[MCN-L] A working list of free/low-cost alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud products

ACDSee is a low cost photo editing program that does all the basics. Doesn't really do levels. -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Edson, Michael Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 12:17 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject:

[MCN-L] Requirements for Museum Gift Shop/Cafe POS system

The Museum Store Association would be a good contact for this information. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 2 South Pack Square Asheville, NC 28801 828.253.3227 tel. 828.257.4503 fax fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org -Original Messag

[MCN-L] Embedding LCD screens in new walls?

Is it possible to build a false wall with enough space to get to the monitor from the back? That way if you need access you could remove the mounts and take it out for servicing. This should also provide proper air flow. Even lcd tvs produce some heat. Frank Thomson Asheville Art Museum Mailing

[MCN-L] Digital photo storage direct from a camera

NKRemote is a program that allows you to control certain digital slrs from a computer. Frank Thomson Asheville Art Museum Mailing address: PO Box 1717, Asheville, NC 28802 Street address: 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28801 828.253.3227 t 828.257.4503 f fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashe

[MCN-L] Color to Grayscale

In PhotoShop you can convert to a gray scale in a manner that keeps maximum tonal range. After saving you cannot convert back to color so that information is lost. Frank Thomson Asheville Art Museum Mailing address: PO Box 1717, Asheville, NC 28802 Street address: 2 South Pack Square, Asheville,

[MCN-L] File naming conventions for digitized archives

Interesting question. If one follows archivists' standards where the relation of the object to the overall collection is very important. The box and file would be regarded as constant and name could follow this format. Museum standards would have a unique number, maybe year, accession, object in

[MCN-L] Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys?

, New Media and Interpretive Initiatives James A. Michener Art Museum aromano at michenerartmuseum.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Frank E. Thomson Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:40 PM To: Museum Computer Network Lis

[MCN-L] Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys?

Here is a review of some of the Android tablets available. http://reviews.cnet.com/best-tablets/best-5-android-tablets Frank Thomson Asheville Art Museum Mailing address: PO Box 1717, Asheville, NC 28802 Street address: 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28801 828.253.3227 t 828.257.4503 f fthom

[MCN-L] Server advice requested

Dell makes some nice smaller servers and you don't have to buy an OS from them, you can install your own. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 2 South Pack Square 828.253.3227 tel 828.257.4503 fax www.ashevilleart.org fthomson at ashevilleart.org Engaging,

[MCN-L] App stats

On 10/23/12 9:44 AM, "Frank E. Thomson" wrote: >According to a study by ComScore more than 110 million people in the U.S. >owned smartphones as of June 2012. Google's Android operating system >remained the top mobile platform, accounting for 51.6% of smartphone

[MCN-L] App stats

According to a study by ComScore more than 110 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones as of June 2012. Google's Android operating system remained the top mobile platform, accounting for 51.6% of smartphone subscribers, while Apple's iOS captured 32.4% of the market and Research in Motion's

[MCN-L] showing video in small museum?

We have done everything from video projection in a black box space to small monitors as part of an exhibition. The easiest and most cost effective is a flat screen monitor and a dvd player with a continuous play option. We have run such a setup for months, starting every morning and shutting dow

[MCN-L] Small libraries and e-pubs

Mis-reading the subject line on a Monday morning, I thought e-pubs were microbreweries with wireless access. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 2 South Pack Square 828.253.3227 tel 828.257.4503 fax www.ashevilleart.org fthomson at ashevilleart.org Engagi

[MCN-L] File Naming

This has probably told you more than you wanted to know, but if I could add a little more. Most common characters can be used in naming files. However, the following characters are reserved and cannot be used in a file name: < > : " / \ | ? * Also, neither a space nor a period can be used at th

[MCN-L] Using old postcards to create new souvenirs: copyright?

Interesting, but copyright is a complex issue. For instance, Harvard maintains copyright control of some Emily Dickinson poetry and she has be dead over a hundred years. http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/94.html Frank Thomson, curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 2 So

[MCN-L] Using old postcards to create new souvenirs: copyright?

There are occasionally contemporary publishers that also assert copyright over vintage postcards that were published by companies they have bought out. We have so local postcards from around 1900 that a company claims copyrights over. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 2 So

[MCN-L] "Do we still need websites?"

The Wired article predicts a web dominated by mobile devices and apps. Apps are great but they tend to do one thing, tell you what time a movie starts. Locate a restaurant. Check your bank balance, etc. I think that apps tend to make people into content users, not content creators. Their argum

[MCN-L] Electric Scooters?

We have 2 wheelchairs that are used regularly and we have a number of visitors who use scooters, but we have never had a request for a scooter that I am aware of. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 2 South Pack Square Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 tel 828.257.4503 fax fth

[MCN-L] General photography question

A good professional photographer will still offer 4x5. While storage of transparencies are important, museum standard environment is not bad for storing film. A good 4x5 is going to give you much better resolution that most digital images, though you can find people working with a 4x5 camera and

[MCN-L] Records for displaying unrelated objects together

We occasionally cluster a group of works together and do one label, ie. Top to bottom is It might be the easiest thing to do these labels manually and record the text in your database. Otherwise you may be working very hard to create something that may cause problems later. Frank Thomso

[MCN-L] image file names

We use periods, generally not a problem. Sometimes Photoshop will want to drop the last section and replace with file extension, but if you are careful saving the file that is not a problem. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 fthomson at ashe

[MCN-L] Vernon Systems - CMS

Also, in looking at open source, one needs to factor in the cost of support and customization. Do you have someone in-house who can work with the program and make it do what you need it to do? Or will it entail contracting with someone from the outside. Some institutions have an IT dept. and

[MCN-L] Cornell University computer scientists analyze nearly 35 million Flickr photos, generate geo located statistics on the world's most photographed cities and landmarks

There is a bar bet in here somewhere. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent

[MCN-L] Switching to Gmail

While there are some nice features to Google Apps a lot depends on the commitment of Google to maintaining iy, and not one day suddenly increasing the price 50%. But other questions that come to mind include what happens if you can't connect to the Internet, security of your information and wh

[MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate

I think right now JPEG2000 is more a specialized tool, some web software use it to allow you to zoom in without getting the whole big file. Unless you download multiple sections and stitch them back together. But I digress. I think right now I would still use tiff or some raw format dng or nef a

[MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi

In this day and age it could be very important to have a terms of use agreement that people have to accept before they can use your service. Last month we had a case here locally where a man was going to motels and using their wi-fi to download child pornography. Obviously the terms of use did n

[MCN-L] rights question

One thing you should include would be notice that if the artist or heir does not want the work on line that they contact you and you would remove the image. Frank E. Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org

[MCN-L] Sitemap generators?

Oops, fixed it. Frank E. Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org 828.253.3227 tel 828.257.4503 fax Celebrate 60! Raffle tickets now on sale! Click here to find out more! -Original Message- From: mcn-l

[MCN-L] Zip Code Statistics

We use Microsoft Mappoint, it allows you to import an excel spreadsheet and gives you a variety of graphic views. Frank E. Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org 828.253.3227 tel 828.257.4503 fax Celebrate 60

[MCN-L] Looking for a New Webblast/Email/Metrics Service

Look at constant contact we use it and have had very good luck with it. Frank E. Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 tel 828.257.4503 fax www.ashevilleart.org fthomson at ashevilleart.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu

[MCN-L] photography, digitization, and a color/grey card?

I would suggest shooting an image of the color bar at the start of each session, maybe not in every image. But it would be helpful later trying to match color and value. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 tel 828257.4503 fax www.ashevi