Beginning Family History Step 8-Organizing Digitizing and Preserving Photos
The flood of photos in this digital age can be overwhelming. How do we keep up? Well, the good news is that digital photos on a computer or cell phone are quick and easy to view. You can view hundreds if not thousands in minutes. In the PowerPoint below are presented some ideas to help manage and preserve your multitude of contemporary photos. Number one: Get them all in one place! Labeling can be tedious and time-consuming unless you know the shortcuts. Being able to batch label and batch metadata photographic images can be a time saver. If you have photo editing programs you can use them. If you don't you can easily do it in Windows File Explorer or use the free program called Adobe Bridge. Mac users would best be served by using Adobe Bridge. Nondigital photos can be scanned to make them digital. This PowerPoint covers the basics of scanning photos with suggestions for the necessary resolution as well as file formats and what they mean: tif vs jpeg. The basics of how