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Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI)
RTI Overview
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The overview describes what RTI is and how it helps in aiding a viewer to see surface details difficult to discern under direct physical examination. |
The RTI Workflow
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There are three different parts in the RTI workflow: Capture, Processing, and Viewing. The materials provide information on each process in the workflow. Please note that some of the documents listed below are user guides for the RTI Builder and RTI Viewer software applications. These software applications will be available in beta form soon. |
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RTi: Guide To Highlight Image Capture
Document Version 1.1
Describes the camera, lighting, software, object and reflective sphere setup and capture sequence process.
RTi: Highlight Capture Check List
Document Version 1.0
Provides a checklist for setting up and capturing reflectance transformation images.
Performing Highlight Image Capture
In this video we will cover how to capture reflectance transformation images using the highlight method.
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*These materials were funded in part by a grant from the National Park Service and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. **Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Park Service or the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.
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***Special Thanks to Judy Bogart for donating her time to lead the team that wrote the documentation for the NCPTT project.
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Photogrammetric Technology
Photogrammetry
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Aerial and Close-Range Photogrammetric Technology: Providing Resource Documentation, Interpretation, and Preservervation. By Neffra A. Matthews , Technical Note 428. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, National Operations Center, Denver, Colorado.
BLM Heritage Resource Publications
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