ABSTRACT
Scanning for modern animators is as important as the animation stand or rostrum camera in the United Kingdom was for traditional cell animators. The animation stand was a huge, precision-made piece of equipment that comprised of a camera tabletop containing both top and bottom panning peg bars, two enormous vertical columns, and a full, movie-standard camera. Prices and technology are so accessible that what was once a very major investment for the ambitious professional animator is the standard equipment that enables anyone to have a professional-level, comprehensive animation studio in their own home. All animation work is created on peg bars for registration purposes, but sturdy peg bar and tape it permanently to the side of the scanner for regular use. The location of the peg bar is therefore extremely important, as one's need to make sure that all the field area is covered by the scan and consequently nothing is cut off.
