Feature Requests

Ottar André Breivik Anderson and Julie McVey have been working on proposals for metadata fields specific to heritage digitization to integrate with IPTC Extension fields. For example, updates to the "Digital Source Type" and "Physical Description" would help the viewer better understand the nature of the image and the history...

In an era of Photoshop, generative AI, and deep fakes, maintaining trust is challenging. The CAI protocol allows viewers to confirm an image's provenance and to understand that it is an authentic representation. This feature would optionally apply CAI credentials to images processed using DT Nexus, allowing the institution to...

This feature would automate the labeling of metadata for pictorial collections using AI technology to determine relevant keywords and descriptions. By streamlining the labeling process, it would enhance accessibility and organization of the collections. The AI-generated keywords could serve as an initial step before human lab...

This feature aims to allow the system to intelligently identify various types of materials during the digitization process. By recognizing different categories, such as manuscript, 1-Up bound, 2-Up bound, film positive, and film negative, users can streamline their workflows and ensure appropriate settings are applied for eac...

This feature aims to automate the process of retrieving and uploading firmware updates for DT Stellar lights. Currently, users must manually download firmware from a website and then load it into Nexus for uploading to the DT Stellars. With this new functionality, users would receive notifications when updates are available,...

This feature aims to implement internationalization (i18n) support in DT Nexus, enabling the software to cater to a global audience. By offering multiple language options and adapting to regional formats, users from diverse linguistic backgrounds will be able to interact with the software more intuitively. Internationalizati...

This feature proposes incorporating ECI RGB (European Color Initiative RGB) support into the Fusion Processing workflow. This addition will provide users who are already utilizing ECI RGB in their cultural heritage digitization workflows the option to work within this color space. Implementing ECI RGB support in Fusion Proce...

Add an option to choose between "white" or "gray" flat field surfaces during image capture. Selecting "white" will underexpose the flat fielding capture by 1 stop.

This feature would provide for the inversion of a color negative to a historically accurate positive image. This requires significant research effort, collaboration from Kodak and other makers of historic film processes, and a smartly implemented feature in Nexus. The results would allow for both Scene Referred (restoring the...

Advanced Profiling Options provide users with greater control over color profile evaluation. 90th Percentile DeltaE Minimization would allow users to adjust the error minimization function to prioritize the 90th percentile DeltaE rather than the mean. This approach focuses on the worst color errors, which can have the most n...

This feature proposes implementing a popup job queue that displays the status of ongoing jobs while they are running and automatically hides when the process is complete. This approach mirrors the functionality used in Capture One, providing users with a clear and efficient way to monitor their tasks without cluttering the in...

This feature aims to enhance the Fusion process by allowing users to customize the Description field text for fused images. Currently, the description automatically populates with "TIFF combined from two captures, using DT Fusion, to increase color accuracy." With this enhancement, users will have the ability to customize th...

This feature proposes the addition of custom embedded metadata options, including fields like the IPTC Source Field. This enhancement would allow users to include specific information directly within their exported files. By enabling custom metadata tagging, users can ensure that essential details accompany their images, imp...

This feature aims to introduce automatic PPI tagging for output files, addressing a common issue in Capture One where users often forget to update the PPI required PPI tag. By automating this process, the software would ensure that output files are consistently tagged with the correct PPI value. This enhancement will reduce ...

This feature aims to enable users to export AI-generated crop masks as multi-layer files, allowing them to import these files into their photo editing software for further manipulation. Use cases include background retouching or removal.

This feature proposes adding PDF as an export option, addressing a limitation in Capture One, which currently lacks this capability. This enhancement will streamline workflows and improve accessibility for clients who require specific documentation formats.

This feature aims to add JPEG2000 as an export option, filling a notable gap in Capture One's current export formats. JPEG2000 serves as a valuable alternative to TIFF, providing smaller file sizes while avoiding the visual artifacting common in JPEG files. As an option endorsed by the Library of Congress, integrating JPEG200...

This feature aims to provide users with a more detailed image quality analysis that can be exported as a CSV or PDF file. This functionality could assist users in maintaining an audit trail, enabling them to store or share analysis results with others easily. By offering detailed insights into image quality metrics, users ca...

This feature aims to enhance the color profiling and evaluation process by adding additional ways to visualize results. Currently, users have access to two existing views: - View Before Profile is Applied: Displays the original image for baseline comparison. - Heatmap: Shows deltaE values on each target patch, indicating col...

This feature would introduce advanced AI crop straightening modes that allow users to straighten images based on specific content or selected sides, in addition to the existing method of averaging edges. By focusing on important reference points—such as text or other key elements—the system would provide users with more optio...