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Digitization Documentation
- WRH Digitization SpecificationsTechnical specifications for digital items to be added to Washington Rural Heritage.
- Scanning Instructions Epson 10000XLInstructions for using a Epson 10000XL scanner to digitize materials for WRH. Instructions are mostly applicable to later Epson models and may be used as a reference for other scanners.
- Setting Adobe RGB in Epson ScanInstructions for setting the Adobe RGB 1998 color space in the Epson Scan software.
- Adobe RGB 1998 Color ProfileThe Adobe RGB 1998 Color Profile to use for setting the color space.
WRH Digitization Information
When digitizing materials, the goal is to create a digital surrogate that is as close as possible to the original item. Digitization should be done with high enough specifications that it captures all the pertinent information in the item (e.g. details in a photo, audio from a cassette). It may not always be possible to digitize the item again in the future if it's discovered that the item was not originally digitized at a high enough quality.
Washington State Library staff can provide training on reformatting materials for inclusion on Washington Rural Heritage. See the scanner instructions for a detailed workflow for creating master files for Washington Rural Heritage.