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Google "Art Camera"
John Nollendorfs:
I wonder if Google will start selling these too? Doesn't look like it includes any kind of lighting system, which is key to copying art.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/17/11686296/art-camera-google-cultural-institute
rdonson:
Seems likely this will become a product that Google sells.
You're correct about lighting and spectrophotography to ensure accurate recreation.
I'm just guessing but Google may be doing this for free in an effort to copy works of art and make them available at some time. Kind of like what they've done with books. Many museums would likely balk at Google making art work available online for free.
donbga:
--- Quote from: rdonson on May 17, 2016, 03:08:19 pm --- Many museums would likely balk at Google making art work available online for free.
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I can't see why they would. I think that would be a great impetus to get more people into museums.
From the American Alliance of Museums website:
There are approximately 850 million visits each year to American museums, more than the attendance for all major league sporting events and theme parks combined (483 million in 2011). By 2006, museums already received an additional 524 million online visits a year just from adults, a number that continues to grow.
John Nollendorfs:
Google already has a limited number of the art works on line here! While you can zoom in to see high rez detail, they don't allow you to simply "copy" hi rez files with a right click.
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/collections?q
rdonson:
--- Quote from: donbga on May 17, 2016, 03:45:20 pm ---I can't see why they would. I think that would be a great impetus to get more people into museums.
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One thought. If Google shared the high rez pieces of work or if the work were somehow able to leak out then a high quality print of the original art could be made. That might reduce the value of the original. I have seen reproductions of art that wouldn't fool an art museum but they are high enough quality to appeal to a wide audience.
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