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    1. Re: [Dyfed] Wills at NLW- basics/ digital cameras
    2. Alison Bryan
    3. . Coincidentally, I am experimenting > with a digital camera to photograph computer screens, fiche readers screens > etc. Any hints and tips welcome esp in glare reduction when using forced > flash, also maintaining sharp image wo a tripod and distancing rig. . # Simple, just make use of your PRT SC key on your computer (you might need to press shift depending where its located). Then paste this into Photoshop (ctrl + V) or whatever other programme you use for images. If you use Firefox, you might be interested in this plugin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146 However, widespread abuse of this .... it will possibly mean that NLW will take their wills off the internet. When the wills first became digitalised, they were only available inside the library building (where incidentally computers are a nightmare to use). Personally I was suprised that this resource was made available online, given NLW's strict attitude towards copyright. And they are really strict, even if some of the documents once belonged to your direct ancestors. I guess part of their reasoning to allow online access, that documents could not be copied easily or downloaded (hence the embedded flash, that is their precaution). Remember, other resources are still only available within the NLW. If people abuse this resource, I wouldn't be surprised if this became in building restricted again which would be a crying shame. Alison

    10/09/2009 03:59:16