Imaging
Digital image products: from Imaging Services
Standard turnaround time for digital products is 21 days. Express Service is subject to workload; 5 days: 100% surcharge; 10 days: 50% surcharge.
Postage & handling: $6.60 (Australia); $20 (international)
Digital files of State Library collection items
| Products |
Uses |
Details |
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General purpose digital files
(approx 1 Mb)
$22 each |
- Email
- Photographic or inkjet prints (up to A4)
- Web pages/CD-ROM
- Onscreen presentations (e.g. PowerPoint)
- Family history
- Research/reference
- Prints via online printing services, minilabs or photographic outlets
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- Mac or PC compatible
- Colour (RGB) or black and white (greyscale)
- JPEG file format only
- Approx 1 Mb file size (colour) B/W files are smaller
- Compression is used to achieve desired file sizes
- 300 dpi quality
- Scaled 25 cm on long side
- Cropped to relevant image only
- rulers, tags or colour bars are not shown
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High resolution digital files
(20–50 Mb file size
depending on item)
$45 each |
- High quality photographic or inkjet prints
- Enlargements for framing or exhibition
- High quality magazine or book publication
- Fine detail for reproduction or research
- Delivered via CD or FTP only
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- Mac or PC compatible
- Colour (RGB) or black and white (greyscale)
- TIFF or JPEG file formats
- File size varies depending on client's use and type of material
- 300 dpi quality
- Scaling depends on type of material, generally 5000 pixels on long side
- Full edges of item and scales, colour bars, tags etc are shown in image
- TIFF files are not compressed
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All prices shown include 10% GST. International orders are exempt from GST.
Contact the Document Supply Service for order information.
Obtaining photographic prints from digital files
Digital files of images from items in the State Library's collections can be taken to a range of professional and consumer photographic laboratories, minilabs and chemists, where a variety of photographic products can be obtained. A complete listing of photographic processing suppliers, both consumer and professional, can be found in local telephone directories or online.
Internet-based photographic printing services
Photographic prints can be made from digital files via Internet printing services. Each site has details about how to upload files, order prints and collect from a local store. If you have previously purchased digital files from the Library's collections, the Library Shop can organise production of fine art prints. Please see the
fine art prints order form or contact
the Library Shop.
