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preparing images for upload

Preparation
Almost all the images on the site are 350 pixels wide, and the height follows from that. All were prepared at 75 ppi (pixels per inch), and that is the maximum that the 'net can display. JPEG images are much better than GIFs. The web will not display TIFF files or any RAW files. If you have a photo editor (Photoshop, Elements, Picassa, etc.) you probably are comfortable with resizing an image and preparing it for the web. All you need to do then is follow these steps:
  1. Click on Edit page (above).
  2. Move the cursor to the place where you want to insert an image.
  3. Click on Insert in the Edit line.
  4. That will bring up a menu, where you have a choice of uploading a file or grabbing one from the web. Click the appropriate button.
  5. If you are grabbing one from, say, Flicker, then enter the URL. If you are uploading one from your computer, use the Browse button to find your image, then click on Open.
  6. The software will shortly display a thumbnail of your image, surrounded by a pale yellow rectangle.
  7. Click on that image and it will be inserted at the cursor.
  8. You will see a line that permits you to move the image to the left or right, that allows you to make it larger or smaller, and permits the text to wrap around the image. All the images here are placed on the left, at the large size and with the wrap on. We suggest you follow a similar practice. But don't be concerned if the image won't stay where you want it without disturbing other elements. The layout of elements in a wiki is not as controllable as with a normal web page. We'll make the adjustments for you.

                                                       Be sure to click Save on the Edit line, or all your work will be lost.


Please use a file name that identified the subject of the photo, using the name of the municipality and the church name. e.g., Millville-FirstBapt.jpg.


If any of the steps above are confusing, you may attach a file to the Attachments section at the bottom of the page. We'll do the rest.

copyright matters

If you are uploading your own photos, copyright is not an issue. By uploading them you are giving us permission to display them on this wiki, but nowhere else. You still own your work and the copyright, and you have not transferred anything to us; you have simply allowed us to display that image on this wiki.

If you are uploading an old family photo, copyright may be an issue. If it is more than 75 years old, there is probably no issue, but if it is more recent, you should be sure that you have a right to display it on the web. We will take down any image that someone claims is under copyright.

Old postcards represent a stickier matter. Many of them are not 75 years old and so are not in the public domain. Nevertheless, it is unlikely that the photographer or other owner of the copyright is going to complain about this non-commercial use, so we welcome old postcard images of churches. You should scan them at no less than 150 ppi. We can sharpen the image and increase the contrast (if needed). We usually clean up any old stains and spots, as well. Unless you are pretty good at cleaning up a postcard, we suggest you scan it and attach it to an e-mail.

Please do not grab images off the web. Most of them are the work of contemporary photographers and are not in the public domain. If you think the image is really exceptional, please e-mail us with the URL of the image; we'd like to take a look.