Degetal Archives

Digital Archives Programs

City of Kyoto which has 1,200-year history has served as a central role for the creation of the history and culture of Japan. Its vast amounts of information have been passed down the generations as cultural heritages and have importantly been preserved. Digital archive is the technology which passes the information down the generations losslessly by using the latest information technology and enables the information to be reproduced or restored anytime as well. Our foundation also supports a new "Kyoto Brand" which is born from transmission of the information toward the world by digitalizing heritages of Kyoto both inherited and accumulated since ancient times, and stimulation of traditional industries in this historic Kyoto city. As a part of the promotion in various fields, we offer the lending service of digital data in compliance with the usage and the purpose. Anyone who would like to use them, please apply for a license.

Digital Data browsing

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High-resolution digital photographing system

Phase One　Power Phase FX+

Features
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It can be mounted on any 4" x 5" view cameras and utilize tilting operation which is a feature of view camera. Power Phase FX+ is the world's best high-definition digital camera at the moment which can produce photograph image with up to 130 million pixels (24 bit RGB).


Purpose of use
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Reproduction of fusuma (sliding door), byobu (folding screen), kaiga (painting), kakejiku (hanging scroll) and makimono (rolled book), and photographing of three-dimensional object

FX Photographing process

FX Photographing process

Dainippon Screen MFG. Co. Ltd.　Digital archives Scanner

Features
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This is the world largest scanner which has the 7300 pixels reading system with "1 line color CCD". It can digitize smaller than 1.95m long and 92cm wide objects. When it reads objects at 420 dpi resolution, the result comes out with 430 million pixels. In addition, it reads object with 420 dpi at high-speed 340 seconds and proves high operating efficiency.


Purpose of use
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Reproduction of fusuma (sliding door), byobu (folding screen), kaiga (painting), kakejiku (hanging scroll), makimono (rolled book) and horizontally too large map

Scanning process of Dainippon Screen MFG. Co. Ltd.

Scanning process of
Dainippon Screen MFG. Co. Ltd.

Canon　Eos-1Ds

Features
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It is a digital camera which has an effective pixels of 11.1 million pixels with 35mm full-size single-lens reflex type. It can use a pantoscope from the far distance and shows the advantages of its evolution while photographing based on the mobility.


Purpose of use
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Snapping of rituals, entertainments, festivals and folkways, and photographing of relatively small object

Canon　Eos-1D Mark II

Features
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This is a digital camera with a large-scale sensor of 28.7mm X 19.1mm and effective pixels of 8.2 million pixels. It can use a pantoscope from the far distance as well as the above mentioned Eos-1Ds, and Eos-1D Mark II takes about 8.5 frames per second. It boasts the world maximum speed specification of this kind at the moment and is suitable for objects which need continuous shooting.


Purpose of use
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This exercises its power over photographing rituals, entertainments and festivals, especially fast-moving objects.

Flow of establishment for digital archive