Services - Digital Image Capture

Overview

Technical Web Services offer a content capture service using digital technology for both images and video. Image capture can be made on site or at the TWS photographic facilities.

Basic Image capture is part of the standard web design service, however, TWS offer this service to all interested parties. Images can be provided in raw format, scaled and converted to web ready images and edited to remove background objects and set consistant background colours. Final image sets can be supplied on disk.

Digital Photography

Digital photography can be undertaken both on and off site. TWS base their service on the Fujifilm FinePix S9600 digital camera. Image capture is ordinarily carried out at 1280 by 960 pixels (1m) although maximum image resolution achievable is 3488 by 2616 pixels (9m). Formats include CCD-RAW and JPEG. Image editing is carried out with a range of software including Photoshop CS4 and Macromedia Fireworks.

Video

Video is carried out with the Fujifilm FinePix S602Zoom digital camera which is equiped with an IBM 1gb microdrive suited for 15 minutes VGA (640 by 480 pixels) and 30 minutes QVGA (320 by 240 pixels) data capture at 30 frames per second. Video is normally either used for integration with Flash features or as a direct Quicktime or Realtime video down load.

Video is ideal for demonstrating processes such as machine operation, as well as video presentations and virtual guided tours.

Studio Photography

For more detailed photographic work, studio work can be carried out inhouse. TWS is equipped with a 6" by 4" studio table with backdrop facilities and lighting upto 1000 watts. Studio photography ideal ideal for capturing high resolution images of products and items under controlled conditions.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography

TWS can offer simple HDR photography for specific projects and items. HDR is ideal for recording a greater range of tonal detail than a camera would capture in a single photo. Typical examples include shots that include both heavily shaded areas AND and areas of bright sunshine.

Product Photography

TWS have years of experience in product photography, in particular metal components. This service is suited to relativly high volume production and not for super high quality product engineering (TWS is not suited to time consuming product set ups such as food imagry, rather higher throughput snapping of item after item). Maximum size for items is around 500mm³.