In its digitizing workflows,
the Chicago Albumen Works follows, as a minimum
standard, the Federal Agencies Digitization
Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) document Technical
Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage
Materials. DOWNLOAD PDF. More
information on FADGI and its activities may be
found at www.digitizationguidelines.gov.
When digitization is
preliminary to either LVT output or fine art
reproduction, we capture at higher resolutions
than suggested by the Technical Guidelines
and create derivative files to meet specific
secondary needs.
Quality control of our LVT
film output is guided by the specifications
found in the National Archives and Records
Administration's publication Technical
Requirements for the Duplication of B&W
Negatives: Shadow Normalization Tone
Reproduction. DOWNLOAD PDF
Calibrations and
Profiles:
Every element of CAW's
digital workflow is calibrated and profiled.
We profile input devices
(scanners and cameras) using reflective and
transmission targets, such as the X-Rite Digital
ColorChecker SG Card, Golden Thread target, or
the HutchColor HTC target. Equipment used for
projects involving specific photographic media
is profiled against the appropriate IT8 or Q-60
target.
Monitors are regularly
checked and calibrated.
Custom profiles are prepared
for all printer/paper combinations.
LVT film recorders are
calibrated using X-Rite Model 811 and Model
310T/R transmission/reflection densitometers.
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