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Where do I get pictures from?
There are many different places to collect your images from, here are a few:
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You can save illustrations you have 'drawn' on your own computer.
This works best if you have used a good graphics program to create
them, otherwise they might not look that good.
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You can use a digital camera, which instantly saves photographs in a
form your computer can read.
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You can have your photographs compiled on a CD for your
computer. Check to see if your local photo developer offers this
service.
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You can scan in your own photos and illustrations. This will
convert them to image files.
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You can save images directly from the Internet. To do this you need
to 'right click' on the image you want and choose how and where
you want to save it. Check the copyright status of the image you
want to use before you publish it. There is more information on this
below in the Copyright Issues section.
Scanning
You need to scan your own photographs to use them as images. Flat bed
scanners make computer image files from prints, wheareas neg scanners
make image files from negatives or transparencies. It is technically difficult
(though possible) to scan in pictures from magazines and newspapers. Do
make sure you are not in breach of copyright by doing so. (Check the
Copyright Issues section for more information on this.)
The scanner should be attached to a computer running an image
manipulation progam, such as Paint Shop Pro. or Photo Shop. (You can
dowload a trial version of these programs and later buy the whole program
from www.jasc.com or www.download.com.) These programs allow you
to manipulate the colours before you save the image in a file. Remember to
save the image in a .GIF or a .JPEG format, as these are the kind of files
you need for your Freespace pages.
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