Scanning largish items

From: Eileen Mathias (mathias@ACNATSCI.ORG)
Date: Thu Apr 06 2000 - 13:12:58 CDT

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From: Eileen Mathias <mailto:mathias@ACNATSCI.ORG>
Subject:      Scanning largish items
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    <pre> Hello, Mark.

    I am at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and we are scanning larger plate books from the 19th century, i cluding Audubon's elephant folio. We are using 2 methods, both using the PoserPhase Phase One scanning back camera. Re olution color quality are excellent. We are creating files up to 144MB. For the elephant folio, we are scanning 4x5" t ansparencies. We have a copy stand for the PhaseOne that has a "transmissive" light box with a light underneath, and th
     resolution is so high that transparencies come out very nicely. For most of the plate books, we scan the original book
      We have a large copy stand that allows us to be far enough above the book to capture a full page, and we have various ook cradles that we use to protect the books during capture.

    I'd be glad to give more info if you have questions. Several libraries and museums are using the PowerPhase camera, inc uding the American Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian, the University of Virginia, U o
     Penn, the Philadelphia Art Museum, and others. I can give you contact names if you need them.

    As to price range, the PowerPhase comes in several models. A "studio kit" (resolution is not as high) starts at $12,000
     our camera was $25,000, and the newest, best, fastest, is $33,000.

    Eileen Mathias

    Eileen C. Mathias Information Services Librarian & Coordinator, Albert M Greenfield Digital
      Imaging Center for Collections Ewell Sale Stewart Library The Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-299-1140 215-299-1144 FAX mailto:mathias@acnatsci.org

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