Thanks Leonard - that auto-mapping option sounds worth exploring. i may
come back to you in due course, but for now, it's much appreciated.
Steve
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Hi,
Sorry, is the panel meant to be seen as a whole or was that just a
practicality at the time? If each part can be seen seperately (and this
is just for the website - ie, low res digitisation for access) then its
possibly easier to take photos of each bit then create thumbnails which
can point toward larger versions.
If the boards should be seen as wholes then again take a photo of the
whole then make a html map of that image which would allow users to
point-and-click to more detailed images of parts. If your camera can
take a photo of the whole at a reasonable dpi then you only need to take
the one photo. Then if you have Photoshop that has an auto mapping
function or a jigsaw function that does this automatically. This would
be the fastest option I think. Otherwise there are a couple of bits of
freeware you can use.
Hope that's some help.
Mail me if you need help finding appropriate freeware.
Leonard
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From: Steve Gardam [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 24 January 2005 11:05
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Subject: Getting exhibitions online
Dear MCG listers
I hope someone can offer advice. We have a series of exhibition panels,
approx 1 metre square, created for a temporary exhibition. The panels
contain a mixture of 2D objects (sheets of stamps, posters, etc) and
caption cards, all mounted onto backing board. We would like to make the
information in these panels available via our website.
Obviously, we could scan each item from each panel, and recreate the
panels
as an online exhibition in that way. That is time-consuming and we are
wondering if there is a different, easier way??
So, does anyone know of an online tool whereby an entire panel could be
digitally captured, and then made available on the net? The only thing I
can think of is taking a picture of the entire panel, and turning that
into
a pdf. But, as far as I can see, the initial picture would be a massive
file, and consequently so would the pdf making it unusable online. I
realise you can reduce the resolution of pictures in a pdf to reduce the
file size, but that would make the whole exercise pointless (with stamps
in
particualr, the joy in in the detail!).
Thanks folks - please reply off list to
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Steve
Steve Gardam
Learning and Outreach Officer - The British Postal Museum & Archive
Freeling House, Phoenix Place, LONDON WC1X 0DL
T 020 7239 2627
F 020 7239 2576
E [log in to unmask]
The British Postal Museum & Archive is the public identity of the Postal
Heritage Trust. We care for The Royal Mail Archive and our museum
collection of historic postal material. Registered Charity Number
1102360,
Company Number 4896056.
Visit our website: www.postalheritage.org.uk
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