Goleta DeskTop Publishing Users Group Meeting <<<
7pm Thursday March 7, 2002 Goleta Public Library 500 N. Fairview Ave Goleta, CA
How do I Share my Pictures? <<<
There are a variety of ways of sharing pictures, including o Standard photographic prints o Color printer prints (often inkjet) o Online photographic galleries o Web pages o Email attachments o CD-ROM and DVD
Which method is best depends upon your audience, of course. Tonight's presentation will show the advantages and problems of each of these approaches so you will know which one to pick for a specific project.
Here's a brief overview of some of the more common possibilities:
Photographic Prints: Viewable anywhere, but are costly in quantity, especially if they have to be mailed. Easily obtained and fairly long-lived compared to most inkjet prints.
Color Printer Prints: Similar features as photographic prints, but with the additional advantage that a small number can be printed quickly when needed (Aunt Sue needs a copy of the graduation picture before she leaves). However, they often are more costly than photographic prints, many are short-lived, and the time it takes to print a significant number can be inconvenient.
Email Attachments: OK for a few recipients who are somewhat savvy, but take much longer to receive than getting the same picture from the Web. Also, many people don't have a simple way of going back and retrieving a specific picture from their email, while pictures on the Web are always accessible.
Online Photographic Galleries: Cost is the same no matter how many people look at the pictures, and there's no shipping cost or time. However, people can see the pictures only when they are at their computer, and it may be quite time-consuming for people to browse a large number of pictures.
Web Pages: Same features and drawbacks as the online photo galleries, but with the added feature of you have complete control of the appearance and design, and the added difficulty that you have to *do* the design.
CD-ROM: Costs much less than prints, both to produce and to mail. Requires a computer or TV with recent DVD player to view. Retrieving pictures from a CD is nearly instantaneous, while getting pictures from the web or via email can be quite slow. A CD can be set up to automatically start up and run a "slide show" on most computers (Windows and Macintosh), or it can be made as a "VideoCD" which is playable on DVD players.
******************************************************************* Parking is available at the church next door to the library. Please park there because the library lot is often full on Thursday night. *******************************************************************
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Please send email to gdtpug@troutcom.com with suggestions for topics you are interested in seeing covered. Or even better, volunteer to give a presentation!
The Goleta DeskTop Publishing Users Group is a SIG (Special Interest Group) of the Santa Barbara PC Users Group. We are not platform specific: some members have PCs, some have Macs, some have both. Linux and other systems are sprinkled in as well for good measure. We focus on the issues of publishing in all forms, be it on paper, web, CD-ROM, or some other medium.
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Marvin Johnston