Scan
Specifications
The Granada Hills
History Project welcomes all submissions of
photographs and other images that help to illustrate life in Granada Hills through the
decades. Here are the publisher's specifications for all scans:
Resolution 300 dpi (dots per inch) or greater.
Cropping Crop all unnecessary borders before
setting the Ouput Size (see below).
Output Size
8
inches wide or 16 inches wide (for a double page spread). Note: Most images are likely to
be a single page (8 inches wide). Contact Jim for any images you think may warrent a
double page spread.
Color Grayscale (8-bit).
Filters/Descreening
If you
are scanning an image from a printed source, such as a postcard or advertisement, it is
very important to select a "descreen" filter prior to scanning the image.
Without this filter many printed items will appear pixilated in the final scan. Contact
Jim with any questions you may have about scanning printed items.
File Format
TIFF.
JPEGs are not acceptable to the Publisher.
Please forward all scans to Jim
Hier at granadahillshistory@gmail.com.
Unable
To Scan Your Images?
No problem. If you have images you
would like to have considered for the Project, but are unable to scan them,
please contact Jim at the same email address and he will be happy to work with you to find
an alternative to getting the images submitted for consideration. Remember all images will
be appropriately attributed and you will retain ownership of your original images.
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