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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)Table of Contents
What is this site all about?As a shipmate, it has become important to the Webmaster to bring other shipmates and memorabilia together for the sake of history and comradeship. See the "About the Site" page for additional information. Back to TopIs this site part of the Reunion Association?No. Though the Webmaster and many of the shipmates that visit here are members of the Canberra Reunion Association, there is no "official" connection between this site and the organization. Each web site maintains links to the other and the respective Webmasters share information and resources. Beyond that, this site derives no funding or support from the Reunion Association. Our congratulations and applause to Bryan Humphrey for the fine work he has done with the www.usscanberra.com web site. Back to TopHow is the Canberra Shipmates web site funded?This site currently receives NO funds from anywhere. The Webmaster built and maintains the site as a "fun project." It is not intended as a revenue source. The Ship's Store section is provided as a convenience to our shipmates. It does not produce any income for the site. At the present, the costs of the web hosting is not a problem. By far, the largest cost is time. This is fun stuff, though. The payback is the knowledge that shipmates are being re-united and the sharing of our collective memories. If you would like to make a contribution, send in photos, articles, audio and/or video recordings, just anything that will enhance the content of the site. You are also encouraged to add your recollections to the Sea Story section. Back to TopHow do I get added to the Ship's Company ?No problem! The Webmaster will update the Ship's Company section based upon: 1. A shipmate checking the the "Add Me" check box, when they make an entry into the Quarterdeck Log. The only thing missing with this method, assuming all the information is provided, is the "then and now" photos. These can be e-mailed to the Webmaster. 2. Send the following information and "then and now" photos to the Webmaster. Back to TopHow can I get Canberra photos suitable for framing?As you browse this site, you will see many photos of our ship, ports of call, activities, and then men who sailed her. While anyone with a browser has the capability to make copies of these photos, the screen resolution makes them unsuitable for enlargement to a size that would make a good image for framing and hanging on your wall. Bryan Humphrey, the webmaster for the www.usscanberra.com web site, has a series of photos that were taken during our visit to Melbourne, Australia, in 1967. These photos are on display at: www.usscanberra.com/newpictures.html Bryan will be happy to print copies of the Melbourne photos on a photo quality printer (and paper) and send them to shipmates for the cost of printing and postage. Visit the Melbourne photo page and pick which one(s) you want and send e-mail to Bryan at: We're looking for some good photos of the WWII era CA-70 that will enlarge well. Let us know if you have something to share. Back to TopHow do I send in photos?Photos are a fundamental feature of the site. Without photographs, the primary content of the site would be gone. You contributions are vital to the continued growth of the Canberra Shipmates web site. To send in your photos over the net: 1. Create or obtain a digital image of the photo. This may be from a digital camera or a scanner. The preferred format for photos is JPEG (.JPG,) at the highest resolution that you can provide. This allows the greatest flexibility for the webmaster to make adjustments, prior to posting them to the web. Other formats are acceptable; TIFF, GIF, BMP, WMF, etc. It just creates a little extra work for the Webmaster. 2. Attach the photo(s) to an e-mail and send to: webmaster@cag2.com. Snail Mail Alternative: If you don't have access to a scanner and are willing to send your photos in, contact the Webmaster, via e-mail, and make arrangements BEFORE putting anything in the mail. With prior arrangement, you may mail them to: Webmaster, WWW.CAG2.COM The Webmaster will acknowledge, via e-mail, receipt of the photos, scan them, and return the photos to the sender. Turnaround time will be approximately two weeks, depending on the number of photos to be scanned. It DOES take a significant amount of time to scan and optimize photographs for use on the web. NOTE: Photos submitted in this way are handled on a "good faith" basis. Every effort will be made to ensure the integrity and safety of photos sent through the mail. Having said that, the Webmaster cannot accept any liability for photos that may be lost or damaged in the process. That's it. Back to TopHow can I prepare my photos for use on the web site?Images used on the web site are sized to fit an 800 X 600 display screen resolution. Many web sites use 1024 X 768 in order to display "more" information. The Canberra site is designed to display at 800 X 600 so the text and images are "larger" and easier for our visitors to read. This display configuration means that "full size" photos must be sized to fit within the 800 X 600 screen and also accommodate the the toolbars and frames of the browser being used. This is accomplished by resizing the images to a maximum height of 550 pixels and a maximum width of 750 pixels.
Where necessary, the image will be cropped and/or digitally enhanced to improve color balance, contrast, color saturation, scratch and "red-eye" removal, etc. All images use on the web site will include a "citation" that identifies the contributor. The contributors are listed on the "In Appreciation" page. Back to TopTell me more about photo formats.When an image is converted to a form the computer can use, it is stored on the computer as a file. The internal structure/format of the file is determined by the program that was used to create it. Which format was used is indicated in the name of the file by its "extension." The last three characters, after the "dot." e.g. .JPG, .GIF, .TIFF, BMP, WMF The images that are used for display on the world wide web must be in a specific format to be transmitted efficiently. Generally, large, color, high quality (resolution) images wind up being VERY LARGE files. Large files mean LOOOONG download times and long delays in bringing the image to the screen. Image formats have evolved into three major types, with one more now coming on strong. These are .GIF, .JPG, and .PNG. The new guy is .SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics.) Currently, the only ones used on the Canberra Shipmates site are .JPG and .GIF. The .JPG format is used for photographs. In this format, fine photos can be "compressed" into much smaller file sizes than the original, without paying a high penalty in degraded quality. When scanning your photos, if your software offers .JPG as an option to "Save As," this is the preferred format. Line art, logos, and other "art work" is best rendered in the .GIF
format. Animated graphics are a special form of .GIF files, like
In the future, we may convert over to the .SVG format, but it is too new and not yet fully accepted in the internet community. This new format offers a lot of advantages and features that make it very attractive. We'll have to see how it evolves. Back to TopWhat's this about a Cruise Book Library?One of the most cherished mementoes of having served aboard ship is the cruise book. Cruise books document the activities, ports, and people for all those who purchased them. Their value is inestimable and they are not available to those who missed the one opportunity to get them when they were published. Over the years, many of these precious volumes have been lost or destroyed. The few that remain are in the hands of shipmates or families who do place a very high value on them. For those who missed out, there is deep regret at not having a copy of their own. The technology now exists to put these, now rare, books into a permanent archive form and make them available to all on a CD-ROM. The effort to accomplish this is quite large. Definitely NOT a "trivial pursuit." It will be a huge project. The Webmaster owns only one cruise book, the 1966-67 volume. In an effort to satisfy the wishes of a fellow shipmate who was on that cruise, this volume is being scanned and will be rendered to a CD-ROM. Completion of this task will provide an indication of just how much effort is required to continue the development of a Canberra Cruise Book Library. When the first volume is complete, everyone will be notified through the shipmates mailing list and a notice on the Ship's Store page. The development of additional volumes will depend upon the faith and generosity of shipmates who are in possession of other volumes of cruise books. Shipmates who loan their books to be scanned and converted will receive a free copy of the resulting CD-ROM and acknowledgement for their contribution. Please send your comments or suggestions to the Webmaster. Back to TopRevised: July 16, 2002 |
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