DCAPS Digital Media Group
staff specializes in text and AV digitization in addition to offering
web design & development services. Located in Olin Library, DCAPS's
digital imaging studio consists of a Better Light Super 6-K2 digital
camera scanning back on a ZBE Satellite copy stand. Images are captured
at 6000 x 8000 resolution and 14-bit color internal capture running
on a Apple Macintosh Dual Processor G4 computer, a calibrated image
editing station, and networked image server.s The Better Light Super
6-K2 digital camera creates an image file up to one-hundred-thirty-seven
megabytes in size. The special Videssence lights are cool fluorescent
lights calibrated at 5,000° kelvin for optimal and even lighting.
The rich master file is then
used to create a cropped, color corrected copy for the creation of a
.JPEG and JP2 derivatives for Cornell
University Library's various digital
initiatives. JP2 is a next-generation image file format that
reduces the size of high-resolution images to less than 3% of their
original size while maintaining the quality and integrity of the original.
Each master file is then burned to cd media for archiving in the vault
at Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Zeutschel Overhead Book Scanner:
A high performance overhead color scanning system for books, newspapers
and large format documents such as maps, drawings, and posters. Its
scan head is a high-resolution CCD-line sensor capturing images at 3
x 7500 pixels with a precision scan lens. Its field of depth is approximately
50 mm/2 inches. The Zeutschel can output uncompressed .TIF images with
a maximum uninterpolated resolution of 300 dpi (files of up to 600 dpi
resolution can be achieved through interpolation.)
Additional lab equipment
includes an Epson 10000 XL Graphics large format color scanner, an Epson
3200 and a Microtek 8700 color scanners capable of digitizing slides,
glass plate negatives, and various film media, and Epson R2400 large
format inkjet printer, and a Nikon D100 Digital SLR camera that captures
6.3 megapixel images.
For more information contact
dcaps@cornell.edu or
call 607
255-1830
Better Light
Super 6-K2 Camera Capture System and Videssence Light Setup
Color Balancing
Edit Station with Macbeth Viewer
