Theoretical/practical workshop on the photographic digitisation of works of art in super high-resolution (gigapixels)

SCHEDULE

Day 1 - 2 hours

Theory with concrete examples. Specific concepts relating to a gigapixel image

• What it is:

  • Gigapixel image types according to objectives

  • Panoramas vs Cultural Heritage.

• How it is generated

  • Mosaic and overlap concepts

• Methodology to obtain images for Cultural Heritage:

  • Unique perspective

  • Multiple perspectives

  • Advantages and disadvantages of each

• Obtaining a gigapixel image of pictorial works:

  • Objectives to be achieved according to criteria

  • Equipment required

    • Robotic units

    • Photographic equipment

  • Aspects to consider

    • Analysis of lenses

    • Optical node

    • Frame size

  • Planning

    • Work environment

    • Lighting

    • Colour management: standards for management and preservation.

  • Post-production

    • General methodology, equipment and aspects to consider

    • Colour management and processing

    • Software to “stitch” images.     

      • Geometric projections

      • Optical node

      • Control points

    • Offline and online visualisation. Aspects to consider

• Other solutions on the market: Manual or robotic heads

Day 2 - 2 hours

Step-by-step practical demonstration of the digitisation of pictorial work with analysis of good practices and the handling of equipment in the room, analysing and reviewing the theoretical concepts addressed in the session on day 1. Composition of work teams for days 2 and 3

Day 3 - 2 hours

Session with the digitisation of pictorial works by the participants of the course in working groups by means of ROB digitisation systems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8AW_Ut3xMc

Day 4 - 2 hours

Session with the digitisation of pictorial works by the participants of the course in working groups by means of ROB digitisation systems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8AW_Ut3xMc

Recommended equipment Laptop