Finding the right resolution for image analysis

(By Tord Nilsen, Senior Advisor National Museum Norway) In our Semantic Search prototype, we have experienced some issues where the OpenAI GPT-4 Vision API sometimes will misinterpret images with low resolution. To avoid higher API costs than necessary, we have been sending images with a resolution of 256×256 pixels, but have observed that the API… Continue reading Finding the right resolution for image analysis

Gigapixel photos

Update Autumn 2025: We have implemented gigapixel in our online collection. Check out ex: https://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/samlingen/objekt/NG.M.00841 How do we let you zoom from gallery view to a single brush‑stroke? When our photo team wheels a two‑metre‑high steel easel into the studio, it looks more like engineering than art history. The frame—custom‑built with Trosterud Mekaniske and fitted with Siemens… Continue reading Gigapixel photos