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DCD Labs showcases its work to the Institute of Conservation

ByDgen labs February 11, 2021May 1, 2024

Our work is featured by the Institute of Conservation. Read all about it here: https://www.icon.org.uk/resource/lorraine-finch-acr-other-things-that-conservators-do.html

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Automated image classification
ByDgen labs July 16, 2020May 1, 2024

Last week we demonstrated using image recognition services to help classify and describe images. The demo used two services: Google’s Vision AI, and Microsoft’s Cognitive Services. Both offer broadly similar feature sets: Tagging for subject matter Tagging faces within images Recognition and location of objects with an image Reading printed or handwritten text within images…

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Discover what we’ve been up to with DCD Discover
ByDgen labs November 20, 2020May 1, 2024

Five LiveLabs in and what’s been happening with DCD Discover? What’s new? What’s changed? What is DCD Discover? DCD Discover is the open, accessible archive of DCD material, and with your involvement will become the open and accessible go-to source for material from the DCD. Development so far. Central repository and an ark …One of…

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DCD Live Lab – Oral Histories
ByDgen labs April 14, 2021May 1, 2024

There are roughly 1,100 hours of oral history recordings at Dance Collection Danse [DCD]. Many of these feature Canada’s early teachers and performers who are no longer with us. Their stories provide insight, humour, and revelations that could not have been captured any other way. The Live Lab began with Amy Bowring [Executive and Curatorial…

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Welcome to the archive. Actually no, go away!
ByDgen labs May 28, 2020May 1, 2024

A tale of secrets, remoteness, gatekeeping and control. Let me introduce myself … I work in the archive world as the person who cares for the artefacts. I’m the person who puts them back together when they fall apart and slows down the speed at which they fall apart. I’m a conservator. I have a…

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Machine learning for DCD
ByDgen labs December 8, 2020May 1, 2024

For the last few months we’ve been building a prototype system for storing and managing DCD’s collection. In recent years, all the cataloguing has been done manually into a simple online database. It’s organised and reliable, but its manual nature means that importing new content is arduous and labour intensive. To date, around 4,300 items…

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Your Stories: What You Want from a Digital Archive …
ByDgen labs August 26, 2020May 1, 2024

We asked you to share your thoughts in answer to the question: Q. If you could have anything from a digital archive what would it be? We were very pleased that so many of you responded and sent us your answers. Danse Cité Electronic Archives-Terminus 1 © I would love: 360-degree videos of performances Incorporation…

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DCD Labs showcases its work to the Institute of Conservation

Automated image classification

Discover what we’ve been up to with DCD Discover

DCD Live Lab – Oral Histories

Welcome to the archive. Actually no, go away!

Machine learning for DCD

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