Free, Shared, Online Tools: A Primer
What is a free, shared, online tool?
Just what it sounds like!• Free • Online • and shared
Two types to think about
1.Tools available for use o Facebook (social networking) o Twitter (social networking)o Picassa (photo sharing/photo editing)
• Tools available for use and customization o Mozilla, Firefox (web browsing)o The GIMP (photo editing)
Type #2: aka Open Source
• Open source is about collaboration.• Open source programs offer:
o Access to the source code of the programo Free license to change the source code and the
programo Total customizability for the programmer.
• But you don’t need to be a coder/expert to use the programs.
Free, Shared, Online Tools for the Small Museum
Or: How I Survive without Photoshop
I Don’t Have Photoshop
But I do have a Nikon D60, the internet, and a collection to digitize.
Four tools: 1.Batch convertor program• Photo editor #1• Photo editor #2• WYSIWIG webpage editor
Batch Convertor
• Irfanview o Downloadable freeware (not open source)
• Converts from RAW image format too .tifo .jpgo .jpg for access (smaller image size)
Photo editor #1
• Picasa o Downloadable freeware (not open source)
• Single click photo editingo Croppingo Light levelso Color adjustment
Photo editor #2
• GIMP or GNU Image Manipulation Programo Downloadable open source program
• Comparable to Photoshopo Fine level photo editing
WYSIWYG Webpage Editor
• Kompozero Downloadable open source program
• What You See Is What You Get editingo Build and edit webpages
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