Category: image tools

  • MEGA – a new database of Middle Eastern antiquities

    After four years of collaboration and hard work, MEGA  (Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities) will launch next month.  It was designed to inventory archaeological sites so conservators and archaeologists can monitor and preserve them more easily.  It was developed at the Getty Conservation Institute, with funding aid from the World Monuments Fund and in partnership…

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  • Obama given the Photoshop treatment by The Economist

    The photo of President Obama on the cover of the June 19 Economist was altered in Photoshop to make him appear more “alone”, alleges the New York Times.   The Economist photo editor argues the others in the photo were removed to keep the focus on Obama, and to not confuse the viewer.  What do you…

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  • Share large files online with YouSendIt.com

    If you need to send large documents or images quickly, you might try YouSendIt.com, a service that allows you to expedite large files online. Registration is required, but the “Lite” account is free and gives you an individual file size of up to 100M, a 1 GB monthly download limit, and 7 days for the…

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