by Patrick McDonough | Feb 13, 2020 | Case Studies
Introduction DT DT Heritage has been digitizing Smithsonian collections since 2011; recently, we’ve made a major investment to automate parts of our digitization process to provide even better service to the Smithsonian. The first two projects to receive such...
by Patrick McDonough | Jan 1, 2020 | Cultural Heritage News, Training
Whether you’re scanning flat paper documents, digitizing a library of film negatives, or creating digital copies of your rare book collection, improvements in quality, speed, and cost are a benefit to any institution. As the leading provider of digitization solutions...
by Patrick McDonough | Dec 5, 2019 | Cultural Heritage News, DT CulturalHeritage, Service Bureau
Many in the Gallery, Library, Archives and Museum (GLAM) community know Digital Transitions Cultural Heritage for building the most advanced and high-quality digitization solutions available, as well as leading the way in sharing the latest digitization techniques,...
by Patrick McDonough | Nov 21, 2019 | Case Studies, Film, Training, Transmissive, Video
The video below explores how the Art Institute of Chicago’s Imaging Archives used solutions from DT Heritage to digitize their collection of rare and delicate film material. For this particular project, the Archives focused on degrading, large format cellulose acetate...
by Patrick McDonough | Nov 7, 2019 | Capture One CH, Cultural Heritage News, Noteworthy, Products, Promo
20% Off DT Atom & iXG 100 MP Bundle The most versatile table-top digitization platform in the industry is now available at a significant discount. Whether scanning film, rare books, loose material, or 3D objects, the DT Atom combined with the 100 megapixel Phase...
by Patrick McDonough | Nov 7, 2019 | Color Calibration, Products
A couple of months ago, we announced the return of basiCColor, along with the story behind that return. Since that announcement, we’ve had plenty of inquiries on when it will actually be available for purchase. Well the wait is over. We’re pleased to...
by Doug Peterson | Oct 17, 2019 | Color Calibration, Products
The DT Next Generation Target, Version 2, or DT NGT2 for short, is a professional-grade color reference target. It serves the same kind of purposes as an X-Rite Color Checker SG, but with significantly higher precision, accuracy, durability, and build quality....
by Spencer Zidarich | Oct 15, 2019 | Cultural Heritage News
DT, as the technical partner to the digitization program at the National Geographic Society, worked with National Geographic on the creation of a color profile for Kodachrome and Ektachrome film. Julie McVey, Project Manager for the Digital Preservation Archive at the...
by Doug Peterson | Oct 4, 2019 | Cultural Heritage News, Products
The Importance of Proper Alignment Precise alignment of the camera to the subject is extremely important in an Art Reproduction and Cultural Heritage Digitization environment. The DT AutoColumn itself addressed many of these issues by providing a droop-free arm design...
by Spencer Zidarich | Sep 26, 2019 | Cultural Heritage News, Lighting
If you’re planning on choosing a type of lighting for your imaging studio, there are two main features that you’ll likely be considering. The first feature is color reproduction, or how closely does the light source match the color and spectral characteristics of...
