Can someone point me to a company/web site that has a program that will
create files that not only contain the scanned images using my Nikon
CoolScan5000, but what is called the "provenance" which is data related to
the history, comments, size, etc. of the image? I believe this might also be
called "metadata" attached to individual images.

This is a large job of over 500 ektachrome slides taken of individual art
pieces under pretty strict conditions with respect to lighting, etc. and so
I'm will probably not need to mess with the color, but I definitely need to
find a program that will allow this artist to access this "metadata" in the
future. Those comments and info have been carefully preserved in a typed
binder where each page has the info we need to capture and preserve. I
believe that if we create two separate files, unless they are linked using
an application algorithm, the two files method will create the risk of
losing the data. We need, in my opinion ... and this is an uneducated
opinion at best ... one file containing both the image and the information
related to each image.

The final product is to be DVD's that can be reproduced and used for
retrieval purposes. It is a lifetime record of the artist and should be
digitized and preserved for the future.

BTW, I am planning on using 2400 or 4000 dpi and .tif format, FWIW.

On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:03:21 -0500, "Phil Ardussi"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Can someone point me to a company/web site that has a program that will
>create files that not only contain the scanned images using my Nikon
>CoolScan5000, but what is called the "provenance" which is data related to
>the history, comments, size, etc. of the image? I believe this might also be
>called "metadata" attached to individual images.
>
>This is a large job of over 500 ektachrome slides taken of individual art
>pieces under pretty strict conditions with respect to lighting, etc. and so
>I'm will probably not need to mess with the color, but I definitely need to
>find a program that will allow this artist to access this "metadata" in the
>future. Those comments and info have been carefully preserved in a typed
>binder where each page has the info we need to capture and preserve. I
>believe that if we create two separate files, unless they are linked using
>an application algorithm, the two files method will create the risk of
>losing the data. We need, in my opinion ... and this is an uneducated
>opinion at best ... one file containing both the image and the information
>related to each image.
>

>The final product is to be DVD's that can be reproduced and used for
>retrieval purposes. It is a lifetime record of the artist and should be
>digitized and preserved for the future.
>
>BTW, I am planning on using 2400 or 4000 dpi and .tif format, FWIW.
>
Well, Thumbsplus will display scanned images along with the metadata
recorded with each. For original digital images, ie those from a
decent digital camera, the metadata is somehow included with the image
and so is retained in the Thumbsplus database.... for images scanned
from slides (for example) the image can be entered into the Thumbsplus
database by hand. Since it "is" a database, I think it would be
possible to import the metadata somehow, but I have no idea how that
would be done. The creators of Thumbsplus are very helpfull, tho, so I
suggest you look into the program and contact them for specific
questions.

--
Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

Thanks, Charlie.

I think the comments related to each image will probably be typed into the
application and linked to the image by someone from the local high school
that has an interest in art-history-photography kinds of things. My message
didn't make this clear.

Will contact Thumbsplus. Appreciate your help.

"Charlie Hoffpauir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:03:21 -0500, "Phil Ardussi"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Can someone point me to a company/web site that has a program that will
>>create files that not only contain the scanned images using my Nikon
>>CoolScan5000, but what is called the "provenance" which is data related to
>>the history, comments, size, etc. of the image? I believe this might also
>>be
>>called "metadata" attached to individual images.
>>
>>This is a large job of over 500 ektachrome slides taken of individual art
>>pieces under pretty strict conditions with respect to lighting, etc. and
>>so
>>I'm will probably not need to mess with the color, but I definitely need
>>to
>>find a program that will allow this artist to access this "metadata" in
>>the
>>future. Those comments and info have been carefully preserved in a typed
>>binder where each page has the info we need to capture and preserve. I
>>believe that if we create two separate files, unless they are linked using
>>an application algorithm, the two files method will create the risk of
>>losing the data. We need, in my opinion ... and this is an uneducated
>>opinion at best ... one file containing both the image and the information
>>related to each image.
>>
>
>>The final product is to be DVD's that can be reproduced and used for
>>retrieval purposes. It is a lifetime record of the artist and should be
>>digitized and preserved for the future.
>>
>>BTW, I am planning on using 2400 or 4000 dpi and .tif format, FWIW.
>>
> Well, Thumbsplus will display scanned images along with the metadata
> recorded with each. For original digital images, ie those from a
> decent digital camera, the metadata is somehow included with the image
> and so is retained in the Thumbsplus database.... for images scanned
> from slides (for example) the image can be entered into the Thumbsplus
> database by hand. Since it "is" a database, I think it would be
> possible to import the metadata somehow, but I have no idea how that
> would be done. The creators of Thumbsplus are very helpfull, tho, so I
> suggest you look into the program and contact them for specific
> questions.
>
> --
> Charlie Hoffpauir
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

Phil Ardussi a écrit :
> Can someone point me to a company/web site that has a program that will
> create files that not only contain the scanned images using my Nikon
> CoolScan5000, but what is called the "provenance" which is data related to
> the history, comments, size, etc. of the image? I believe this might also be
> called "metadata" attached to individual images.
>
> This is a large job of over 500 ektachrome slides taken of individual art
> pieces under pretty strict conditions with respect to lighting, etc. and so
> I'm will probably not need to mess with the color, but I definitely need to
> find a program that will allow this artist to access this "metadata" in the
> future. Those comments and info have been carefully preserved in a typed
> binder where each page has the info we need to capture and preserve. I
> believe that if we create two separate files, unless they are linked using
> an application algorithm, the two files method will create the risk of
> losing the data. We need, in my opinion ... and this is an uneducated
> opinion at best ... one file containing both the image and the information
> related to each image.
>
> The final product is to be DVD's that can be reproduced and used for
> retrieval purposes. It is a lifetime record of the artist and should be
> digitized and preserved for the future.
>
> BTW, I am planning on using 2400 or 4000 dpi and .tif format, FWIW.

With TIFF format you can use XnView (free) and IPTC data
(metadata included in the file)

www.xnview.com


--
Jean-Pierre Roche
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enlever sanspub pour m'écrire...

"Phil Ardussi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c2BQk.3139$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can someone point me to a company/web site that has a program that will
> create files that not only contain the scanned images using my Nikon
> CoolScan5000, but what is called the "provenance" which is data related to
> the history, comments, size, etc. of the image? I believe this might also
> be called "metadata" attached to individual images.
>
> This is a large job of over 500 ektachrome slides taken of individual art
> pieces under pretty strict conditions with respect to lighting, etc. and
> so I'm will probably not need to mess with the color, but I definitely
> need to find a program that will allow this artist to access this
> "metadata" in the future. Those comments and info have been carefully
> preserved in a typed binder where each page has the info we need to
> capture and preserve. I believe that if we create two separate files,
> unless they are linked using an application algorithm, the two files
> method will create the risk of losing the data. We need, in my opinion ...
> and this is an uneducated opinion at best ... one file containing both the
> image and the information related to each image.
>
> The final product is to be DVD's that can be reproduced and used for
> retrieval purposes. It is a lifetime record of the artist and should be
> digitized and preserved for the future.
>
> BTW, I am planning on using 2400 or 4000 dpi and .tif format, FWIW.
>
Microsoft Word, AutoCad, Adobe Acrobat etc.

Bob