Preserving original image content in high-resolution digital archives

摘要

High-resolution digital image archives have been an unrealistic goal to date because the large file sizes generated for each image have taxed both computer processing power and storage requirements. The new "FlashPix~(TM)" file format dramatically alters the relationship between file size and access time, and projects are under way at the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Modern Art to evaluate new approaches to creating high quality digital images of objects in our museum collections. Strategies and benefits of high-resolution digital imaging for museums and archives are discussed in this paper.