We've been working with the wdp file format (Windows Media Photo) for
some months now. Think of it as comparable to jpeg2000 in terms of
file size and compression behaviour. Compression at very high
settings is probably superior to jp2 files and especially in edge
areas of high contrast. It
Apologies for cross-postings:
MDA is delighted to announce that Benchmarks in Collection Care for
Museums, Libraries and Archives is now available from the Collections
Link website as an interactive database.
Benchmarks in Collection Care is a self-assessment checklist to help
collections hol
Note the section "Get to Grips with Copyright." Thank you, Gordon!
Amalyah Keshet
Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Chair, MCN IP SIG
- Original Message -
From: "Gordon McKenna"
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv"
Sent: Wednesday, October
Hello again, everyone:
MCN's Pasadena conference is drawing closer, and so is our Silent
Auction. The 2006 auction will be held at the reception on Friday,
November 10th--three weeks from this Friday!
For many years, your generous contributions to this annual event have
helped our nonprofit or
Rob and fellow MCN'ers,
Our VRA colleagues have a unique way of getting some really good
items into their auction: their regional groups put together
"packets" or "baskets" of things from their region -- local foods,
museum gear, goofy items, etc. Some of these baskets have been
really wonde
How compatible is it with various software packages? Have you run into
any problems?
Personally, I am rabidly anti-Vista (due to various "protections" built
into the software. In this current political climate, I'm turning into
something of a technological Luddite...), so one of my concerns wou
On 10/17/06 10:23 PM, "Chuck Patch" wrote:
> On 10/17/06, Tom A. wrote:
>> Storage media (hdd) is getting cheaper and larger. I really do not
>> see the need
>> for a new compression algorithm these days. Especially from MS.
>>
> I find this argument (which I have been hearing for years now) to
Not to step on anyones toes, but speaking strictly from a storage
point of view, we spent 25K dollars for a 11.2TB RAID system (before
formating), including 3 year support & service contract, spare parts
kit and management software. To mirror an EMC backup and archival
solution, another 20K
Great idea. Let's see, the IP SIG could organize a basket of
unlicensed, infringing, action hero video clip file-shared downloads...
Amalyah (first to bid on that Guiness!)
At 16:33 18/10/2006, you wrote:
>Rob and fellow MCN'ers,
>
>Our VRA colleagues have a unique way of getting some really
You might need that Guinness once the MPAA finds out ;)
So how are the bars in Pasadena, anyway?
amalyah keshet wrote:
> Great idea. Let's see, the IP SIG could organize a basket of
> unlicensed, infringing, action hero video clip file-shared downloads...
>
> Amalyah (first to bid on that Gui
Bars are OK in Pasadena. Check out Crown City Brewery on Raymond and
Fair oaks (south of the park, south of Colorado)
Gin drinkers look elsewhere, it's beer only there!
JEFF
Jeffrey Evans
Digital Imaging Specialist
Princeton University Art Museum
609.258.8579
On Oct 18, 2006, at 3:41 PM, Per
Calling all CAL SIG members,
Margaret and Diana, CAL SIG Co-Chairs, have entrusted me to organize
a CAL SIG "basket" for the silent auction and take the
SIG-contribution-challenge Diane threw out there this morning. As a
VRA SoCal Chapter basket veteran, I believe I'm qualified to take on
this
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