August 2005
Beginner
172 pages
3h 27m
English
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Computer Tips and Tricks: How Do I…
You've just returned from a great two-week vacation, and your memory cards are bursting at the seams with photos and digital movies. Now what do you do?
Before you spam every friend and relative you know with mega-megapixel masters, take a few minutes to learn about sampling down images so they have smaller file sizes. You'll also want to archive your pictures so you can find them again months later, when you want to relive the great memories. And what about those video snippets you have on your memory card? With a little editing, you can turn them into short movies.
In other words, this section will help you keep your friends happy and your pictures organized, and show you how to transform your video clips into real movies.
Send Pictures via Email
One of the first things that new digital camera owners love to do is send a batch of images to family members or friends. As you may have already discovered yourself, the warmth of reception is inversely proportional to the size of the images that land in your recipients' inboxes.
All too often, budding photographers send full-sized 2-, 4-, or even 6-megapixel pictures as email attachments. Unfortunately, these files take forever to download on all but the fastest Internet connections and are too large to view comfortably on a computer monitor.
Indeed, you should shoot at your camera's highest resolution, but remember not to send those full-sized images to others. All parties concerned will be much happier ...
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