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How to Submit Photos for Melvin George Birney
Until such time as a photo "Drag and Drop" function has been added to Cemsearch, here is the way to prepare your photos for inclusion in our database:
• IMPORTANT: FIRST select the person in Cemsearch for whom you want to add a photo, then re-open this help screen.
• You currently have selected Melvin George Birney. You can submit photos for his plot's monument(s) or personal photos of just him.
• On your computer, locate the file(s) of the photo(s) you want to submit for Melvin George Birney.
• DO NOT make duplicate photos of the same side of a stone for each person shown on it. For example, if husband and wife are both shown on one stone image, DO NOT make two copies of this image; only one is required.
• For MONUMENT Pictures, do the following:
• Copy this code: CENTRNMGB; (MUST include the semicolon)
• Rename the monument files you previously located by pasting this code as a prefix to each filename.
• IMPORTANT: The code CENTRNMGB; is SPECIFIC to ALL people on this stone or plot.
• For PERSONAL Pictures for JUST this person, do the following:
• Copy this code: CENTRNMGB^0; (MUST include the semicolon)
• Rename the personal files you previously located by pasting this code as a prefix to each filename.
• IMPORTANT: The code CENTRNMGB^0; is SPECIFIC to
Melvin George Birney and your picture(s) prefixed with this code will appear ONLY for him.
• HINT: for convenience, these codes also appear below the Born/Died dates where you can click on them to automatically copy them.
• ATTACH photos (full size; if you can, limit to about 1-2 megabytes in size) with the prefixed filename to an email and send to:
helpus@cemsearch.ca.
• If you have further details that you would like included in the "Notes" section, add them to the email as well.
Captions:
• A caption can be embedded in the filename following the semi-colon, terminated with a tilde (~). See example below.
Monument Example:
• Suppose you have two photos of him with filenames img_2694.jpg
and Birney family.jpg
• The specific prefix code for this person's plot is CENTRNMGB;
• Your modified filenames will be CENTRNMGB;img_2694.jpg
and CENTRNMGB;Birney family.jpg
• The text following the semicolon can be anything you want (including spaces), for example:
•CENTRNMGB; north side of tombstone eroded by nature.
• Add a caption as follows (surrounding spaces optional; tilde (~) marks the end of the caption; otherwise we will use the complete filename):
CENTRNMGB; Your caption here~ img_2694.jpg and
CENTRNMGB; Another caption~ Birney family.jpg
• ALL images for Melvin George Birney and others on the same stone or plot MUST have the same exact prefix up to and including the semi-colon.
Personal Pictures Example:
• Suppose you have two images for this person's monument with filenames 40thBirthday.jpg
and Melvin George Headshot.jpg
• The specific prefix code for him is CENTRNMGB^0;
• Your modified filenames will be CENTRNMGB^0;40thBirthday.jpg
and CENTRNMGB^0;Melvin George Headshot.jpg
• The text following the semicolon can be anything you want (including spaces)
• Add a caption as follows (surrounding spaces optional; tilde (~) marks the end of the caption; otherwise we will use the complete filename):
CENTRNMGB; Your caption here~ 40thBirthday.jpg and
CENTRNMGB; Another caption~ Melvin George Headshot.jpg
• ALL personal photos of Melvin George Birney MUST have the same exact prefix up to and including the semi-colon.
• These personal images will NOT appear for others on the same stone or plot.
