JISC Digital Media: Still images advice

Still Images Digitisation Services

2012-01-04T15:17:07+00:00

JISC Digital Media contacted a number of digitisation service providers for more information about the services they supply. The following list is not an endorsement of any of the services, but is provided to help you identify services to evaluate in more detail.

Introduction to digitising bound volumes

2011-09-19T13:24:31+00:00

Bound volumes such as books need to be digitised with care to avoid poor quality capture or damage to the book. This document looks at the specific problems posed when capturing bound documents and compares commonly used digitisation devices.

The Book Scanner

2011-09-19T13:21:23+00:00

While it is possible to digitise books and bound volumes using scanners or copystands the most efficient and least harmful device is the dedicated book scanner. For the purpose of this document we have tested a Zeutschel OS1200HQ which scans open books with a total area of A2+ at 400ppi book scanner and compared it to a copystand mounted Nikon D3 camera which captures at 4256 x 2832 pixels camera and an A4 Epson Perfection 4990 flatbed scanner with a maximum resolution of 4800ppi.

Model Release - Permission to Use Images of People

2011-05-27T09:31:50+00:00

This document answers some frequently asked questions on getting consent to use images or recordings of people and includes links to sample model release forms.

Image Management: Bright Interactive Asset Bank

2010-10-15T15:58:50+00:00

JISC Digital Media has surveyed a range of image management software developers to gather specific information about their systems. These are the responses from Bright Interactive Asset Bank.