Dave - Where in TMS do you attached the three different types of images? Are you attaching images in the conservation module? Ella ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Pearce" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 10:53 AM Subject: Re: Naming Media Files > Lida, > > Hello and please pardon if this is a duplication. I sent > this on Friday but it doesn't seem to have made it. > > I've attached a word document to this email of a TMS screen > shot of what our conservation lab is doing with digital > photography of sherds in our study collection. I feel, like > you, that having a measurement indicator in the photo is not > the most desirable thing. But it seems to work well with > certain objects. > > We have three digital imaging processes here at the Freer > and Sackler: our photolab, the registrars and > conservation. > > Our photolab produces images using Leaf Volare digital > cameras. Those produce a source file (.HDR, mac OS) that > can be anywhere from 60-100MB. From those they make IBM > formatted .TIF derivatives that are 20-40MB, 300 dpi. In > pixels they range into the 3000-4000 pxls on the long > dimension. These photos are our "approved" photography and > are used when digital image files are requested for rights > and reproductions. Our photolab is also using a variety of > flat bed and transparency scanners to produce images from > existing photography. Most new photography is digital and > our photolab is on a project to replace all of our "analog" > photography. > > The registrars office is using a flatbed scanner with > transparency adapter for old photos and document scanning > and we are now on our second digital camera. Our first was > a Nikon CoolPix 990 and now we're using the CoolPix 5000. > Terrible name, but the pics are fabulous and the Nikon > CoolPix are about the only available at a reasonable price > that have a macro feature for close ups. The CoolPix 5000 > is a 5.0 megapixel camera that takes excellent > high-resolution photos (avg 12.5-15MB .JPG) and is > relatively easy to use. We're in the process of setting up > digital photography workstations in our dept. with lights, > copy stand, backdrops, software, etc. for registration "mug > shots" of objects (acquisition considerations or loans) as > soon as they arrive. > > Our conservation lab is also using Nikon digital cameras to > document objects in our study collection (see attachment) > and also to document the stages of their work on an object > when treatment occurs. Those images are in the 5-7MB range, > .JPGs. > > David > > >>> [log in to unmask] 07/19/02 11:05AM >>> > Hi everyone, > > At first I want to say thanks for all the great ideas and > recommendations I've been receiving. Subscribing to the > list made me > more excited with TMS and grateful, knowing that I'm not > the only one > struggling and having to reinvent the wheel. > > What I wanted to know is, when loading the media files in > TMS, what > resolution are you using?, what is recommended. Right now > I'm using a > Sony digital camera 4.1 megapixel. The pictures I take the > imagesize is > 1600x1200. With te possibilitie of even bigger to 2272x1704 > in JPEG. > Then I download them on the Imagedrive in a temporary > folder, where they > get a new filename. What I am doing is give them a filename > same as the > objectnumber with an extension -1, -2, -3. Right now I'm > thinking about > Dave's experience with this way of filing the images. We > may have to > change it, and use another filesystem [anyone with more > experience on > this matter?] Putting all the images on a CD is an idea to > seriously > consider. Now how high is the resolution you are using? > Another thing we are considering is to put in front of the > object a Coin > or a Measure, to give an idea of the dimensions of the > object, I > personally don't think it looks nice on the picture [any > suggestions?]. > Media module. Help with the 'child rendition'. I still > don't get it how > it's done, and how it will be displayed. > > Regards, > > Lida Pandt > Collection Manager > National Archeological Anthropological Museum > Of the Netherlands Antilles > De Rouvilleweg 7 > 5999-4621933 / 4621934 > 5999-4621936 fax > [log in to unmask] > > > >