Introduction to Imaging: Issues in Constructing an Image Database

Contents

Authors

Acknowledgements

Foreword

1. Introduction

2. What is a Digital Image?

3. Monitor vs. Print Display

4. Dynamic Range

5. Resolution

6. Image Capture

7. Compression

8. Various Users, Various Uses

9. Documentation

10. Access

11. Selecting Scanners

12. Image Quality

13. Quality Control

14. Display Devices

15. The Working Environment

16. Displaying Images and Text

17. Networks

18. Security Policy and Procedures

19. Technical Standards

20. Research Agenda

21. Other Resources

22. Conclusion

• Terms highlighted throughout the text are linked to the Glossary.

Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Adapting the print publication --Introduction to Imaging: Issues in Constructing an Image Database -- raised significant issues regarding the development and repurposing of materials for print and on-line delivery, especially in relation to image quality, file formats and network speed.

Howard Besser and Jennifer Trant, Introduction to Imaging: Issues in Constructing an Image Database
The Getty Information Institute Imaging Initiative
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