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RE: The Verne Virtual Voyages Atlas Project?

From: Stuart Williams <captain_nemo~at~btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 07:08:29 +0100
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>

Thanks to all with suggestions on file formats, graphics, scanning etc.
James and Michael both make interesting and valid points, and I agree
working files in tiff would be the best original before any conversion into
other formats for distribution. It may be feasible for the maps etc to be
scanned in tiff onto a CD and this CD used as the high quality source for
repurposing - this particular ball is in Sean's court.

I think Ron is right about it being impractical to replace the smaller text
on his maps. To have any advantage with small font sizes the final work
would need to be presented in Vector format and very probably printed at A3,
which is not what we are aiming at. The text is perfectly readable at the
higher scan resolutions seen so far.

I think the Atlas should be scanned in the best way Sean can and I propose
to leave this up to him. We'll decide how we present them n due course. My
experience also is that GIF's don't print as well, but this can be tested.

Yes, the PDF availability is important, as Sean says, because it makes
possible the simple printing out of an entire book. It will allow precise
formatting and whatever new typesetting is required, at high quality, and
does not require anyone to have any software other than the Acrobat reader
to do this, which is the greatest advantage. If the file turns out to be
too big to download in one go, bearing in mind the tendency of lines to drop
with some ISP's, it will be possible to make it available in 'chapters'.

Yes, zip files and CD's are also possible. If this is the way to go, perhaps
the various Verne clubs/societies would be interested in taking on CD
production and distribution within their membership? If a small fee were
charged for CD's (in addition to cost) that could perhaps be split ove time
between the clubs/societies and Ron, with his permission - which would raise
modest funds for both these groups and Ron? Once a master CD is created,
the clubs/societies could be supplied with a master copy each and proceed
from there.

Let us proceed now to let Sean get on with the scanning and we'll sort the
rest out when he's finished. Perhaps - since he's preparing his 20K
requirements first - we could use that as a 'pilot project' to see how it
works.

There is no doubt, as Sean says, that Ron Miller's Atlas is a tremendously
valuable resource for any Verne scholar and enthusiast. With Ron's
co-operation and permission, we can make it available worldwide, and with
contributions from all we can expand the concept into the 21st century.

Stuart
Received on Sun 15 Jul 2001 - 09:04:37 IDT

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