Oxford Duplication Centre Ltd

Beauties of the Present Age.  Sir Joshua Reynolds – The Rob Dixon Collection.   Contacting us, our client requested specialist artwork scanning of an initial 9 of his fine mezzotints into high quality TIFF 600dpi digital files for his online publications. http://www.sirjoshuareynolds.com/RSD_Collection/Rob_Dixon_Collection_Beauties.htm Beauties of the Present Age A set of 11 fine mezzotints, engraved by Valentine Green after Sir Joshua Reynolds, published 1779-1782, the most sought after set of mezzotints. Fine proof impressions fetched extraordinary prices in the early 20 th  century. It is believed that Green only issued 50 proofs. These sought after and very valuable mezzotints were fragile and required a careful approach to digitisation.   With our client wishing to watch the process, to ensure the conversion went as per his instructions, we started processing the images. Mezzotint  is a  monochrome printmaking  process of the  int...

    FILM SUPPORTS Like photographic prints and glass negatives, film-based media are composite objects, consisting of a film support and a binder/emulsion layer with an image-forming or recording substance suspended in it. Film has been used as a support for many different types of media since the late 19th century, including various types of still photography film, slide film, microfilm, amateur movie film (8mm and 16mm), and motion picture film. Three types of film have been used as supports: nitrate, acetate, and polyester films (with the latter being the most stable). Many modern film-based media use a polyester film base, but not all. The characteristic deterioration of these films will be discussed in this section, along with typical deterioration mechanisms of the binder and image-forming materials. 1 NITRATE FILM Nitrate film was invented in the late 19th century in response to the need for a more lightweight and less fragile support for photographic negatives. The fir...

We were proud to work with our client digitising Geoffrey Tristram: A Very British Organist "I am he", ready for online sale to the highest quality output.   For nearly thirty years, Geoffrey Oliver Tristram (GOT) was the celebrated Organist and Master of the Choristers at Christchurch Priory. He set a high standard for both organ performance and choral direction still widely revered and celebrated. This book charts GOT’s life from his birth in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, in 1917 to his sudden death at the age of just 61. It looks at his career as student, teacher, choirmaster, accompanist and, especially, celebrated recitalist, at home and abroad. Drawing heavily on primary source material, including family archives and photographs, the book is complemented and underpinned by the memories and reminiscences of relations, friends, colleagues, peers, and others. It includes many contemporary reviews of his performances, right from his early days as a teenage Fellow of the Roya...

Corporate and Heritage 9.5mm, 8mm, 16mm and 35mm Cine and Motion Film Scanning Solutions | Oxford UK We offer many output options from Native, Pro-Res, MOV, Blu-Ray and DVD for all cine and motion film, optical sound, magnetic sound.  Our services are highly valued for the quality and preservation of precious media.  Nitrate Film Please contact cheryl@oxfordduplicationcentre.com or call our office: 01865 457000 35mm motion film silent (1893 – 1960) Services 35mm motion film optical sound(1923 – ) Services 35mm magnetic tape (1923 – ) Services 16mm film silent (1923 – ) Services 16mm film optical sound (1923 – ) Services 16mm film magnetic sound (1923 – ) Services Standard 8 cine film (1932 – ) Services Super 8 cine film (1965 – ) Services 9.5mm pathe film (1922 – 1960) Services Time Reg. 8mm Cine Sup. 8mm Cine 16mm Cine 35mm Motion Film 10 sec. 3 feet 3 1/3 feet 6 feet 15 feet 30 sec. 9 feet 10 feet 18 feet 45 feet 1 min. 18 feet 20 feet 36 feet 90 feet 3 min. 54 feet 60 feet ...