On Wed, 6 Mar 1996 08:44:00 EET  START, Rodney wrote:
>The Museum of Victoria has had an Image Capture program going for the past 4
>years using the analogue system.  We have recently begun using digital
>cameras and scanners instead of analogue for our image capture.   With the
>old analogue system the images were used purely for collection management
>purposes.   In these images we had the object number and a simple scale for
>reference.   The image quality was of a low standard which prevented them
>from being used for electronic publication work.   But now with the higher
>quality that the digital images provide we are plan to use the images on the
>Web, CD-Rom as well as with collection management.
>
>We have a discussion as to whether to continue to include a scale with each
>object image or not.   From a photographic point of view the image looks far
>better without the scale, as well as making it easier for the operator to
>capture the image.   But certain curatorial staff want to keep the scale in
>the image.
>
>I would be interested to find out how other institutions are handling their
>images concerning the  inclusion of scales.
>
>I look forward to your comments.
>
>
>Rodney Start
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We haven't been dealing so much with the scale, but we are required *by law* to
include the
registration number of the object in the photograph used for collections managem
ent.  In my
experience, there is no one photograph of an object which can answer all purpose
s. A simple
solution for you might be to simply make 2 exposures while you're at it: one wit
h the scale
and object no., and immediately after, one with them removed.
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Name: amalyah keshet
visual resources / the israel museum, jerusalem
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Date: 03/06/96
Time: 09:23:00

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