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July 2007 Newsletter 1.
New name, same great service: Pastime Software becomes PastPerfect!
1. New name, same great service: Pastime Software becomes PastPerfect! Pastime Software Company, Inc., the creator of PastPerfect Museum Software, has officially become PastPerfect Software, Inc. We will continue to provide the same great products and services as we have for the past ten years. All contact information remains the same. For those in accounting offices who require W-9's, please contact Ginger at 1-800-562-6080 x106, or by fax 610-363-7845 to get the new Federal EIN number or to have the appropriate forms filled out. 2. PastPerfect is coming to a conference near you! PastPerfect is continuing to add new locations to its conference schedule. Below is a list of conferences we are scheduled to attend. Be sure to stop by and say hello-we enjoy meeting our clients! American Association
for State & Local History Tribal Archives,
Libraries, and Museums Conference Mid-Atlantic Association
of Museums Conference 3. Special thanks and a fond farewell… PastPerfect Software, Inc. wishes to thank Amy Dunn, Training Coordinator, for all of her hard work over the past five years. We will miss her, and wish her the best of luck as she begins her new job with another company this month. We thank you for your patience while the training program is being reorganized. We are preparing new training staff as well as developing other training opportunities. Please contact us if you have any questions at training@museumsoftware.com or call 1-800-562-6080 and ask for Jennessa. 4. Upcoming training opportunities for PastPerfect 4.0! PastPerfect training classes for 2007 are well under way! Current training locations and dates are listed below. For more information or to register for scheduled regional training classes, or to inquire about possibly scheduling a session in your area for 2008, please contact our support office at 1-800-562-6080 or by email at training@museumsoftware.com. East Lansing, MI--
July 17-19 Staten Island, NY--
August 7-9 Santa Barbara, CA--
August 21-23 Honolulu, HI-- August
28-30 St. Paul, MN-- September
11-13 Lincoln City, OR
--October 23-25 Be sure to check out our website at www.museumsoftware.com/training.htm for additional training dates and other information! 5. Free updates for PastPerfect Museum Software Did you know updates are available from our website for your PastPerfect Museum Software versions 3.5 and 4.0? These free updates are released approximately every two months and are available for download by going to www.museumsoftware.com/software_updates.htm. If you would rather receive a free update CD, please contact our Support Office toll free at 1-800-562-6080 or by e-mail at support@museumsoftware.com. PastPerfect Version 3.5- New Service Update Available 3.5C2 While there are no new features in the version 3.5C2 update, there are service updates that have been requested by 3.5 users. PastPerfect Version 4 - New Update Available 4.0D3 New features available in PastPerfect 4.0D3 include: * Ability to print
blank loan forms before any loan records are entered. 6. Tech Tip: Digital imaging guidelines - part I The ability to add images to your records is an important step toward making them researchable and enhancing the use of your collections. Knowing your options when beginning your digital imaging project is as important as knowing what you want as your final outcome. If your institution has the Digital Imaging (V3) or the Multi-Media (V4) Upgrade for PastPerfect, you are able to attach digital images to your records. Within PastPerfect we suggest that you keep your image file size to approximately 500 KB. While PastPerfect can accommodate large file sizes, this smaller file size is recommended because it will allow your images to load faster. For this reason, we do not recommend that you attach your high quality, master files within PastPerfect. How the image is captured and how it is stored can affect the usability of the image as well as the file size. With this in mind, it is suggested that you scan images in accordance with their original size at the following pixels per inch (ppi): 8"x10"
- 150-300ppi However, if you wish to scan at a higher resolution, you may also attach large "archival quality" images to records within PastPerfect 4.0. There is the option to create a "discovery image". The "discovery image" will be created from your large archival image in version 4.0 and appear as the thumbnail for the record. This option is accessed through Setup and Multi-media. If this option is selected, you may choose the size at which the activation of the discovery image creation will begin. We suggest setting this at 2000 kilo-bytes, so that no discovery image is larger than 2MB. Once a discovery image has been created, the large archival image is stored in the Multimedia\Largeimages folder and can be viewed by clicking the "View MultiMedia Links" button on the catalog record. So, whether you are creating an image with a large or small file size, below are some items to keep in mind as you create your digital images. Ppi: Pixels per inch, dictates the amount of detail that will be shown in the electronic image. The greater the ppi, the better the image quality will be when it is enlarged. However, this also increases the image size and space that will be needed to store the information. Dpi: Dots per inch, is often used interchangeably with ppi. However, dpi was originally used in conjunction with the process of printing. Bit depth: The number of bits of digital information used to define one pixel. The higher the bit depth, the greater the number of grays or colors fill a pixel. 24 bit depth is suggested to be used with images attached to records within PastPerfect, so that you have the ability to see more information when you zoom in on an image and to watermark your images. Color: Although it increases the size, it is best if all photographs are scanned in color. Scanning images in black and white or grayscale will not capture all of the detail that you might desire, since even "black and white" images are not truly black and white. For further information
or for assistance with this tech tip, please contact our support office
toll free at 1-800-562-6080. 7. Contact information |
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