Hello Drury, We use an Epson 10000XL for our digitization work. The images are scanned into a Mac and are saved as TIFF files (with a file extension of .tif) with a Windows Byte Order. The images are transferred from the Mac to one of our network servers. We do QA from our PCs. Typically, the images open fine on the PC. Once in a while they have to be resaved on the Mac to make sure the Windows format was selected and the extension is .tif and not .tiff.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have additional questions. Good luck, Lynda Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig Smithsonian Institution Archives Electronic Records Division -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Drury Wellford Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:23 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Mac vs. PC Help! The Museum of the Confederacy is seeking advice from fellow museum professionals. We are starting a digitization project, and are beginning by scanning over 6000 original photographs we have in our collection. We are looking at buying a 24" iMac, but are now addressing concerns about whether Mac software will be compatible with the museum's PC-based server, and whether we will be able to integrate Mac image files with our PC-based Collections databases. We plan to store the images on an external hard drive as well, but again are wondering how difficult it will be to retrieve the images and use them on PC software. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot, and sorry if this question is a repeat of one that has been asked of the listserv a million times before. Drury Wellford Ann Drury Wellford Photo Services Manager The Museum of the Confederacy 1201 East Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 Fax: (804) 644-7150 www.moc.org _______________________________________________ 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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
