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I was trying to get the V&A to install zoomify for years but the web tech guys could never get their act together. Doing it on 300 000 images however is a bigger overload than on just a couple of thousand. James James Stevenson Photographer Cultural Heritage Digitisation Ltd mob: 07562894001 www.culturalheritagedigitisation.co.uk On 24 May 2013 10:25, HARRIS TONY <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The old days of image licencing departments limiting size of images > displayed on websites have certainly been smashed with this new initiative. > I’m sure those that attended remember Alan Newman’s talk about this at last > year’s conference.**** > > Tony**** > > ** ** > > *From:* AHFAP, for image professionals in the UK cultural heritage sector > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *colin white > *Sent:* 24 May 2013 10:14 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > > *Subject:* Re: SuperSize Me (images)**** > > ** ** > > Try this link and pick a painting to view. The direct link I gave doesn't > work. > > http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/ > > Colin. > > Colin White - Photography and Digital Imaging > Tel : 07530 330 293 > > www.niepce.co.uk**** > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 10:04:37 +0100 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: SuperSize Me (images) > To: [log in to unmask]**** > > The National Gallery made their entire collection available to zoom and > scan few years ago. Admittedly not quite to the size that NGA have now done > it but that would have been due to the size of the source material. I > believe they are within 6,000 x 6,000 pixels. > > > http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cid-classification/classification/picture/vincent-van-gogh,-sunflowers/280402/*/moduleId/ZoomTool/x/190/y/0/z/1 > > Colin > > Colin White - Photography and Digital Imaging > Tel : 07530 330 293 > > www.niepce.co.uk > **** > > > Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:23 +0100 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: SuperSize Me (images) > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > The NGA in Washington is launching Supersized zoomable images, likely > created on their easel camera scanning system, is anyone doing this over > here yet? > > Tony > > > > > > ImageMuse Group > > 1 New Message > > Digest #746 > > 1 > > New NGA Website, new ultra zoom of images by "nga_newman" nga_newman > > Message > > 1 > > New NGA Website, new ultra zoom of images > > Wed May 22, 2013 1:53 pm (PDT) . Posted by: > > "nga_newman" nga_newman > > The Gallery has a new image-centric, content rich website. We started > publishing supersize pan/zooms of our paintings. Let us know how you like > what you see. They look best on a Mac in Firefox or IE on Windows. Unlike > an Evel Knievel ride you can try this at home. > > > > Van Gogh, Roses > > > > http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.72328.html > > > > 20,244 x 15,462 pixels > > > > Whistler, The White Girl > > > > > http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/highlights/highlight12198.html > > > > 21,649 x 11,327 pixels > > > > van Eyck, The Annunciation > > > > http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/highlights/highlight46.html > > > > 10,493 x 25,432 pixels > > > > All best, > > Alan Newman > > National Gallery of Art > > Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (1) > . 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