About

The DT V-Cradle is purpose-designed to make the digitization of bound material simple, fast, and safe. We spent years interviewing and listening to feedback from the Cultural Heritage community in order to develop a product that meets your specific needs, including the ability to safely handle rare and delicate material, accommodate the myriad bindings in your collection, and integrate into your unique workflow and digitization process—all in a custom design built specifically for operator comfort.

Compatible with the DT Atom, DT Versa, and DT Element, the DT V-Cradle provides conservation-friendly, preservation-grade, fast and efficient digitization of A3 bound material (29,7 × 42cm/ 17” × 12”) up to 7,6cm / 3" thick. By removing the glass, it possible to image any thickness of bound object. Its unique design incorporates a tilt-inward mount for the camera to provide ergonomic digitization without increasing the footprint of the system.

The adjustable cradle itself accommodates three book-opening angles: 100° (similar to a book held in a reading room, 180° (which allows capture of full page spreads), and 80° for material that is especially rare and fragile. Its unique design always holds the book at an angle, so that the opposite page isn’t fighting gravity.

The removable glass uses a lift-assist mechanism to improve the ergonomics of the user over long periods of use. The glass can be fully removed in less than a minute when even the minimal operator-controlled contact with the glass is not suitable for a given material.

To ensure the safety of the binding, the mechanism of the book platform freely slides forward and backward to guarantee the gutter is always properly aligned to the captured frame. This also ensures the glass, if used, cannot produce undue pressure on the binding.



For questions, concerns or feedback, please reach out to DT Support:

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