Re: Overhead scanners

From: Luiz da Camara leme (camara.leme@MAIL.TELEPAC.PT)
Date: Wed May 30 2001 - 15:26:45 CDT

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    Date:         Wed, 30 May 2001 21:26:45 +0100
    From: Luiz da Camara leme <mailto:camara.leme@MAIL.TELEPAC.PT>
    Subject:      Re: Overhead scanners
    To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
    

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        Anthony

        Thank you very much for your info.
        Its already a start

        All the best
        Luiz

    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Troncale" <mailto:troncale@AMNH.ORG> To: <mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 8:15 PM Subject: Re: Overhead scanners

    > Luiz:
    >
    > If you are not familiar with Octavo, take a look at:
    http://www.octavo.com/
    >
    > Overhead scanners:
    >
    > Minolta 7000 http://www.minolta.com
    >
    > Bookeye http://www.bookeye.com/html/home_english.html
    >
    > Zeutschel http://www.zeutschel.de/frame_e.htm
    >
    > I do not endorse any of the above...
    >
    > Anthony Troncale
    > American Museum of Natural History
    >
    > At 02:08 PM 5/30/01 -0400, you wrote:
    > >I'm interested as well. Please reply to the list.
    > >
    > >John Warren
    > >2601-A Wilson Blvd.
    > >Arlington, VA 22201
    > >
    > >
    > >-----Original Message-----
    > >From: IMAGELIB [mailto:mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU]On Behalf Of Luiz
    > >da Camara leme
    > >Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 12:51 PM
    > >To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
    > >Subject: Overhead scanners
    > >
    > >
    > > Hello everybody:
    > >
    > > I am new to this list. The message bellow was the first I received
    so
    > >far, and this is my first post.
    > >
    > > The reason I subscribe this list its because I have a very special
    > >interest in overhead scanners.
    > > I am thinking about preserving vasts amounts of data and making CD
    books
    > >out of public domain printed books as well as publishing very rare books
    and
    > >manuscripts.
    > >
    > > I don't know much about this but I will be reading quite a lot os
    > >messages from this list archives to find out more about this.
    > >
    > > I would appreciate very much any info about solutions for what I
    need to
    > >do. Types of available scanner (I only know 2) software needed, solutions
    > >for this purpose.
    > >
    > > Also info about where I can retrieve related knowledge will also be
    > >appreciated.
    > >
    > > I am sure this is of no interest to many more advanced members of
    this
    > >list.
    > > So I can be contacted in private not to disturb everybody else.
    > >
    > > Luiz da Camara Leme
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >----- Original Message -----
    > >From: "Mary Winter" <mailto:mary.winter@MAIL.STATE.KY.US>
    > >To: <mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
    > >Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 4:31 PM
    > >Subject: Re: information contained in surrogates
    > >
    > >
    > > > Our photographer, Nathan Prichard, has been looking over my shoulder
    on
    > >this
    > > > discussion. I include his thoughts on this below:
    > > >
    > > > Mary,
    > > >
    > > > Well, I see a Hollinger box of weasels has been opened.
    > > >
    > > > I derived my very approximate figures based on the normal
    > > > levels of resolution for various film formats, if the
    > > > photographer is doing his part. These are the resolutions
    > > > on the film, which are almost always less than what the
    > > > lenses are actually capable of producing, if that nasty old
    > > > physical stuff with emulsion were not involved. Resolution
    > > > is in line pairs per millimeter (often listed as lines per
    > > > millimeter or lpm). The lines are separated by a space equal
    > > > to the width of the line, so the pair actually made up of a
    > > > black line and a white one (| (sp) | (sp) |). In digital
    > > > terms, that means two pixels (one for the black and one for
    > > > white/blank space). So a resolution in lpm's is doubled for
    > > > pixels (or dots) per millimeter and then multiplied by 25.4
    > > > (millimeters per inch) for dpi (dots per inch).
    > > >
    > > > lpm x 2 x 25.4 = dpi
    > > >
    > > > Film size Nominal lpm Approx. DPI
    > > >
    > > > 35mm 80 4,000
    > > >
    > > > 120 60 3,000
    > > >
    > > > 4x5 40 + 2,000
    > > >
    > > > [8x10 uses some of the same or similar lenses as 4x5.
    > > > Resolution would be about the same, at least for many
    > > > modern lenses. Some lenses can produce greater resolution
    > > > on some formats, as with macro/copy applications.]
    > > >
    > > > Uncompressed file size can be calculated by multiplying the
    > > > format dimensions (in inches) by the dpi squared for B & W.
    > > > For color, multiply that result by three (assuming 8 bit
    > > > color depth in both cases).
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Nathan
    > > >
    > > > I think this is pertinent to the original question about stitching
    files.
    > > > Please note, however, that the issue of resolution was not the primary
    > > > factor in our decision to incorporate analog surrogates into our
    > > > preservation/access workflow. But then, we have Nathan . . .
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Thanks, Mary
    > > >
    > > > Mary E. Winter
    > > > Special Collections Manager
    > > > Kentucky Historical Society
    > > > 100 W. Broadway
    > > > Frankfort, KY 40601
    > > > tel.: (502) 564-1792 ext. 4428; fax. (502) 564-4701
    > > >
    >

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