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Re: Scan artist



You can also set PHOTOSHOP to process a bunch of TIFF images to lower
qualilty -- I've done it a number of times.  There is a BATCH command.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Travers, Bonnie" <traversb@U.LIBRARY.ARIZONA.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: Scan artist


> Wow, Debablizer is quite an expensive software for converting purposes.  I
> think we use something cheap like a $40 ACDSee package to do that. We're
> also getting something called Content dm.  But, back to the original
> question...we don't use high quality images for our exhibition
> documentation...just burn our still images as jpegs onto a cd for those
> files. Some of our exhibition events are also videotaped...and we've just
> kept the analog vhs tapes for those.  But other repositories may treat
> systematic exhibition documentation differently.     Bonnie Travers
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott, Kim A. [mailto:kascott@MONTANA.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:27 AM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Scan artist
>
>
> No, Im not talking about some business proposition in the subject line...
>
> Trinas' question on the TIFF scanning is interesting, and I am certainly
no
> expert on the various options available for storing graphic images (in
spite
> of taking the "School for Scanning" course last year).  However, I can say
> that we routinely scan everything as a TIFF file first, store the files on
a
> CD, and then use a software package called "Debablizer" to convert batches
> of said files to low resolution jpegs for web posting, etc.  Its pretty
> slick, and seems to be an answer to the whole scanning problem for
> us....except for the customers who still expect us to scan everything!
>
> Kim "Yes, we plan on having the entire collection online immediately after
> my retirement" Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trina Purcell [mailto:tpurcell@POLITICALLIBRARY.ORG]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:49 AM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Digital Images
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been doing some research prior to digitizing our collections, and
I've
> know that images are typically created in TIFF format and then derivative
> images are created for web database. I know that there are very good
> reasons for using the TIFF format (longevity, flexibility, easy migration
> etc).
>
> My question is, are there exceptions to the rule? Have people found any
> situations in which high quality master files aren't needed? Perhaps for
> cost-related reasons, speed, temporary web-exhibits etc? Or perhaps just
> due to the nature of the collections. As an example, do I really need TIFF
> images of every newspaper clipping in every collection?
>
> Appreciate your thoughts on this.
>
> Trina
>
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