I have included some more tweaks by Marc and me, and lightened the photos. I've also made a US-Letter version, which is the one I'll be using for OSCON, since I'll get the printing done in the US.
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-CommunityBrochure-OurCommunity-USltr.odt https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-CommunityBrochure-OurCommunity-A4.odt --Jean On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 6:39 AM, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > I can tweak the photos, and I will do so. > > Marc, re legal issues about group photos, is there a difference between > printed photos and ones on the web? > > --Jean > > On 25/06/2013, at 23:00, Marc Paré <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I printed out the brochure on my B/W with cover stock and it is fine, >> although, I can't help but think that the photos need some tweaking, they >> are a little too dark. >> >> BTW and FYI ... the laws in Canada are being reinforced with respect to >> group shots. I am in the middle of a "marketing video production workshop" >> and we are being advised that group shots like these need release forms from >> ALL people in the shots. Our workshop instructors (they own their own video >> production company) are advising us not to use any group shots or "street >> shots" unless you get a release form/contract from all of the people in the >> shots regardless of the number of people in the shot. You could try to blur >> the faces, but, even then, there are software packages now that enable the >> "un-blurring" of photos which makes blurring of faces even impossible to use >> (our police forces in Canada use "un-blurring" techniques to catch online >> child molesters) -- if the photos can be "un-blurred" then the privacy laws >> apply. >> >> I am not sure how that would impact the photos if there were any Canadians >> in the shots. We may not be able to print out the brochure in Canada unless >> we had a copy of a release forms from all of the people in the photos or >> risk legal action from a Canadian in the shot who would object to her/his >> photo being published. I am sure that other country laws may apply here as >> well. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Marc >> >> >> Le 2013-06-25 07:22, Kracked_P_P---webmaster a écrit : >>> >>> I printed a test of that brochure and have two comments >>> >>> 1] >>> Since there are two photos on the front panel, it bleeds through the >>> "standard" paper. >>> >>> I printed it out again with heavier "cover stock" paper [not as heavy as >>> card stock] and there was not image bleed through. >>> >>> So, it prints well on home/office inkjet printers, as long as you use >>> the heavier, thicker, paper. I use cover stock since it is stiff enough >>> and runs through my printers better than card stock paper. Now if you >>> are lucky to have a colored laser printer, then the "standard" weight >>> paper you use for printing [20-27 lb or about 75 g/m^_2 ] should work >>> fine. Cover stock paper is about 67 lb in "weight", while card stock is >>> about 110 lb. >>> >>> 2] >>> For my inkjet printers, it seems that photos/images print out a bit >>> darker than what appears on the monitor. When I print out photos on >>> photo paper it does not do this though. So maybe you should modify the >>> photos, i.e. brightness and contrast editing, so the photos print out >>> better. The top group photo may have issues for this type of editing, >>> since it is a "dark room" photo. Maybe it could be edited from the >>> original source file, though. >>> >>> Jean, Marc >>> you are doing a good job taking the leadership of the brochure[s] >>> project. I thank you and all of the others that are helping to get this >>> type of marketing tool out to our people. I know it is hard to get >>> people to follow up and look at LO's web site, if you do not give them a >>> brochure or other handout. Business cards do not cut it. >>> >>> Thanks again. >>> >>> Tim L. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
