Image creation deals with the initial capture or conversion of a document or object into digital form, typically with a scanner or digital camera. There may then be one or more file or image processing steps applied to the initial image, which may alter, add, or extract data.
File management refers to the organization, storage, and maintenance of images and related metadata.
Image delivery incorporates the process of getting images to the user and encompasses networks, display devices, and printers. Issues associated with creating derivative images are covered in Presentation . Computers and their network interconnections are integral components of the digitization chain. Depending on the specific computing demands of each component, configuration requirements will change. Therefore we will revisit computer needs each step of the way.