Technical Page
Computers
eFIL currently operates from four AMD Athlon/Sempron PCs: one webserver, one backup webserver and two workstations. All are running MS Windows XP.
Web design accomplished using Dreamweaver.
Image capture, depending on scanner used, is done using ArcSoft Photostudio, Canon Canoscan Toolbox, Microtek ScanWizard Pro, LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast Ai, Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400II and the packaged Windows XP scanning software.
Image processing is mostly done with Adobe Photoshop Elements and IrfanView.
Scanners
Depending on requirements, availability and setting, scanners used include the following: Canon CanoScan LiDE 500F (off-site), Epson Perfection V750 Pro, Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL, or Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400II (for film and slides).
Other Imaging Equipment
Olympus e-1 digital camera with 50mm macro lens.
Processing Techniques
Materials that are primarily text are scanned at 300 dpi and saved as TIFF files. As appropriate, text files are converted to PDF files for web viewing or downloading.
Image files are scanned in full color at 600 dpi or higher, depending on the quality and size of the original image, and saved as TIFF files. In preparing image files for the web, they are converted to JPG format (plus grey-scaled, if monochrome) and resized to print 8" x 10.5" (max) at 300 dpi. Files are generally converted to PDF format for web viewing and downloading.
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