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=Page Text= | |||
'''Text should be in the style of an encyclopedia. ''' | '''Text should be in the style of an encyclopedia. ''' | ||
Avoid unattributed text in the first person. | Avoid unattributed text in the first person. | ||
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When another instrument is mentioned in a page, make that a link in case readers want to explore that connection. | When another instrument is mentioned in a page, make that a link in case readers want to explore that connection. | ||
To link to pages in the (English) Wikipedia, you can use the form <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:Article name|displayed text]]</nowiki></code>, likewise to link to pages in our sister project, use [[grwiki:Main Page|GRWiki]], <code><nowiki>[[grwiki:Article name|displayed text]]</nowiki></code>. | |||
=Document Scans= | |||
'''Favor any scan over no scan. ''' | '''Favor any scan over no scan. ''' | ||
The presence of free scans of manuals and other documentation is hugely important. | The presence of free scans of manuals and other documentation is hugely important. | ||
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A useful online alternative is https://pdf.io/unlock/ | A useful online alternative is https://pdf.io/unlock/ | ||
=Photos= | |||
'''Any photo is better than no photo.''' | '''Any photo is better than no photo.''' | ||
Prefer high-resolution, in-focus photos. When photographing an instrument, it's good to also get internal photos. | Prefer high-resolution, in-focus photos. When photographing an instrument, it's good to also get internal photos. | ||
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Prefer photos with low noise (without artificial denoising). High noise often comes from having inadequate light and therefore needing high ISO. | Prefer photos with low noise (without artificial denoising). High noise often comes from having inadequate light and therefore needing high ISO. | ||
'''Avoid geometric distortion''' (like taking a front panel shot from above, or a close-up taken with a wide-angle lens), and trim excessive unrelated background. Front panels look better shot from a few meters away using a telephoto lens/focal length. | '''Avoid geometric distortion''' (like taking a front panel shot from above, or a close-up taken with a wide-angle lens), and trim excessive unrelated background. Cropping very tight can look distractingly unnatural. Often it is better to leave a little bit of natural "breathing room" around the object being photographed. Shallow depth of field can be used to put the background out of focus so it is less distracting but still natural looking. Front panels look better shot from a few meters away using a telephoto lens/focal length. | ||
Prefer '''diffused lighting''' (no hard shadows), natural color balance, and good color rendition. | Prefer '''diffused lighting''' (no hard shadows), natural color balance, and good color rendition. | ||
Good color rendition often comes from having minimal glare, which often comes from diffused lighting. | Good color rendition often comes from having minimal glare, which often comes from diffused lighting. | ||
Avoid the use of processing that artificially boosts contrast or artificially boosts colors. | |||
Using the in-camera flash head-on usually results in high glare, hard shadows, and poor color rendition, and should be avoided. | Using the in-camera flash head-on usually results in high glare, hard shadows, and poor color rendition, and should be avoided. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=ROM Images= | |||
Tekwiki hosts a collection of [[ROM images]]. | Tekwiki hosts a collection of [[ROM images]]. | ||
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The file naming scheme we use is <tek part number>.bin. Example: 156-0660-01.bin | The file naming scheme we use is <tek part number>.bin. Example: 156-0660-01.bin | ||
=See Also= | |||
* [[Tasks]] | * [[Tasks]] | ||