108 · SPEC Kit 294
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Digitization Standards: Non-transmissive Materials
lower
resolution Group A
» Visual presentation only
» Images only
» Use for course study /lecture support
» No pan &zoom needed
» Low-Moderate resolution standards
Examples: World Civ. class lecture, web presentation, PP presentation
slide sets for course reserve.
GROUP A Digitizing Standards
MASTER DISPLAY
Resolution 72 -150 dpi 72 dpi
Long Dimension 63 -1500 pixels 63 -630 pixels
Bit Depth 1 bit bitonal, 8 bit
grayscale,
24 bit color
1 bit bitonal, 8 bit grayscale,
24 bit color
File Type TIFF JPEG
Compression None or lossless Lossy
Group B
» Detail desired
» Visual presentation with multiple views (pan &zoom)
» Text capture
» Born-digital surrogates of existing and accessible objects – originals still
available for technical upgrade
» Resolution standards usually medium to high
Examples: Image intensive presentations—art history lecture Images of
manuscripts to be displayed with text transcription maps.
GROUP B Digitizing Standards
MASTER DISPLAY
Resolution 300 -1200 dpi 72 dpi
Long Dimension 262 -12K pixels 63 -630 pixels
Bit Depth 1 bit bitonal, 8 bit grayscale, 24 bit color 1 bit bitonal, 8 bit grayscale, 24
bit color
File Type TIFF JPEG
Compression None or lossless Lossy
Detail
Continuum