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Photographs, Paintings, Recordings and Other Multimedia Objects

A Family History should be more than just words. The collection of images of the people in the family tree, the "Portfolio", helps add a dimension to the appreciation of our forebears. Relatively Yours 3 caters for this by permitting the recording of scanned images, audio recordings or video recordings and automatically cross-references them to the people identified in them.

Media Type The media type identifies the manner in which the portfolio object is recorded. The full range of Windows compatible objects are possible, and can be categorised to include:

· Painting

· Photograph

· Sculpture

· Movie Film

· Video Tape

· Hologram

· Sound Recording

External File If an image has previously scanned, or another portfolio object has been previously recorded, then Relatively Yours 3 needs to be told where to find it. The three dots (...) button at the right hand end of the field will invoke a function to browse for the location of this external file.

Reference An underlying assumption is made that these images are collected externally according to some filing system. The existence of a unique number attached to each photograph or image gains more importance. Portfolio objects are scanned or recorded into the computer and are referenced by a filename in a directory on a disk drive. If the filename is the same as the external filing reference, then only one numbering system need be understood.

Caption These caption details are displayed whenever details of the image are displayed or printed, including the Portrait Index in the full family history. The caption is entered as free-form text, with no editing other than the requirement that a caption must be entered.

Event Details This is where the image was taken, or the recording created. This can at times be difficult to determine, especially for old photographs found stored in granny's trunk in the attic. A taking or creation of a portfolio object is an event in time, no different in concept to the recording of a birth event.

People within the Portfolio Object One of the tragedies of old photographs is the lack of identification of the people within them. Relatively Yours 3 discriminates between family members and those outside the family, creating hyperlinks and cross-references only for people who exist on the database.

Passport Image Passport photographs are used in the navigator pane of the Person. They can also be used in reports and charts if desired. Normally, passport photos are cropped from photographs included in the person's portfolio.

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