1.0Digital Dragonflieshttps://agrilife.org/dragonflyfred.mitchellrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nfYZpnnI8v"><a href="https://agrilife.org/dragonfly/specimen-handling/software/">Software</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://agrilife.org/dragonfly/specimen-handling/software/embed/#?secret=nfYZpnnI8v" width="600" height="338" title="“Software” — Digital Dragonflies" data-secret="nfYZpnnI8v" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://agrilife.org/dragonfly/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> The scanning software used to acquire these images is DeskscanTM, which is included with the HP Scanjet 4C. This is where the resolution is set to 300 dpi, the color set to 24 bit (referred to as sharp millions of colors in the selection menu), the image size determined, the specimen framed, and the image captured to disk. In addition, the image sharpening is changed from normal to heavy to increase the detail of venation in the dragonfly wings. Once the image is captured, it is then viewed... Read More →