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tool: Zoomify

Purpose: 

A suite of products developed for web designers that may be used to convert large images into a form that can be zoomed and panned. Zoomify enables large images to be viewed and manipulated, without an increase in server load or download time. It convert large images stored in raster formats (e.g. TIFF, JPEG) into a set of pieces or 'tiles' The individual pieces contain sub-sections of the image at different resolutions or levels of zoom, which are combined to create a type of mosaic.

Features: 
  • Enables access to high quality still images without an increase in server load
A&H use case 1 description: 
The Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA) project use Zoomify to deliver high-quality images of medieval stained glass.
A&H use case 2 description: 
The 'In Transition' project use Zoomify to deliver scanned images of the poetry of Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven.
Publisher: 
Zoomify, Inc
Creator: 
Zoomify, Inc
Data analysis: 
Image segmentation
Data publishing and dissemination: 
General website development
lifecycleStage: 
structuring
publishing
Tags: 
pan
zoom
still image
mosaic
Platform: 
All major operating systems
Licence: 
commercial
Software/programming languages used: 
Zoomify
Specifications: 
HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
JPEG
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
Macromedia Flash Video (FLV)
By garethknight at Tue, 19/01/2010 - 15:39