Abstract / topic summary
Whether used for static or moving image collections, the Micrio ultra-resolution image service started with a single painting in 2016, when we built the deep-zoom technology for an interactive documentary around Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights. Since then, the platform has grown to be used worldwide. The Micrio dashboard, image-processing pipelines, and other server-side services such as the scaled IIIF Image API are part of a subscription service, while after 10 years, the Micrio Client - the high-resolution storytelling viewer - was recently made open source. From version 5.0 onward, it has no per-domain licenses, full IIIF support, and transparent data models. In this talk we review the ways Micrio can be used for storytelling on and around heritage collections - still ánd moving images alike.
Speaker summary
Erwin Verbruggen
Erwin Verbruggen is a project lead at digital product studio Q42 for collaborations involving museum and heritage collections. He is the support human for the ultra-resolution, IIIF-enabled storytelling platform Micrio and led the Rijksmuseum web development team during the development of its Collection Online website, powered by linked open data and a sparkle of AI. Erwin obtained an MA in Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image from the University of Amsterdam. Before joining Q42, Erwin worked on European collaborative projects at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, where he focused on digital publishing & digital preservation topics. He interned at the human rights organization WITNESS in Brooklyn, NY and was a film programmer for the Open Air Film Festival Pluk de Nacht in Amsterdam.
