IIIF Manifest and Mirador Viewer
Aging materials and the need for permits* for direct research prompted the creation of a universal language for online image sharing.
So, for research using IIIF technology, you need three things:
- Internet connection
- viewer IIIF (Mirador, Universal Viewer, etc.)
- IIIF manifests** ( more )
Comparing images in the Mirador viewer involves importing IIIF manifests, arranging panes for side-by-side or overlay comparisons, and optionally synchronizing views. The viewer offers tools for zooming, panning, and overlaying images, facilitating detailed analysis. Users can explore metadata, annotations, and save or share workspaces for future reference or collaboration.
The work and functionality of the Mirador viewer are discussed in more detail in the following video. Next - a link to the corresponding page with the latest version of Mirador.
https://mirador-dev.netlify.app/__tests__/integration/mirador/layers.html
Additional interfaces
Previews to be added later:
- https://mirador-image-tools.netlify.app/
- https://mirador-image-tools.netlify.app/
- https://mirador-textoverlay.netlify.app/
- https://mirador-textoverlay.netlify.app/
- https://mirador-annotations.netlify.app/
- https://mirador-annotations.netlify.app/
- https://mirador-share-plugin.netlify.app/
- https://mirador-share-plugin.netlify.app/
Comments
* Physical materials naturally age, complicating direct study. Ancient artworks need specific storage conditions and may require special permissions for research. IIIF allows researchers to compare digital copies of items located on different continents, overcoming issues of physical aging and geographical distance.
** The IIIF manifest is a file in JSON format, in which, similar to html, xml technologies, the content is encoded - the “passport” of the artifact with a list of images belonging to it.
*** Mirador, an open source web-viewer, is one of the most popular for 2023. Important: the presence of tools and features of the viewer depends on the version of Mirador.
Worth viewing:
https://virtualtreasury.ie/research-guides/viewing-digital-images
