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Overview Digital images are stored in files. Usually these files have a particular format like JPEG (JPG), TIFF or BMP. It all depends on how you scanned the images or what type of file format your camera produces. JPEG is the most commonly used format for this purpose. But why should you store these images digitally? Well the most important reason; to have a nice collection
of pictures that you can show to friends and family. For example; a slide show which you display on your TV. The most advantages are clear some aren't, let's mention some. One of the most important onces is that the images remain in the same kind of quality as on the day you made the pictures. So no fading colors on negatives and prints. The disc can be duplicated as many times as you want without loosing any of the quality. Did I forget to mention that looking at them doesn't harm the pictures? Like with normal paper prints where everybody feels the need to put fingerprints on the pictures! Further more the pictures are nicely put together on a single disc, not only saving space but also keeping things organized. Pixtures will be easier to find with or wothout the help of a computer. But that's not all. You can also enrich your pictures with sound, giving the viewer a nicer impression, or add text to explain the picture. For example a date, place or time. Naturally, you would like to save the originals for making re-prints. So how do I store these files? Well, one expensive way is to keep them on the memory-cards of your camera (if you did use a digital camera). For example Compact Flash cards, SD cards or Memorysticks. Another way is to copy them to harddisk, but what if the harddisk crashes? And a harddisk is not that portable. We can also use removable media like a Jazz, Click or Zip disk (Iomega) or use one of those USB thumbdrives, but then again, not everyone you know has one of these or equipment that can handle these. So we finally get to storing it on CD-recordables or CD-rewritables. Their DVD variants can be used in a similar way, but are (still) more expensive. In what format should we store the files? Basically there these options: either a video-based media or a computer CDRom. Advantage of the video-based media (ie. VCD, SVCD and DVD) is that you can playback the photo's on your TV. Haven't you ever been to some party where person A shows a photo-album? Well with a Video solution you can do a playback on your regular TV-set. Sitting around the TV, the tale-teller can tell the story up loud and everyone will be able to see the picture... hell you can even narate the entire CD with your own voice with most applications and/or even add some music. Video based is either done by making use of the menu
feature of (Super) VideoCD or DVD, like Nero
burning rom does. This produces
so called STILLS. In the table below we mention "format" meaning the
choice to use a Data CD, VideoCD, Super VideoCD or DVD format layout
on the CD.
Note: Media and format can be mixed. The indications shown here takes in consideration that the result should be compatible. miniDVD for example, mastering a DVD on a CDR or CDRW, cannot be read by most standalone players - that's why it's considered 'Not Supported" I did some research on the available tools that can help you create one or more of these media. Here you will find a list including some of the features I found important enough to mention.
Note: Keep in mind though that manufacturers might improve some of these point using updates or new releases. It's alsway worth to visit their website and see what they have to offer.
Naturally, while testing these tools, I did some writing along so I could present you a guide or tutorial on the diffent ways to store you pictures.
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