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- Prior to imaging, ensure the camera and lighting is set up correctly. Turn on camera and Calumet control box.
- Lower the screen mounted on the overhead to protect the paleontologists from the flash.
- Pull out the rulers, gray scale cards, and the various aids used to position everything.
- Arrange the sample, ruler, gray card, and label compactly.
- Adjust the height of the camera stand so that everything will fit into the field of view.
- Focus the camera manually.
Acquiring an Image
- Start up the Capture One software
- Under the File menu open a session or create a new one. This will set the file structure for the images.
- Take an image using the shutter button on the camera or use the Capture button in Capture One but make sure no body parts are in the way of the flashes. The flashes should go off and the image will appear in Capture One. If the image is out of focus or something needs adjusting, make the adjustments and take another image[j1] .
- Adjust the image using the Eye drop tool on the tool bar.
- Right click the eye drop and select “Pick White Balance” then click on the medium gray card.
- Right click the eye drop and select “Pick Highlight Level” then click on the white card.
- Right click the eye drop and select “Pick Shadow Level” then click on the dark gray card.
- Process the image by entering Ctrl-D on the keyboard or right click the image and select Process. This will create the jpg and tiff images.
- Go to Image Capture to tag and upload the images to the database.
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