How to use the IIIF Annotation Editor
A video walkthrough of an open-source, browser-based editor for IIIF images: draw rectangle and polygon annotations, read cursive (kuzushiji) script with NDL Koten OCR, and collaborate in real time via Firebase.
Narrated walkthrough
Chapters
- 1
Intro — annotation, OCR & collaboration
What the editor is, its key features, and getting started by just entering a Manifest URL
- 2
Signing in & opening a IIIF image
Create an account with email/Google, then view the Tale of Genji (Kiritsubo) from the University of Tokyo in OpenSeadragon across multiple pages
- 3
Drawing rectangle & polygon annotations
Enclose a region with the rectangle tool, enter rich text saved to Firestore, and use polygons for complex shapes
- 4
OCR in the browser
Run NDL Koten OCR from the toolbar and turn detected regions and text into annotations in bulk
- 5
Managing annotations & collaboration
Manage and search in the list, click to focus a region, browse across materials in My Annotations, and sync on any device
- 6
Export & wrap-up
Export as IIIF Annotation, TEI/XML, or JSON, generate a IIIF Manifest with annotations, and find it open-source on GitHub