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Department of Geological Sciences (High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Facility), University of Texas, Austin: Image Folio. High-resolution X-ray CT (Computed Tomography) is a completely nondestructive technique for visualizing features in the interior of opaque solid objects, and for obtaining digital information on their 3-D geometries and properties. What is X-ray CT? Eexcerpted and adapted from: Denison, C., Carlson, W.D., and Ketcham, R.A. 1997. Three-dimensional quantitative textural analysis of metamorphic rocks using high-resolution computed X-ray tomography: Part I. Methods and techniques. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 15:29-44
Jacci Howard Bear, About.com: Scanning Resolution, Scaling, File Size. Getting a great scan by understanding resolution, bit depth, file formats and sizes, and scaling options.
Stefan Bengtson, (Department of Palaeozoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm); In: Palaeontologia Electronica, Volume 3, Issue 1; 2000 (Coquina Press): Teasing Fossils out of Shales with Cameras and Computers. Simple yet effective methods are available (using Adobe Photoshop) to enhance photographic images of low-contrast and low-relief specimens, such as fossils in shales, without manipulating or retouching the photographs. By applying polarizing filters to camera and light-source(s) in a way analogous to crossing nicols in a petrographic microscope, dramatic results can be achieved where there is a difference in reflectance between fossil and matrix, as with many coalified fossils. Excellent!
Jeff Bone, University of Alabama, Birmingham: The Scanning FAQ. Tips and techniques of image scanning for the desktop publisher, multimedia presentor, and graphic artist.
Department of Plant Biology at Cornell University: Tips and Tricks. Scanning images, PhotoShop and Powerpoint hints.
Michael W. Davidson, Florida State University: An Introduction to Microscopy and Photography Through the Microscope. This page is divided into sections like: How to set up a microscope, photography through the microscope, sample preparation for microscopy, microscopy resources on the web, etc.
desktopPublishing.com: Scanning Tips and Related Sites.
digitalkamera.de. Available in German and English. Worth checking out: Tips and Tricks, Embed images with appropriate resolution in wordprocessor.
The Exploratorium, San Francisco, The Learning Studio: Photography.
Wayne Fulton: A few scanning tips. The purpose is to offer some scanning tips and hints, help with fundamentals and other basic scanning information to help you get the most from your scanner. See also here, and there.
Richard Hill, Lunar and Planetary Lab, University of Arizona: Experiments in scanning fossils. Examples. The trick is to select small areas in the scanning software and then use the highest resolution.
Philip Greenspun, Switzerland (Project MAC): photo.net, and Black and White Photography Resources, Resource Links.
Bruno J. Navarro, fotophile: World Wide Web Photography Sites. A list of photography and related sites on the World Wide Web.
Scientific Photography Lab, Chemistry Department, University of Basel.
FOTO-online. This site from Switzerland provides photographical knowledge, formulas, tables and a glossary of photographical terms (in German).
Kodak. Go to: Digital Photography.
Real World Scanning and Halftones: Links.
Michael J. Sullivan, Catalog Design, Open Market, Inc.: Sullivan's Online Scanning Resources. Online scanning resources website.
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Magazines:Photography.
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