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Digitizing your family history : easy methods for preserving your heirloom documents, photos, home movies and more in a digital format / Rhonda R. McClure.

McClure, Rhonda R. (Author).

Summary:

What does it mean to digitize family history -- An introduction to the scanner -- Scanning your photos and papers -- Digitizing slides and negatives -- An introduction to digital photography -- Getting the best pictures digitally -- The imaging road warrior -- An introduction to image editing -- Working with vintage photos -- Digitizing audio- and videotapes -- Printing and sharing Your digitized images -- Taking your genealogy with you -- Organizing your digitized genealogy -- Coming full circle.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1558707085
  • ISBN: 9781558707085
  • Physical Description: 188 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2004]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1 What Does it Mean to Digitize Family History? 3 -- 2 An Introduction to the Scanner 12 -- 3 Scanning Your Photos and Papers 26 -- 4 Digitizing Slides and Negatives 40 -- 5 An Introduction to Digital Photography 51 -- 6 Getting the Best Pictures Digitally 68 -- 7 Imaging Road Warrior 79 -- 8 An Introduction to Image Editing 91 -- 9 Working With Vintage Photos 103 -- 10 Digitizing Audio- and Videotapes 112 -- 11 Printing and Sharing Your Digitized Images 125 -- 12 Taking Your Genealogy With You 138 -- 13 Organizing Your Digitized Genealogy 153 -- 14 Coming Full Circle 165.
Subject:
Genealogy > Computer network resources.
Digital preservation.

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  • 10 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

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Jacksonville Main Library REF OCR 929.102 MCC (Text) 36015000003786 Genealogy Available -
Cumberland Headquarters R-GEN 929.1028 M (Text) 31781040140350 Local History Reference Available -
Forsyth Central NC929.102 M478 (Text) 0112520030217 North Carolina Collection Noncirculating -
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Accessibility Features

Summary: What does it mean to digitize family history -- An introduction to the scanner -- Scanning your photos and papers -- Digitizing slides and negatives -- An introduction to digital photography -- Getting the best pictures digitally -- The imaging road warrior -- An introduction to image editing -- Working with vintage photos -- Digitizing audio- and videotapes -- Printing and sharing Your digitized images -- Taking your genealogy with you -- Organizing your digitized genealogy -- Coming full circle.