Hi All,

I think the thing that's being missed here is that they want any scans to be
the same dimensions as any digital camera file ...

so they'd be happy with a 60Mb scan, but unhappy with a 50Mb digital camera
file ... 

I had arguments with their tech department (as i'm with this library too)
which, it seemed to me was filled with complete anti-digital fundamentalist
@&$&�&'s as, for example, i was told that a file from a 6 mega pixl camera
could not be enlarged any bigger than A5 (post card size).

People might want to check out the link to Luminous Landscape's comparison
between the 11MP 1Ds and 6x7 tranny which makes interesting reading -
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/shootout.shtml

As another example, they will only accept files in sRGB (not just for
viewing but because they believe that it produces a better photograph).

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how i / we can get this situation
changed as it makes no sense to me at all.  I will be posting something
similar on the AOP forum to see if anyone there has any suggestions.  I'm
meeting with the CD of the library on weds 5 Feb, so any help by then would
be great.

Cheers,
slater
-- 
Slater King

> From: Red James 
> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 21:06:00 +0000

> 
> One of my library's guidelines for digital submission is as follows:
> 
> "Our archived scans (A3+) have a resolution of approx. 20 mega pixels (for
> square pictures up to 28 pixels). Therefore please only submit digital
> photographic material, if your camera complies with this technical
> criteria."
> 
> Now, are they basically saying, don't submit images from a digital camera?
> Because (please correct me if I'm wrong) I don't know of a camera that will
> do 20 mpx.
> 
> I guess that means images from my 5mpx camera are out of the question. Any
> opinions/advice/workarounds anyone please? I remember talking about
> interpolating images here once before but not sure if I could get away with
> 5mpx up to 20!
> 
> Thanks ;-)
> 
> Red

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