We've supported zoomable images since the inception of our online collections database in 1996. Users have come to expect it from us, although a small minority has asked for just larger sized images rather than the zoomable versions (first in GridPix, now via Zoomify). One of the drawbacks of having large images available is the misconception by many people that images of any size can be effectively "stolen" from the web and used for illicit profit-making enterprises. The availability of a larger (500 px +) image seems to reinforce this fear, while zoomable images are usually Flash-based and/or broken up into tiles and suitable complex enough to lessen some of these concerns.
Andrew Fox Webmaster Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco de Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA 94118 415.750.3615 voice 415.750.3550 fax de Young Legion of Honor http://www.famsf.org On Sep 5, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Morgan, Matt wrote: > Do we know that users like zooming? Or if certain particular groups > of users > like zooming? > > I often find zooming irritating. I would mostly rather have a single, > somewhat larger full view of an image than to zoom in on just a > piece of the > image, even if the detail is not as good. Zooming takes more clicks > & drags, > and then I end up with something where I can't really see the work. > > I just wonder sometimes if the effort we put into zoom is > worthwhile. Should > we just make the images bigger? I know that ours could be a lot bigger > before it's possible to get any financial gain by stealing them. > > Thanks, > Matt > > On 9/5/07 4:28 PM, "Kenneth Hamma" <khamma at getty.edu> wrote: > >> Joanna, >> >> We are looking (with National Gallery in London who is already way >> ahead of >> us) at IIPImage Server along with java scripts to make it do >> interesting >> things beyond simply viewing images. See: >> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/iipimage >> >> and a java browser demo: >> >> http://leo.ecs.soton.ac.uk/data/archive/kirk/iipdemos/ >> jiipdemozepler.html >> >> We are just at the beginning of this but hope to have something >> that might be >> available to the larger community in the near future. If you're >> interested >> let me know. >> >> ken >> >>>>> "Champagne, Joanna" <J-Champagne at NGA.GOV> 09/05/07 11:22 AM >>> >> Hello, >> >> How are you? If anyone is currently using a Pan Zoom server or >> similar >> solutions opposed to Zoomify would you please let me know, we >> wanted to >> learn more about the option. Thanks so much. >> >> >> Best, >> Joanna >> >> ............................................... >> Joanna Champagne >> Chief of Web and New Media Initiatives >> National Gallery of Art >> NGA.GOV >> ............................................... >> >> National Gallery of Art Videos & Podcasts >> http://www.nga.gov/podcasts/index.shtm >> >> National Gallery of Art Cell Phone Tour >> http://www.nga.gov//cell/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
