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If you are the creator of the material; [[photographer]], [[illustrator]], etc; you need to release the copyright of your material into a license that anyone can use. By uploading your images to the wiki, you are implicitly licensing them with a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license]. See: [[OLPC:License]] for further discussion on licenses. |
If you are the creator of the material; [[photographer]], [[illustrator]], etc; you need to release the copyright of your material into a license that anyone can use. By uploading your images to the wiki, you are implicitly licensing them with a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license]. See: [[OLPC:License]] for further discussion on licenses. |
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== Resize and edit == |
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The next step is to clean up and resize your photos or images. If these images are illustrations or could be a vector image, please see [[Illustrations]]. |
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need [[illustration]] workflow |
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If the images need any cleanup, you can use [[the GIMP]] in any operating system to touch up and resize photos. There are a variety of other tools that can be used to resize photos as well. |
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== Create Index == |
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Right now the best format for photos is a grid of thumbnail sized images, followed by XO-screen sized or full sized images on following pages. These following pages may also contain context and educational content about each photo. The structure of these pages should be in simple html. |
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Revision as of 19:33, 22 June 2008
Photo Workflow Walkthrough
The following is an explanation of how to process a set of images for inclusion in a Library bundle.
License
Firstly, if the images are not yours you need to check the copyright status the images. Images from Wikimedia commons, the public domain, or USA governmental sources have a compatible license with OLPC. Materials that that do not allow for non-educational use, do not allow for derivative work, or non-educational use are not acceptable license terms. If the material is not of an acceptable license, or you're not sure of the copyright status, use the Licensing petitions system.
If you are the creator of the material; photographer, illustrator, etc; you need to release the copyright of your material into a license that anyone can use. By uploading your images to the wiki, you are implicitly licensing them with a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license. See: OLPC:License for further discussion on licenses.
Resize and edit
The next step is to clean up and resize your photos or images. If these images are illustrations or could be a vector image, please see Illustrations.
need illustration workflow
If the images need any cleanup, you can use the GIMP in any operating system to touch up and resize photos. There are a variety of other tools that can be used to resize photos as well.
need links to resizing how-tos
Create Index
Right now the best format for photos is a grid of thumbnail sized images, followed by XO-screen sized or full sized images on following pages. These following pages may also contain context and educational content about each photo. The structure of these pages should be in simple html.