Barry J Ewell of www.genealogybybarry.com has offered some excellent advice on how to get the best out of digital content for family history research.
Barry says “As a genealogist and/or family historian you are ever increasingly faced with the need to better understand how to create, evaluate, manage, organize, and preserve content that include audio, photography, video, film and more. I’ve learned that even the simplest decision like which format to scan an image can have far reaching irreparable consequences if not done correctly'..
In his article at http://genealogybybarry.com/every-genealogist-needs-know-digital-content-100-resources/ he includes links to over 100 resources covering a variety of digital topics you’ll need to jump start and successfully get on your road to developing your digital awareness and skills one project at a time.
In preparing the articles, slideshows, and video resources, Barry says that he focused on sharing his personal lessons learned from the thousands of hours he has have spent working with digital content as well as best practices from industry experts.
Some of the topics covered include:
Reproduced with the kind permission of Barry J. Ewell, originally published at www.genealogybybarry.com
Barry says “As a genealogist and/or family historian you are ever increasingly faced with the need to better understand how to create, evaluate, manage, organize, and preserve content that include audio, photography, video, film and more. I’ve learned that even the simplest decision like which format to scan an image can have far reaching irreparable consequences if not done correctly'..
In his article at http://genealogybybarry.com/every-genealogist-needs-know-digital-content-100-resources/ he includes links to over 100 resources covering a variety of digital topics you’ll need to jump start and successfully get on your road to developing your digital awareness and skills one project at a time.
In preparing the articles, slideshows, and video resources, Barry says that he focused on sharing his personal lessons learned from the thousands of hours he has have spent working with digital content as well as best practices from industry experts.
Some of the topics covered include:
- Audio and Editing
- Digitizing 101
- Film and Video
- Managing Files
- Photography and Image Editing
- Scanning
- Tapes
- Vinyl LP Records
- Voice Recognition”
Reproduced with the kind permission of Barry J. Ewell, originally published at www.genealogybybarry.com
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