In the past you had to examine the painting in person. The imperfect alternative was to look at large color transparencies and mat black and white prints.

A painting 6 by 8 feet would be reduced to a few inches. Good luck telling what you were looking at.

Today, digital photography combined with digital image analysis software, has brought the power of the microscope to our computers.

We take your digital picture of the painting and we drop it in Image-Pro-Plus software and we see every detail as if we had a microscope and we were examining your painting under intense light right here on a table. In fact, we see details and intricacies that are impossible to see under a loupe or a microscope. You need the power of software manipulation to extract the information contained in the millions of pixels.

We are not looking at your painting in reduced size. To the contrary we see it in enlarged zoom size. The tiniest 1/32 of an inch or millimeter detail becomes a full screen image.

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We see much more and we examine and investigate far more than is possible with a microscope. Digital image analysis software is an extremely powerful tool. This is why it is used in astronomy, biology, medicine, industrial quality control, military intelligence, meteorology, police work, forensic investigations, aerial archaeology, and we use it in art authentication.

You can learn about the power of this software on the Media Cybernetics website at www.optimas.com

Of course, there are many old-school art professionals and specialists that have never heard of digital image analysis software. There are always people who are behind the science of their time.

What they don't know does not have to hurt you. We research, analyze and authenticate paintings using today's cutting edge scientific technology.

If your painting is the authentic work of a famous artist and is worth a considerable amount of money, we will put cutting edge technology behind it to show and demonstrate what you have.

The days when some specialists could simply say "Oh, I don't think so" are over. Today there is a scientific burden of proof .

Please send us the best and largest digital pictures you can possibly get. Front and back. No flash. Natural light. We will use the most advanced scientific software in the world to help you.