Dear Susan, and everybody
MANY thanks for so many helpful and prompt replies. I have the feeling that
I may be troubling the list with further queries in the months to come, but
will do my best to share our experiences on our project when it gets off the
ground.
cheers
john
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Susan
> Stekel
> Sent: 07 January 2000 16:35
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Greetings, and question on Scanned Images
>
>
>
> You're not ignorant at all, and certainly not in any appalling way.
> Scanning at 600 dpi has become the standard approach for most
> projects such
> as yours. It'll give you good data capture of the original.
> When handling
> any historical material, it's best to scan it once, and properly, to avoid
> having to re-scan (and damage) the documents. So, scan at a high
> resolution
> (like 600 dpi) and scan to a non-proprietary file format, such as TIFF.
>
> The real issue is: what image are you going to put online? A
> 600 dpi image
> is a huge file that will take ages to download. Also, you don't
> really get
> the benefit of all that data, since most computer monitors have a fairly
> poor resolution (not above the 75-100 dpi range). Once you have
> the 600 dpi
> master files, you can make low-resolution derivatives from those
> files, in a
> web-ready format such as JPEG, that will load much faster while still
> presenting a readable image.
>
> My comments are only the briefest of summaries on this topic --
> but I don't
> want to weigh down the list. If you'd like clarification on anything I've
> said or would like to talk further, please feel free to contact me at the
> e-mail listed below.
>
> Best wishes,
> Susan
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> Susan Stekel, M.A., M.S.I.
> Library and Archives Specialist
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> Northern Micrographics Inc.
> 2004 Kramer St. P.O. Box 2287
> La Crosse, WI 54602-2287
> (608) 781-0850 ext. 137 (voice)
> (608) 781-3883 (fax)
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