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Part 6: Scanning
A. Scanning Equipment & Software
The equipment and software in the digital imaging lab is frequently
upgraded. As of April 2003, the following equipment is in use:
Image Capture Equipment
- 1 Agfa Horizon Ultra Scanner: Able to scan negatives (up to 9.5"
x 11") or prints (up to 11.5" x 16.5") Additional RAM was purchased
to speed performance. Uses Agfa Photo Look 3.x scanner software.
Figure 21: A digital imaging technician uses the Agfa flatbed scanner.
- 1 CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ flatbed CCD scanner: Able to scan negatives
and reflective material up to 12" x 17" Uses Eversmart Jazz
Extended Mode software.
- Polaroid SprintScan 4000 Slide Scanner
Figure 22: 35mm slides are loaded into the slide scanner.
Computers & Monitors
- 4 Mac G4 computers
- 4 21" NEC high resolution monitors
Color Management Hardware & Software
- Gretag MacBeth Profile Maker Pro
- Gretag MacBeth Eye One Pro Calibrator
Additional Software
- Adobe Photoshop
- Roxio Toast CD writing software
Miscellaneous
- 5 2-bay Micronet DataDoc hot swappable decks (each deck holds 2
9GB hard-drives): for temporary storage of images until they are written
to CD-ROM
- 3 Yamaha CD Writers
- Electrostatic Film Cleaners
- Static Control Equipment
- Custom film carrier: Custom film and print carriers used in conjunction
with the scanners are designed and built as needed to accommodate
antique photographic materials.
- Scanner table and light box: The scanner workstation tables were
custom designed and built to protect materials, speed production,
and prevent operator fatigue. Table surfaces are grounded to control
static and dust.
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