{"id":921,"date":"2009-07-30T22:00:23","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T03:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/?p=921"},"modified":"2009-07-30T22:11:17","modified_gmt":"2009-07-31T03:11:17","slug":"drawings-with-picasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/2009\/07\/30\/drawings-with-picasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawings with Picasa"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been using Picasa<\/a> for several years.\u00a0 If I am looking at a picture on my computer, chances are good I’m probably using Picasa to do it, especially if it’s a picture from my digital camera.<\/p>\n

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Above is a picture I took for Buzz.\u00a0 He has converted all of his overhead transparencies to PowerPoint slides by having me photograph each picture.\u00a0 Then he creates a slide from each picture in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n

The whole process is actually very low tech.\u00a0 We use a white piece of foam core on Buzz’s desk.\u00a0 He holds the foam core at an angle so we don’t get a shadow from the lights in the ceiling.\u00a0 I snap a picture.\u00a0 Picasa does the rest.<\/p>\n

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In the Tuning tab of Picasa is a Highlights adjustment.\u00a0 By cranking this up, all the edges of the paper and shadows go away and leave only the black ink behind.\u00a0 It’s literally that easy.\u00a0 I export the picture and it’s finished about ten times faster than a scanner could do.<\/p>\n

Now if I could only figure out who this Sherman character is.<\/p>\n

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