ROM
Operating system:
Windows XP Professional
Monitor:
19“ LCD-monitor
Graphics adapter:
32 Bit for the display of True Color, 32 MByte
Network protocol:
TCP/IP
Interfaces:
• USB for connection to external
devices
• Fast Ethernet connection
(100 Base T) for the network
• RS 232
(for online Densitometer use)
Environmental conditions
Temperature range:
+15 °C to 30 °C (+59 °F to 86 °F)
Relative humidity:
25 to 80 %
Light:
The workroom must be darkened during the loading and unloading of material.
Specifications for the Image Reproduction
Exposure System:
Fiber optic LED exposure
technology (RGB) with continuous exposure from roll to roll
Lifetime of the LEDs:
approx. 100.000 h
Image quality:
Photographic image quality from digital files
File formats:
• Grayscale-RGB-TIFF, PPM, JPEG,
and BMP
• PostScript Level 2/Level 3
(PS, PDF incl. CMYK, RGB, and
grayscale images) only
Type 1 fonts
Raster Image Processor (RIP):
Cheetah-RIP from Dice America
(Optional)
Colors:
16.7 million colors
Color depth:
39 Bit
Color gradations:
256 RGB color gradations
Resolution:
254 ppi continuous tone, on-the-fly pixel interpolation
Processable materials:
RA4 photographic material
RA4 transparency materials
Linear output speed:
approx. 40cm/min = 18 sq. M./h
Please note:
The output speed can change according to the material used.
General Specifications
Power supply:
115 VAC ±10 %, single phase/
50-60 Hz (100-120 VAC), or
230 V AC ±10 %, single phase/
50-60 Hz (200-240 VAC)
Power Usage:
max. 500 VA
Dimensions:
Width: about 105 cm (41 in.)
Length: about 140 cm (55 in.)
Height: about 165 cm (65 in.)
Floor space requirements:
about 2 x 2 m (4 m2) (80 x 80 in.)
Weight:
approx. 400 kg (880 lb)
Safety and Standards
Specifications:
CE
Technical data
Production capacity (The capacity can vary depending upon the material used.)
Image format
13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.)
30 x 40 cm (12 x 16 in.)
50 x 76 cm (20 x 30 in.)
76 x 100 cm (30 x 40 in.)
Roll width
76 cm (30 in.)
76 cm (30 in.)
61 cm (24 in.)
76 cm (30 in.)
76 cm (30 in.)
Number of
adjacent pictures
6 horizontal
3 vertical
2 horizontal
1 vertical
1 horizontal
Number of pictures/hour
778
370
106
47
24
Number of pictures/day (8h.)
6.224
2.960
848
376
192

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