silverimage streamline tool for photographing herbarium specimen sheets developed by silverbiology...
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SilverImageStreamline tool for photographing
herbarium specimen sheets
http://www.silverbiology.com/products/silverimage/
Developed by SilverBiology
Michael Giddens
Life Cycle of an Image Station
Example Image Station
Camera Station DetailsDevice Current Preference
Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens Canon 50mm f/2.5 EF Compact Macro
Remote Firing Switch Canon RS-80N3 Remote Switch
AC Power Adaptor Canon ACK-E6 AC Adapter Kit
Copy Stand
Storage LaCie 5big Network
Computer PC or Mac
Monitor 20" - 25"
Barcode Scanner
Color Guide & Scale Kodak Color Separation Guide - Small Q-13
Barcodes http://www.computype.com/
Average costs depend on monitor, storage & computer: $7-8k per camera stationPDF version with pricing can be found here.
How SilverImage Works
• Canon software takes a photograph and stores the file on a hard drive.SilverImage then:
– Captures the barcode
– Renames the camera filename to the barcode filename
– Moves the file to a session folder for batching
– Records in a database what was imaged, who imaged it and when.
• Canon software batches all Raw images to jpeg
– Optional nightly batching of jpegs to central image server
SilverImage Screen Shots
Imaging Speeds
Current use with the software averages 2-5 images per minute depending on the operator. General average is 3 per minute or 1 every 20 seconds.
One station can produce:
1 hour = 90 images
1 day (8hrs) = 720 images
1 week = 3,600 images
1 month = 14,400 images
1 year = 173,000 imagesWe have had seen results up to 900 per day on one camera station.
Nightly Batching to Image Server
Image Server• View imaging progress
• View & search specimen sheets with zooming support
• View reports about imaging progress from all imaging stations
• Ability to communicate directly with HelpingScience.org for data entry
• Ability to submit copies of images to Flickr and Picasa Web
• Ability to download, link or embed images on other websites
Image Server & HelpingScience
HTTP://WWW.SILVERBIOLOGY.COM/PRODUCTS/SILVERIMAGE/
The software is currently being tested with the CyberFlora Louisiana project.
For more information please contact:
www.SilverBiology.com