My Tangent – Software Tools For This Genealogy Obsession - Work With Images

Evening,

I have been asked the question as to what software applications and tools I am currently using to work on the copies of the images that I present in my Postings. There are quite a number and there could be more. Off the top of my head I can think of a few that I will use when I am working on and preparing an image for transcription, translation, and presentation. This is certainly not an all-inclusive list, nor does it include those software and applications that I use for my actual genealogy work. That’s another different list.

These are the software and applications that I used in the processing of the images of my Posting in Part 381m.

They include:

• Irfanview – To capture and edit an image from microfilm
  
  
• SnagIt – To capture an online image
  
  
• FotoFinish – To crop and clean the exposure of the image
  
  
• CorelDraw X5 – To work with and to add the highlights to the image
  
  
• Word 2010 – To write and prepare my posting
  
  
• Google Documents – To work on a rough draft of my transcription and translation
  
  
• Google Translate – To attempt the translation of the documentation from French to English
  
  
• Google and Bing – To search for similar phrases that may assist me with the transcription and translation
  
  
• MS Picture Manager – To file the images
  
  
• Google Blogger – To present my work online

I am always trying new types and ways to read and work with the document images. I am always open to other software and applications but as you can see it does take a wee bit of effort and time to work and prepare the document images. Also, please note that I have not put my above list in any specific order. I would definitely like to hear suggestions and comments.

Enjoy,

Jim