Message-Id: <199611111834.MAA04527@library.wustl.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 10:27:27 -0800 From: Trudy Levy <mailto:iminteg@SIRIUS.COM> Subject: Re: Scanning rare books, digital capture To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Joel - I am always looking for someone who might be doing something similar to myself in this rapidly evolving field. I consult to organizations who want to convert their film libraries to digital libraries. I am primarily intereested in the storage and retrieval, although I come from the imaging and design background. Are you in the document imaging field or camera film/digital? Like to hear what you do and if we have any overlap Trudy>Yes. For similar situations to this I have advised people to use a
>digital camera and preferably a dedicated copy stand. Using a linear
>array camera will yield the highest resolution (some will yield up to a
>7000 X 7000 pixel image which equals or exceeds film resolution). The
>dedicated stands make life much easier and if you get a model with
>trans-illumination you now also have a film scanner. This is often a good
>way to justify the costs. You have a camera for 3-D objects as well as a
>scanner for books, flat art, transparencies, negatives, etc. Bear in mind
>also, that as a rule, a GOOD digital camera will yield better results
>than using film and scanning it. The generational quality of digital
>capture is often overlooked as are some of the other benefits such as
>dynamic range, color accuracy, and general flexibility.
>
>Joel Wolfson
>Imaging Consulting & Services
>3610 N. Stone Crest Street
>Flagstaff, AZ 86004-6811
>Phone: (520) 526-3726
>E-mail: mailto:digiwolf@infomagic.com
Trudy Levy Image Integration mailto:iminteg@sirius.com