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Dear Image Muse Professional Community, I wanted to inform Image Muse members about our upcoming 4-Day RTI Training, July 16-19, 2012 at the Cultural Heritage Imaging (CHI) studio in San Francisco, California. http://culturalheritageimaging.org/What_We_Offer/Training/training What is RTI? Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) is a computational photographic method that captures a subject's surface shape and color and enables the interactive re-lighting of the subject from any direction. The 4-day training, entitled "Reflectance Transformation Imaging: Generating Digital Representations of Cultural Heritage Objects", is a combination of lecture, demonstration, and lots of hands-on work. Participants will learn how to set up, capture, process, view, and disseminate RTIs. Who: Museum, library, and photographic staff working in conservation and education as well as anyone interested in RTI technology and its practical application When: Tuesday through Friday, July 16-19, 2012, 9:00 am-5:00 pm PST Where: Cultural Heritage Imaging Offices 2325 3rd Street, Suite #323, San Francisco, CA, 94107 http://g.co/maps/vmnrd Cost: $1695 per person Prerequisites: Basic photography skills; basic computer skills Software: The software to view and process RTI data is *open source and *free. Learn more about RTI and Cultural Heritage Imaging here: http://culturalheritageimaging.org/Technologies/RTI/ http://culturalheritageimaging.org/What_We_Do/Fields/conservation/ http://culturalheritageimaging.org/ Conservation: RTI adoption is increasing within the museum conservation and photographic communities. An Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) sponsored training program is helping to increase awareness and adoption including at all 6 masters programs in art conservation in North America. (note that the remaining IMLS sponsored training sessions are now full) In addition to the IMLS supported training sessions, many institutions have attended or hosted RTI training, including: -Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -Museum of Modern Art, New York -Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian -Worcester Art Museum -Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco -Los Angeles County Museum of Art -National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, Ukraine Nonprofit Status: Cultural Heritage Imaging is a California nonprofit corporation dedicated to fostering the development and adoption of practical digital imaging and preservation solutions. Custom Trainings: Customized training services are also available on site or at your institution for groups up to 15 people. Write to: training at c-h-i.org<mailto:training at c-h-i.org> with your inquiry or proposal. Thank you very much for reading (and to Mr. Chris Edwards for prior permission to post this). Happy F-stop Marlin Lum marlin at c-h-i.org<mailto:marlin at c-h-i.org> Cultural Heritage Imaging http://culturalheritageimaging.org __,_._,___
