In multispectral imaging, acquiring a set of images through different spectral bands is only the beginning — the next essential step is registration, the process of aligning those images so that corresponding points in each band match precisely. This ensures that the spectral information for every pixel refers to the same physical point on the artwork. On this page, we demonstrate how to use our dedicated registration app to align the images captured with the Antonello filter set into a coherent multispectral dataset.
The video lesson walks you through the registration workflow, starting with importing the sequence of images into the app and preparing them for alignment. You will see how the software identifies control points or features across spectral bands, computes the necessary transformations, and applies them to produce an accurately registered stack of images. The user interface is designed to give clear visual feedback on alignment quality, enabling you to refine results where needed.
Accurate registration is foundational for all subsequent MSI analysis steps — whether you are visualizing specific spectral bands, generating false-color composites, or performing classification. Misalignment may lead to incorrect spectral interpretation and visual artifacts, so mastering registration is key to reliable outcomes. By following the video tutorial, you’ll learn how to turn your raw multispectral captures into a well-registered dataset ready for analytical processing.
Learn Multispectral Imaging
Multispectral imaging is a powerful extension of Technical Photography and a key step toward advanced scientific examination of art and archaeology. With the Antonello system, this approach becomes accessible, structured, and affordable, even for those without a strong technical background. If you are a conservator, scientist, or art collector and you are not yet using multispectral imaging, you are missing a valuable source of information. By capturing images under selected wavelength bands, the Antonello system helps reveal material differences, pigment distributions, and hidden features in a fully non-invasive way. Multispectral imaging with Antonello offers a practical and reliable starting point for evidence-based art analysis.
Scientific Art Examination – Resources:
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) – USA
The British Museum – Scientific Research Department – UK
Scientific Research Department – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
C2RMF (Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France) – France
Rijksmuseum – Science Department – Netherlands
