Digital File Creation: Standards for Resolution and Color Bit Depth [Tutorial]

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This tutorial describes two key concepts for scanning photographs and textual documents: resolution and bit-depth. It also describes current standards and best practices related to these settings. A photograph of Eley Smarty from the Lucullus Virgil McWhorter Collection from Washington State University's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections is used to illustrate the concepts mentioned in this tutorial.