Subject: Re: Architectural Image Databases?
THIS QUERY HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO DESIGN-L AT PSUVM in hopes of reaching
a larger answering audience. Howard
>Is there anybody who works with digital image database projects?
>I have been involved in a project in which we try to create an image bank
>of architectural photographs and drawings for educational purposes in
>Helsinki University of Technology. There are some difficulties because
>current (image) database programs seem not to be quite ready for heavy duty
>image handling.
>Also, we need a sophisticated presentation program (or a slide show
>program) for showing the images during lectures. Here also the current top
>presentation programs choke on the big 24-bit images, while simpler
>photo-oriented programs don't offer the functionality we need.
>And of course hardware is a problem too...we talk about
>HDTV/dataprojectors, ATM-networks, digital video presentations...
>So far we have found out Kodak's Shoebox has about the right features, but
>is not very reliable, doesn't work well in networks, and is a little bit
>too limited for our use.
>Knowledge seems to be hard to get as image databases for educational
>purposes (or for museums or public services for that matter) are still a
>minor market. Still as we are doing some research on subject the hard way,
>we hope to exchange information for mutual good.
>If you are working on with same kind of problems please send me email, as I
>don't read news regularly. I can though send collected ideas and addresses
>to this (or some more suitable, which?) newsgroup (unless you say "no no
>this is secret!!").
>yours
>Seppo K. Niiranen
>Architect / Photographer
>email s.k.niiranen@xxxxxx
THIS QUERY HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO DESIGN-L AT PSUVM in hopes of reaching
a larger answering audience. Howard
>Is there anybody who works with digital image database projects?
>I have been involved in a project in which we try to create an image bank
>of architectural photographs and drawings for educational purposes in
>Helsinki University of Technology. There are some difficulties because
>current (image) database programs seem not to be quite ready for heavy duty
>image handling.
>Also, we need a sophisticated presentation program (or a slide show
>program) for showing the images during lectures. Here also the current top
>presentation programs choke on the big 24-bit images, while simpler
>photo-oriented programs don't offer the functionality we need.
>And of course hardware is a problem too...we talk about
>HDTV/dataprojectors, ATM-networks, digital video presentations...
>So far we have found out Kodak's Shoebox has about the right features, but
>is not very reliable, doesn't work well in networks, and is a little bit
>too limited for our use.
>Knowledge seems to be hard to get as image databases for educational
>purposes (or for museums or public services for that matter) are still a
>minor market. Still as we are doing some research on subject the hard way,
>we hope to exchange information for mutual good.
>If you are working on with same kind of problems please send me email, as I
>don't read news regularly. I can though send collected ideas and addresses
>to this (or some more suitable, which?) newsgroup (unless you say "no no
>this is secret!!").
>yours
>Seppo K. Niiranen
>Architect / Photographer
>email s.k.niiranen@xxxxxx