How to Digitize the Past
Photos and other flat paper ephemera
AMUSEum wants a reasonable facsimile of your…
Headshots, Posters, Flyers, Calendars, Marquees, backstage photos, Comedy Day snaps. They can all be digitized with the camera phone you have in your pocket.
Gather your items
Flatten them as best you can. If they are unruly and curly, tack them down to a horizontal surface with a small piece of tape at the 4 corners or double-sided tape on the back.
Find a sunny window
Mount, suspend, even hold your phone parallel to the flattened item so it isn’t distorted. Frame the item near its edges. You shouldn’t need a flash, so hold it steady and snap away.
Send them to AMUSEum
- Email to AMUSEum
- Sit back and enjoy your place in Bay area comedy history.
Screen Grabs from your phone or computer
Two ways to capture your soul back
If it already exists in digital form online somewhere, take the shortcut by saving the image file or grabbing a screen shot..
Save Image…
On a computer, you can long-click (press & hold) on the image and drag it to your desktop. On your phone, a pop-up list will appear and give you the choice to Save Image… and then send it directly to your Photos/Camera Roll.
Grab a Screen shot
Having already mastered your phone, you know you can also capture a photo of your whole screen with a double button press. The snapshot will join your other photos.
Send them to AMUSEum
- Follow the same procedure above ^
Sample Comic Page
Speaking of reasonable facsimiles… this is a work-in-progress template that may change depending on your unique contributions. You can see why we asked so many questions and have so many placeholders… at least until you respond and share.
