2011/11/2 Dominic McDevitt-Parks <mcdev...@gmail.com>: > On 2 November 2011 00:40, Yann Forget <yan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Indeed, you are right. This is a great addition to Commons. >> I am going through it now, and I have questions. >> >> In some cases, I found that there are better quality images than the >> ones we have. Where do they come from? >> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joan_Baez_Bob_Dylan.jpg >> This version is of higher resolution than the original TIFF >> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Civil_Rights_March_on_Washington,_D.C._(Entertainment-_closeup_view_of_vocalists_Joan_Baez_and_Bob_Dylan.),_08-28-1963.tif >> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washakie.jpg >> This version is of much better quality, but lower resolution, than the >> original TIFF >> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washakie_(Shoots-the-Buffalo-Running),_a_Shoshoni_chief,_half-length,_seated,_holding_pipe_-_NARA_-_530875.tif >> >> It seems that the TIFF is not directly available, or I am dumb >> http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=530875 >> > Yes, in fact, in *all* cases the TIFFs being uploaded are better quality > than the ones we have. :-)
No. I just showed 2 examples of the opposite. > As the Wikipedian in Residence, I have obtained > the actual master files, which were never before made available to the > public or on the online catalog. These are the files I am uploading, making > Commons the only place you can find this NARA high-res content anywhere. I > am also uploading a JPG version to go along with each TIFF. One consequence > is that we'll need some help resolving the duplicates that this is > generating, since there are thousands of the old scaled-down images on > Commons and used in articles, but we can't replace them with superior > quality versions until someone has gone through and made the matching edits > (cropping, color correction, etc.) to the new ones that were made to the > old ones. Most images need a restoration. But we can do that now that we have high resolution TIFF. Obviously it will take years to do all this. >> In cases of art work, we have black and white images, where the >> original was in color. >> Would it be possible to have a color version? >> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Pilate_Washing_Hands_and_Feet%22,_1964_-_NARA_-_558811.tif >> > That is the way that series was scanned. It is unknown why (these are from > the '90s), but it should be noted that these are merely scans of prints of > the original artworks, in any case. This set is also a special case, where > they were donated to the institution; while NARA has a lot of graphic works > (like the war posters), most of it is not purely artistic in origin, since > they are US federal records. OK. > Dominic Yann _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
