http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages These advice documents cover all aspects of creating, managing and using still image resources. en nigel.goldsmith@bristol.ac.uk Copyright 2010 2010-03-03T13:35:19+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/how-do-i-digitise-difficult-objects/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/how-do-i-digitise-difficult-objects/#When:13:35:19Z Scanners and digital cameras are the most commonly used devices for capturing still images; the digital files they create fit seamlessly into the modern workflow. This document looks at scanners and digital cameras and how they can be used to capture non-typical objects. In this document we look at a range of different objects and how we can capture them with a camera or scanner and a few accessories.

]]> Digitising analogue media, Creating new digital media, analogue collections, bit depth, cameras, digitisation, equipment, hardware, optical character recognition, photography, scanning 2010-03-03T13:35:19+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/image-management-software/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/image-management-software/#When:16:03:21Z JISC Digital Media has surveyed a range of image management software developers to gather specific information about their systems. We asked each of them the same set of questions, and the following is a list of those who have responded so far. Follow the links to find out more about each system.

]]> Managing your digital resources, business & community engagement, delivery, digital collections, software 2010-02-16T16:03:21+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/copyright-and-still-images-frequently-asked-questions/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/copyright-and-still-images-frequently-asked-questions/#When:12:41:03Z This advice document is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) JISC Digital Media has received about copyright in relation to digital still images.

]]> Managing your digital resources, Finding and using digital media, copyright 2010-02-03T12:41:03+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/taking-pictures-under-available-light/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/taking-pictures-under-available-light/#When:14:14:27Z Most modern digital stills cameras have built in flashes, however these do not always produce a pleasing light, have a limited range and the flash can be distracting in some situations. Professional photographers normally like to have complete control over lighting in order to produce the highest quality images. It is however possible to produce high quality images without the cameras built in flash or in situations where you do not have total control over the lighting. Available or ambient light is the light in the scene before the photographer starts work and this FAQ document looks at common problems associated with available light and how to overcome them. You may also be interested in our Light Sources for Still and Moving Images advice document.

]]> Creating new digital media, cameras, digitisation, equipment, lighting, photography, supports and stands, video 2010-01-11T14:14:27+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/approaches-to-describing-images/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/approaches-to-describing-images/#When:15:11:26Z The following paper seeks to provide background to some methods for describing images that may be deployed by those building shared image collections. While the emphasis is on describing digital still images, those developing collections in other multimedia formats - particularly video - may find some of the methods and research outlined here applicable.

]]> Managing your digital resources, delivery, digital collections, digitisation, metadata 2010-01-07T15:11:26+00:00