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January 9 - QR Code

Interesting I had no idea we could do this. Would have been fun to add the satellite image where we walked to my page for yesterday! Cool!!!!
 
I keep forgetting about this fun idea. Thanks for the reminder! I decided this would be a good way to spread information about my favorite presidential candidate.

Anybody know if we can shrink the QR codes and still have them be readable? I hesitated to do so but would have liked to.

 
I love QR codes and use them all the time, so this challenge was a good one for me!
 
I got side tracked looking at some of the codes! Luckily I remembered to post my page, lol
I used QRstuff.com (free if you don't upgrade), easy peasy...just pasted the link to the empty box and it generated it. I then just saved it as a jpg and pulled it into PSE as it was a photo.
 
I think this is the first time that I have used a QR code. I even had to ask my son how to scan it with my phone to check if it is working, :)

 
Memaw2Wm said:
Just follow the directions: " To link to a video, you upload your video to YouTube and then when the upload is complete you’ll see a link to that video. Copy that link and paste it into the QR Code Generator (see image below). The Generator will create a unique QR Code that has your specific url link embedded inside of it. Download/Save that QR Code and use it on your layout."

  • Upload video, then copy URL/link (or website URL)
  • Paste the video/website link into the QR generator
  • Generator will create a unique QR Code
  • Then copy and paste the generated link into your Artisan LO, or save it to your computer to add later

Easy peasy. I used a QR code on a LO I made in SBC+ a few years back.
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THANK YOU! I'll give it a go!
 
cfile said:
(If you put your iPhone up to it like you are going to take a photo, it will lock on to the QR code and then link to where the video /website etc is stored)
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So am I correct in saying that ONLY someone with an iPhone can watch the videos, not just an Android phone?
 


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So, really curious (and possibly about to sound like a grinch). Those of you who are actually using these in your scrapbooks (rather than just for this challenge), are you relying on these links to tell your story? Don't you worry that using this sort of technology will give your page an expiry date if the technology changes/disappears? e.g QR codes fall out of favour (phones don't recognise, no generators), service hosts go out of business, website urls change or are taken down.
 
michelepixels said:
Anybody know if we can shrink the QR codes and still have them be readable? I hesitated to do so but would have liked to.
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You can. As long as your phone camera can read it, it's fine. I don't remember how small? but I know I've shrunk them a lot.

Tedasgram (Ruth) said:
So am I correct in saying that ONLY someone with an
iPhone can watch the videos, not just an Android phone?
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Nope! Android phones can totally read them. It's built into the main camera on my Motorola, and it was the same for Samsung. Just hold your phone to the QR code and voila! Mine shows a link with the option to copy (looks like two papers layered) or go to the link (looks like a chain link). Click the link and it'll take you right to it.

If you are having trouble, try moving closer or farther from the qr code. I have to fill about 2/3 of the camera with the qr code to get it to read.
 
julianz said:
e.g QR codes fall out of favour (phones don't recognise, no generators), service hosts go out of business, website urls change or are taken down.
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I don't worry about it, because my page still tells the story without the code. The code is just extra for me. Like Karen's page tells the story, and the video is an extra bonus.

Sometimes I link to Youtube, google photos, or sometimes I link to my own computer. Funny enough, Youtube and photos are more permanent in that way than my computer. But, I used to include dvd's or cd's of extra photos in the back of scrapbooks. Those are obsolete for most people now. So, at some point, it's possible the link won't work anymore, but until then, it's a fun addition. I typically use them for a photo album, or for video links.
 
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