What's the best way to scan and save vital records - Genealogy Wise2024-03-29T08:03:46Zhttp://www.genealogywise.com/forum/topics/what-s-the-best-way-to-scan-and-save-vital-records?id=3463583%3ATopic%3A441232&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI just save them out in the s…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2014-11-08:3463583:Comment:6903972014-11-08T19:58:49.403ZSarah Coleshttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/StephanieHettich
<p>I just save them out in the smallest dpi I can in .jpg. No need to get technical about vital records. Although you have plenty of "space" now, you will find over time if you save a lot of records that are large in "size" you will load up your computer. I for one save out my files as printed docs and keep as paper trails but certainly not everything! Then there is the case to be said as how you are going to back up your files as well? You don't want tons of large files to have to back up…</p>
<p>I just save them out in the smallest dpi I can in .jpg. No need to get technical about vital records. Although you have plenty of "space" now, you will find over time if you save a lot of records that are large in "size" you will load up your computer. I for one save out my files as printed docs and keep as paper trails but certainly not everything! Then there is the case to be said as how you are going to back up your files as well? You don't want tons of large files to have to back up either. No need to save out docs in the best format. I don't save everything that comes along either. I do not feel it is at all necessary as long as you source everything. </p> Chris,
Melinda has a great su…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-07-20:3463583:Comment:4556572012-07-20T00:43:31.171ZChristine M. Worthingtonhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/ChristineMWorthington
<p>Chris,</p>
<p>Melinda has a great suggestion. Erin is really informative and always answers questions after her chat. </p>
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<p>Chris,</p>
<p>Melinda has a great suggestion. Erin is really informative and always answers questions after her chat. </p>
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<p>Chris W.</p> Hi Chris,
Perhaps you would l…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-07-19:3463583:Comment:4557982012-07-19T23:42:45.762ZMelindahttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/MelindaGould
<p>Hi Chris,</p>
<p>Perhaps you would like to join Erin Bradford this evening for her chat, the last of her series about Preservation: Tools and Resources. She'll be available for questions on the other topics she talked about as well, including her chat on preserving digital media which she did last week, which may address some of your questions. Then, you are invited to stay in the room for general chat. We'd love to meet you. Here's the link to the chat topics:…</p>
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<p>Hi Chris,</p>
<p>Perhaps you would like to join Erin Bradford this evening for her chat, the last of her series about Preservation: Tools and Resources. She'll be available for questions on the other topics she talked about as well, including her chat on preserving digital media which she did last week, which may address some of your questions. Then, you are invited to stay in the room for general chat. We'd love to meet you. Here's the link to the chat topics:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.genealogywise.com/page/chat-schedule">http://www.genealogywise.com/page/chat-schedule</a></p>
<p>Melinda</p> Thanks, Kate. I agree with y…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-04-24:3463583:Comment:4442002012-04-24T15:23:19.235ZChris Perryhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/ChrisPerry
<p>Thanks, Kate. I agree with you. Now that you've confirmed what I was taught, I will continue to scan my documents as .pdf files. But instead of also scanning and saving them as .png files, I will take your advice and use .tiff instead.</p>
<p>Thanks, Kate. I agree with you. Now that you've confirmed what I was taught, I will continue to scan my documents as .pdf files. But instead of also scanning and saving them as .png files, I will take your advice and use .tiff instead.</p> I'm done and out of this. You…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-04-24:3463583:Comment:4441072012-04-24T14:47:44.304ZKate Wagnerhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/KateWagner
<p>I'm done and out of this. You appear to have a lot of time on your hands and want to use it to argue.</p>
<p>I'm done and out of this. You appear to have a lot of time on your hands and want to use it to argue.</p> If I recall, this thread orig…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-04-24:3463583:Comment:4440232012-04-24T14:33:55.590ZKate Wagnerhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/KateWagner
<p><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">If I recall, this thread originated with an inquiry as to what file formats to use. As I said, I am a purist and traditionally use *.tiff format to import into Photoshop particulary for the purpose of retouching, etc. You can use *.jpg to your heart's delight. That is your prerogative. Frankly, I'm not interested at the moment in what a two million pixel camera can do. It has nothing to do with scanning and saving genealogical documents for the…</font></p>
<p><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">If I recall, this thread originated with an inquiry as to what file formats to use. As I said, I am a purist and traditionally use *.tiff format to import into Photoshop particulary for the purpose of retouching, etc. You can use *.jpg to your heart's delight. That is your prerogative. Frankly, I'm not interested at the moment in what a two million pixel camera can do. It has nothing to do with scanning and saving genealogical documents for the purpose stated in the original inquiry, not for boasting about knowledge of digital imaging.</font></p> I'm not sure what this has to…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-04-24:3463583:Comment:4441062012-04-24T14:33:20.977ZKate Wagnerhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/KateWagner
<p>I'm not sure what this has to do with the thread?</p>
<p>I'm not sure what this has to do with the thread?</p> Thanks again for the input. …tag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-04-24:3463583:Comment:4440182012-04-24T14:19:29.598ZChris Perryhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/ChrisPerry
<p>Thanks again for the input. You've confirmed what I was taught. I used png's rather than tiff's simply because of the resulting file size. However, I just got another 1TB portable HD added to my 2TB desktop external HD so I am not worried about file size. My main concern is the preservation of vital and historical documents. I preserve photos, too, but my original question dealt mostly with documents.</p>
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<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>Thanks again for the input. You've confirmed what I was taught. I used png's rather than tiff's simply because of the resulting file size. However, I just got another 1TB portable HD added to my 2TB desktop external HD so I am not worried about file size. My main concern is the preservation of vital and historical documents. I preserve photos, too, but my original question dealt mostly with documents.</p>
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<p>Thanks again.</p> In order for a file to be com…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-04-24:3463583:Comment:4440172012-04-24T14:00:42.619ZKate Wagnerhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/KateWagner
<p>In order for a file to be compressed,data will be lost. Depending on the algorithm used to compress the file, more or less data is lost. One way of compressing is to identify like data and refer to it only once rather than by individual bits and bytes. Don't ask me anymore about the technique...lol...For all intents and purposes, you might not notice a difference, but data loss is data lost and less ability to enlarge the image and retain clarity. I'm a purist and stick with what I did…</p>
<p>In order for a file to be compressed,data will be lost. Depending on the algorithm used to compress the file, more or less data is lost. One way of compressing is to identify like data and refer to it only once rather than by individual bits and bytes. Don't ask me anymore about the technique...lol...For all intents and purposes, you might not notice a difference, but data loss is data lost and less ability to enlarge the image and retain clarity. I'm a purist and stick with what I did during my college work in digital design and desktop publishing. I scan into a *.tiff format and a *.pdf format at first then create *.jpg's and other formats depending on what the image is going to be used for. For instance, taking the *.tiff into Photoshop and saving it as a Photoshop image in order to clean it up, or turning it into a *.jpg for viewing on the internet. *.jpg's are ONLY for viewing on a monitor and NOT for printing.</p> What's your opinion on the ti…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-04-23:3463583:Comment:4440912012-04-23T22:24:56.140ZChris Perryhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/ChrisPerry
<p>What's your opinion on the tiff versus png debate? From what I've read, there's very little (if any) difference in the quality of an image scanned either as a tiff or a png. I understand that the png file takes up about half the space of the tiff because of compression. Does this compression affect the quality of the image?</p>
<p>What's your opinion on the tiff versus png debate? From what I've read, there's very little (if any) difference in the quality of an image scanned either as a tiff or a png. I understand that the png file takes up about half the space of the tiff because of compression. Does this compression affect the quality of the image?</p>