![]() The locations within Nevada images mainly document the Las Vegas area and consist of 366 digital files dated from 1978 to 1989. While the whole collection is visually dynamic, the images that document Las Vegas in the late-1970s through mid-1980s are particularly compelling. Here is a step-by-step process for digitizing item number PH-00414_133 from start to finish.Īn image from Las Vegas, Nevada: Fremont Street’s "4 corners" including Four Queens, Golden Nugget, Binion's, and Hotel Fremont in Las Vegas, approximately 1979 to 1982. Apply appropriate color correction as needed.Stitch together images to create panoramic photograph. ![]() Repeat capturing process until entire film roll has been digitized.Carefully “roll” negative to next section of film.Pull the film across the negative carrier cut-out and secure it onto the other film spool holder.Load a roll of film onto a film spool holder, working left to right.Ensure capturing system is ready, light box is on, and surface has been prepped.There was a learning curve at the beginning of digitizing, but through trial and error, we determined the best way to digitize the negatives was the following process: Steps for digitizing a negative Adobe Photoshop 2021 Autopano Giga 4.2 software = Stitching software.Phase One Rapid Capture System with an IQ180 80 megapixel digital back and 72mm Schneider Kreuznach lens = Capturing system and camera.11-inch x 14-inch anti-newton ring glass negative carrier = Glass plate.All negatives were captured at 600ppi at the size of the negative, while medium and large sized photographic prints were captured at 600ppi and 300ppi, respectively.”Īnd for anyone who is confused by technicalities, here is a brief breakdown to simplify all of the terminology: Individual negatives were captured in sections and stitched together electronically using Adobe Photoshop 2021 and Autopano Giga 4.2 software. The best method for digitizing the negatives was to capture several separate images of a single roll of film and then use stitching software to combine the images together into a panoramic photograph.įor anyone interested in technicalities, here is a snippet of the Processing Note taken from the collection’s finding aid: “The Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs were digitized using an 11-inch x 14-inch anti-newton ring glass negative carrier and a Phase One Rapid Capture System with an IQ180 80 megapixel digital back and a 72mm Schneider Kreuznach lens. With the negative carrier in place, the process of digitizing the Paluzzi Collection became streamlined. Note: lights were kept on for the purpose of the demonstration photographs however, during actual sessions of digitization they are turned off. The solution was a custom-built negative carrierĪ negative of the Las Vegas Strip is set up and ready to be captured by the camera above the negative carrier. Measuring on average 10 inches tall and up to 8 feet long, we had to get creative and construct a tool that could both keep the film flat during capturing and handle the film’s long length. The negatives were too wide and too long to digitize with normal equipment. Although standard scanning equipment has worked well for the many items already digitized in Special Collections, this collection’s film negatives could not be digitized in the traditional way due to their unconventional size. Typically this process is achieved through the use of some type of imaging capturing device, like a flatbed scanner or camera. The digitization processĭigitization is the process of taking physical materials and converting them into digital formats. In this blog post, we will cover the entire digitization process for the collection: what materials were used, how items were digitized, and how the final images were created. While the first half of the project was focused around rehousing, physically preparing, and recording metadata for the collection, the second half of the project was primarily focused around digitization. This post is a follow up to our first blog post from last December titled the “ Paluzzi Panoramic Photo Project.” There you will find information about who Bob Paluzzi was, learn about Cirkut cameras, see how the collection was prepped for digitization, and meet the project archivist for the grant. Welcome to the second and final blog post about the UNLV Special Collections & Archives Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs Digitization Project. Her previous work includes the National Digital Newspaper Project and the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Image courtesy of Victoria Paluzzi.Īmy Check received her BA in Psychology from UNLV in 2016. She has worked in Digital Collections since 2013, first as a student assistant, before transitioning to a staff position in 2017. Robert “Bob” Paluzzi with his Cirkut Camera at Super Bowl XXXII in San Diego, January 1998.
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