Introduction

Definitions of Terms

File Formats

Image Production

Image Size

Resolution

File Size

Best Practices

Viewing File Info

Editing Images

Cropping

Resizing

Batch Processing

Removing Red-Eye

File Management

Additional Resources

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Additional Resources

There are lots of digital imaging resources on the Web for amateurs, experts, or the mildly curious.   Here are some suggested additional resources to help you on your way to becoming a digital imaging whiz.

General Digital Imaging Resources:

• About.com - Working with Digital Photos and Scanned Images
  http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/digitalphotography/

• Art-Support.com
  http://art-support.com/creatingsites2.htm
  

Scanning Resources:

• Scanning - Software Tips and Help
  http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/scanning/

• All Graphic Design Scanning Tips
  http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/scanning.html

• Tutorials Guide - Scanning Tutorials
  http://www.tutorialguide.net/computers/scanning/
  

Image Editing Resources:

• An Introduction to the Gimp
  http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/graphics/gimp/index.html

• Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop
  http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/graphics/photoshop7/

• Photoshop Tips & Tricks
  http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/
  

Digital Imaging Resources for Library Preservation & Conservation Professionals:

• Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging Tutorial from Cornell University
  http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/contents.html
  
• Conservation Online, Stanford University
  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/imaging/