Training sessions on Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI)

Free Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) training sessions

Cultural Heritage Imaging (CHI) is pleased to present a series of
free training sessions in Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI)
for conservators and allied professionals, generously sponsored by
the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and graciously
hosted by the following institutions:

    Worcester Art Museum
    July 11-14, 2011

    San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
    August 15-18, 2011

    Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
    March 5-8, 2010

    Indianapolis Museum of Art
    September 10-13, 2012

RTI produces flexible images of unparalleled detail, with
significant applications for conservation. For more information,
please see the examples provided by the Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco, in a video sponsored by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
<URL:http://www.c-h-i.org/conservation>

In RTI, multiple photographs are taken of an object while light is
projected from different angles. The lighting information is
mathematically synthesized, allowing users to re-light the RTI
representation of the object's surface. RTI can mathematically
enhance 3D information, making visible surface details that are not
visible to the naked eye or through standard magnification or
photography.

In each 4-day training session, the CHI team will use lectures,
demonstrations, and hands-on class participation to teach Highlight
RTI. This is a very flexible, low-cost imaging method that relies on
standard digital camera equipment, lighting, and a few small tools
that are used to measure light reflectance. The software is
available in open source format. Participants will return to their
home institutions with all the knowledge necessary to successfully
use RTI technology, along with the relevant software and
instructions.

Because of the "hands-on" nature of the training, course enrollment
is limited to 15. Applications from pairs of individuals who work
together is encouraged, since RTI is most successfully accomplished
through teamwork. For example, we would welcome applications from a
conservator and a photo or IT specialist from the same museum.To
date, CHI has conducted similar training sessions at the Worcester
Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, and at several international venues. In addition to sponsoring
four museum-based training sessions, the IMLS is also supporting RTI
training for the six members of the Association of North American
Graduate Programs in the Conservation of Cultural Property.

To learn more and to apply, please
see:

    <URL:http://www.c-h-i.org/21st_MP_apply/>

Elizabeth S. Pena, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Cultural Heritage Imaging (CHI)
2325 Third Street, Suite 323
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-558-8672
Mobile: 716-949-6791


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