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Reflectance Transformation Imaging

Preserve Cultural Heritage
in Digital Light.

Upload your RTI and PTM files to generate interactive web viewers. Build scholarly collections, share research, and make ancient surfaces visible to the world.

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Interactive RTI datasets from museums, archives, and research institutions around the world.

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How it works
01

Upload & Convert

Drag and drop .rti and .ptm files. We generate web-ready interactive viewers automatically — no software to install.

02

Interactive Viewing

Users can manipulate the virtual light source directly in the browser, revealing surface details invisible to the naked eye. No plug-ins required.

03

Scholarly Preservation

Permanent URLs, RIF compatibility, and collection-level metadata ensure your research is citable, shareable, and built to last.