GoldenTouch Software

When cultural heritage collections, government records, or research materials are digitized, quality matters as much as access. Institutions worldwide face the challenge of creating digital images that not only look good today but will remain trusted, verifiable, and standards-compliant far into the future. Manual quality control can be slow, inconsistent, and prone to error—especially when working across large-scale digitization projects.

That’s where GoldenTouch software makes a difference. GoldenTouch software is an automated image-quality analysis tool that integrates seamlessly into your digitization workflow. Used in combination with other industry-leading calibration targets, GoldenTouch enables institutions to measure, document, and verify image performance with speed and confidence.

Why GoldenTouch Software?

GoldenTouch is designed to answer a fundamental need: how do you prove that your digitization program consistently meets professional standards? By automating the analysis of target data, GoldenTouch enables digitization teams to move beyond visual inspection and gut checks. Instead, you gain quantifiable results that can be measured against internationally recognized guidelines such as FADGI, Metamorfoze, and ISO 19264.

Whether you’re scanning newspapers in a library, capturing museum textiles, or imaging federal records, GoldenTouch ensures your digital files are audit-ready and defensible—a critical requirement in preservation and compliance environments.

Key Benefits

GoldenThread’s GoldenTouch Software is designed to make image quality assessment both faster and more reliable. Beyond powerful analysis tools, it delivers measurable advantages that improve efficiency, accuracy, and confidence in every digitization project.

• Save time and resources – Automated analysis eliminates the need for manual calculations, speeding up workflows and reducing the burden on staff.
• Ensure consistency – Standardized testing minimizes variability between operators, devices, and projects.
• Prove compliance – Detailed reports confirm adherence to federal and international imaging standards.
• Support large-scale projects – Batch analysis capabilities allow entire collections to be tested without disrupting production.
• Build long-term trust – Annotated reports provide a documented record of imaging quality for future reference, research, and verification.

Powerful Capabilities

GoldenTouch software provides comprehensive testing across all critical areas of image performance:

• Resolution & sampling rate – Sharpness and spatial accuracy are validated using both Slant-edge Target and bar-pattern analysis, ensuring files meet required dpi specifications.
• Color accuracy – Evaluates color channel registration and overall fidelity, confirming that digital files preserve the true appearance of the source material.
• Tone & dynamic range – Analyzes grayscale and tonal response with extended gray patches, particularly valuable for collections with high contrast or delicate details.
• Noise measurement – Detects unwanted image noise or artifacts that could compromise preservation value.
• FADGI-Star ratings – Automatically calculates system performance against FADGI criteria, helping institutions understand their digitization quality at a glance.
• Batch processing – Streamlines quality control across thousands of files, making it scalable for bureau or institutional workflows.

Ideal For

GoldenTouch is trusted by a wide range of organizations where image fidelity and accountability are non-negotiable:

• Libraries and archives – To verify digitization of rare books, manuscripts, newspapers, and photographs.
• Museums – To preserve accurate reproductions of textiles, artifacts, and works of art for both research and public access.
• Government agencies – To maintain compliance with federal digitization initiatives such as FADGI.
• Academic and research institutions – To support grant-funded projects that require rigorous documentation of imaging standards.
• Service Bureaus – To demonstrate quality assurance to clients and provide defensible deliverables.

GoldenTouch + Industry-leading Targets = Complete Quality Control

While GoldenTouch software is powerful on its own, it’s designed to work hand-in-hand with other industry-leading calibration targets, such as the Object-Level Targets (OLTs). By placing a target in the imaging field, GoldenTouch can automatically extract performance data directly from the capture. This combination ensures that every scan is both measurable and repeatable, providing a clear path to verifying imaging standards across time, staff, and projects.

Trust Crowley for Proven Quality

The Crowley Company brings decades of expertise in digitization hardware, software, and services. Our team has worked with libraries, archives, museums, and agencies worldwide to implement quality assurance solutions that keep projects moving forward while meeting the strictest preservation standards.

When you invest in GoldenTouch through Crowley, you gain not only cutting-edge analysis tools but also the support of an experienced partner who understands the full digitization lifecycle.

See GoldenTouch in Action

Contact our team to learn more about how GoldenTouch software and targets can elevate your digitization program.

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