Formatting and Editing Resources

A few resources for contributors to help get started in formatting and editing. If you have any free and easy-to-use formatting/editing programs you’d like to recommend, please feel free to email adopteearchive@gmail.com.

Image Formatting and Optimization

GIMP

• Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux
• Recommended by CollectionBuilder for image editing. Free and open-source editing software

Squoosh

• Recommended by CollectionBuilder for image optimization. Free to use, and you can change the file size and resolution. For photographs with a resolution over 200 dpi, the online version may be slower to load for editing purposes.

macOS Preview

• Mac’s proprietary image viewer and editor. If you open an image using Preview, you can view the DPI (resolution) by:
  1. Navigating to the toolbar
  2. Selecting ‘Tools’ and then ‘Show Inspector’ from the drop-down menu
• Adjust the size and resolution of your image by selecting ‘Tools’ and then ‘Adjust Size’ from the drop-down menu

How To:

• Check DPI and dimensions
• Re-size and edit your image’s resolution

Audio Editing

Audacity

• Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux

• Free, open-source audio editing software. Users are able to record, add sound effects, and edit multiple tracks in the editor. No prior experience with audio editing is required to use this software and it has extensive documentation:

  • Get started in Audacity (video)
  • Get started in Audacity (manual)
  • Step-by-step tutorials for common tasks in Audacity

Film Editing

Applications

• iMovie (Mac)
• Video Editor or Movie Maker (Windows)
• Vimeo