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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear colleagues interested in Digital Paleography,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In the scope of D-scribes project, <b>multiple enhancement methods</b> were tested to enhance the legibility of papyri images, mainly by increasing the contrast between ink and background. Considering that these methods may be useful to a wider community of scholars working with digital reproductions of ancient manuscripts, we have developed <b>HIERAX, a free, open-source software</b> which includes an image processing tool and an image viewer. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please visit <a href="https://hierax.ch/">hierax.ch</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Under “download”, you will have access to a Windows or a Mac version and to the open source code. You will also find instructions for the installation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please note that the first time you install Hierax, the Matlab Runtime application (about 585 Mb) is downloaded over the Internet and installed. This might take some time but is required only once. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Once the software is installed, see the section “Interface” on hierax.ch for the operating instructions and “Usage” for tips and further information. There is for example a “Case Study” section that illustrates what methods were preferred for what tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We hope that you will find this tool useful and we would be very interested for feedbacks on material other than papyrus,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Wishing you all the best in your manuscript studies,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Isabelle Marthot-Santaniello and Vlad Atanasiu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="d-scribes.philhist.unibas.ch/">d-scribes.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>University of Basel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>