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Storing Digital Images
You are here: Keeping Memories for Generations to ComeDigital cameras are fantastic! Not only can you take many images of family and friends at a reasonable cost, you can save them for generations to come.
One of the concerns about families switching to digital photos is the question if they will be there for later generations to enjoy. One of the concerns is that the format that images have been saved will not be able to be read in the future. Will CD players be replaced just like 5 1/4" floppies? The answer is probably yes. To solve this problem it will take some action on your part but I am happy to report that you may be able to keep your images safer than traditional photos.
Storing Digital Images When the day comes that DVD writers are whatever replaces our current storage standard, you must take action. You can't put this off - change your format! Since there will not be announcement such as, "DVD have replaced CD-ROMs" you must pay attention and not delay.
Enjoying Photo Albums
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Use your program to print thumb nails on the page. In one of my programs it gives me the option of how many thumb nails on each page. Ulead's Photo Explorer also gives you the option of how many photos to print on each page and whether or not to include file names. I selected three across by five down. The images are big enough to see and you can fit 15 images on each page. If you want to use the album as an index to what is in your storage, you can put more thumb nails on the page. I include file names for easy to access to the images on CD-ROMs. Storing Digital Printouts Before you put your printed pages into your sheet protectors, be sure to allow enough drying time. I put two pages in each sheet protector so that when you look through your photo album, you will see images on each side of the open notebook. These prints may not last forever and may begin to fade over the years, but if you put your CD-ROM in the notebook along with the photos, you will be able to reprint them. Also, the CD-ROM will be handy so you can change file storage in the future. Archival Digital Printouts You can get archival quality prints of your digital images that will last virtually forever. You need to do your homework though to find out if the prints you are getting are archival quality. Archival quality is more expensive but if you want your pictures to last, you need to get archival quality. More Organization Help |
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