Art historians at Frankfurt's "Liebieghaus" sculpture collection are
using a new high speed three dimensional scanner on this 500-year-old
sculpture to create a digital archive record in a matter of minutes.
While there have been other 3-D scanners on the market,
what stands out with the CultLab3D is its time and cost efficiency,
explains Pedro Santos of the Fraunhofer Institute which developed the
device.
FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR GRAPHIC DATA
PROCESSING, PEDRO SANTOS, SAYING:
"Compared to traditional 3D digitization, we have
automated the process. This means that while before, about half a day
was needed to digitize a bust because it was necessary to circle around
the object in order to cover the whole surface, now all you have to do
is put the object onto our scanner. It passes through and that takes one
minute."
Once an object is scanned, the shape, surface texture, as
well as its absorption characteristics are reproduced digitally. The
data is then available to researchers around the world, so that works of
art don't need to be shipped globally to be examined by experts.
FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR GRAPHIC DATA
PROCESSING, PEDRO SANTOS, SAYING:
"You no longer have to send the original across the globe
for different scientists to work on it one after the other. Just with
the model, you can get a lot of information. Over the next one or two
years, we are planning to go multi-spectral with the scanner. This means
that when you use ultraviolet light, you can make traces of a chisel
visible on a wooden statue. This allows for a lot more information in
addition to the geometry, the shape and the look of the object."
Vinzenz Brinkmann, the head of the Liebieghaus collection,
says the CultLab3D could be a game changer for art historians.
HEAD OF "LIEBIEGHAUS SCULPTURES
COLLECTION," VINZENZ BRINKMANN, SAYING:
"This technology is a revolution, as far as the
documentation of cultural goods goes and also regarding research and the
way we handle our objects for the public. In research, we can now make
additions and reconstructions. We can reassemble objects which were torn
apart. This is a huge new opportunity."
The development team say the "CultLab3D" will be ready for
market at the beginning of 2015.
Reuters
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