FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DIGITALCUSTOM & ALINARI REACH DEAL TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE WORLD'S MOST CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT PHOTOGRAPHS
San Francisco, CA and Florence, ITALY () -
DigitalCustom Group, Inc. of San Francisco and Fratelli Alinari of Florence
today announced that they have signed a broad alliance to advance the
art, science and business of preserving and restoring historical and "heirloom"
photographs that have become faded, deteriorated and otherwise damaged.
The alliance provides DigitalCustom's restorers with access to Alinari's
library of more than 3,500,000 images for reference, and to Alinari's
expertise in the handling of historical photographs. DigitalCustom's President,
Jeff Makoff said, "The recent flooding in Europe spotlights the fragility
of paper art works, especially photographs. Even when water, light, fire,
and mishandling are not factors, we reach the archival end-life of millions
of historical photographs each year. Institutions and individuals that
are holding historical photographs must take action now to preserve the
images. In cases where images are damaged, the damage must be repaired
before time makes repair impossible and history is lost. Our relationship
with Alinari is a broad partnership that will bring the best quality service
to institutional and individual archivists." Alinari's Information
Technology Supervisor, Andrea de Polo said, "For 150 years, Fratelli
Alinari has offered only the highest quality photography products and
services. We have long recognized that photo restoration and repair are
critical services. For this service, it was important for us to work with
a partner that was committed to quality, and which also would pay attention
to the complex ethical and creative issues in restoration. DigitalCustom's
quality, consistency and commitment to photo restoration is unparalleled.
It is natural for Alinari to go forward with DigitalCustom to develop
the world's leading source for high quality historical image restoration." About Fratelli
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