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11 Sources of Photos and Graphics

1. The document discusses different sources of photos and graphics including personal photos, scanned images, stock photo libraries, and online stock photos which may be subject to copyright fees. 2. It also outlines major file formats including uncompressed, lossless compressed, and lossy compressed formats and explains proprietary versus open digital file formats. 3. Raster and vector image file formats are described along with common file extensions like JPEG, PNG, GIF, PSD, AI, DXF and SVG and when each type of format is best used.

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11 Sources of Photos and Graphics

1. The document discusses different sources of photos and graphics including personal photos, scanned images, stock photo libraries, and online stock photos which may be subject to copyright fees. 2. It also outlines major file formats including uncompressed, lossless compressed, and lossy compressed formats and explains proprietary versus open digital file formats. 3. Raster and vector image file formats are described along with common file extensions like JPEG, PNG, GIF, PSD, AI, DXF and SVG and when each type of format is best used.

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SOURCES OF PHOTOS

AND GRAPHICS
1. Personal and Professional Photos:
•Taken by amateur or professional photographers.
•Downloaded and stored in the computer.
SOURCES OF PHOTOS AND
GRAPHICS
2. Scanned Images:
• Photos transferred from printed photos and graphics
using scanning devices to your computer.
SOURCES OF PHOTOS AND
GRAPHICS
3. Stock Photo Library:
•Photographs and created images that are available
for sale.
•Comes in CDs or DVDs
•Royalty-free
SOURCES OF PHOTOS AND
GRAPHICS
4. Online Stock Photos:
•Found in the World Wide Web (most dominant
source)
•May be subjected to copyright and fees.
ONLINE DIGITAL FILE
FORMATS
FILE FORMAT
• It is a ways of encoding and storing
information to storage.
• Uses suffixes that are added to the end
of the filename File Name Extensions.
• File Name Extensions. = It is a means
of identifying the format of the file with a
period before it after the file name.
ONLINE DIGITAL FILE
FORMATS
Digital File Formats
1. Proprietary Formats
• Owned and controlled by individuals or
corporations.
• File format specifications are not available to the
public
• Usually covered by copyrights.
ONLINE DIGITAL FILE
FORMATS
Digital File Formats
2. Open Formats
• AKA Free File Formats
• Free and can be used by the public.
• Does not have copyrights or patents.
• Sustained and maintained by a group of
individuals or organizations.
ONLINE DIGITAL FILE
FORMATS
Digital File Formats Major Groups
1. Uncompressed or Raw Format: It is used for
storing original file format. It is a flexible form but
needs bigger memory to store.
2. Lossless File Format: It is a file format that was
compressed to replicate the original quality but at a
reduced file size. It is ideal for storing important files
(images, audio, or video).
ONLINE DIGITAL FILE
FORMATS
Digital File Formats Major Groups
3. Lossy File Format – It is a file format that was
compressed as an approximation of the original file
but is good enough. It has better compression rate
requiring the least memory.
IMAGE FILE FORMATS
These are means of storing and
organizing digital images, photos, and
illustrations.
It can be classified into two types:
• Raster/Bitmap Image Files
• Vector Graphics Files
RASTER IMAGE FILES
• AKA Bitmap Image
•It is representing digital images in bits of information
for storage, which translates to PIXELS when viewed
on screen.
• Majority of raster images are LOSSY.
• It is the common format you will encounter in the
internet.
THE CONCEPT OF PIXELS
Pixels
• Pix = Picture; El = Element
• It is the smallest information of an image.
• It is represented by dots or squares that are arranged
and added together to form a picture.
TYPES OF RASTER IMAGE
FORMATS
File Name Extension Description

• Bitmap Image File


• Developed and used on Microsoft Windows
.bmp environment.
• It is stored in the graphic file format called Device-
(.dib) independent Bitmap (DIB).
• Not common in www since it has a large file size.
• Graphic Interchange Format File
• It is very popular in www because of its portability
(Small file size) and support for animation.
.gif • It is ideal for images with large areas of uniform color,
small images, images with text, navigation buttons.
• It supports only a small 8-bits per pixel color scheme.
TYPES OF RASTER IMAGE
FORMATS
File Name Extension Description

• Standardized by Joint Photographic Experts Group


(JPEG).
• It is a common method for photographic images as
.jpg well as transmission of photos on the www.
• It supports 24-bit per pixel color scheme.
• Not ideal use on line art.
• Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
• It is a free, open-source bitmap image format made to
improve on GIF.
.png • It supports 24-bit per pixel color and true color (16
million colors).
• It does not support animation.
• Employs lossless compression.
TYPES OF RASTER IMAGE
FORMATS
File Name Extension Description

• Photoshop Document (PSD)


• It is a native file format for Adobe Photoshop.
.psd • Photoshop has the ability to read all of the
other formats and edit them.
VECTOR IMAGE FILES
• AKA Vector Format or Graphic
•These are lossless files created using mathematical
geometric equations to represent images in digital
computer graphics.
• It retains the quality of the images in any desired
image size.
• It is the preferred format for those who desire quality
prints and display of images.
TYPES OF VECTOR IMAGE
FORMATS
File Name Extension Description

• Adobe Illustrator File


• It is the file extension for graphics created using
.ai Adobe Illustrator.
• It is created using paths and lines connected by
points instead of bitmaps (objects, color, and text).
• Drawing File
• It is a generic drawing created and stored in a vector
.drw format that uses lines or paths to represent images.
• Apple Appleworks, Microsoft Picture It, CorelDraw, &
Corel Paint Shop Pro.
TYPES OF VECTOR IMAGE
FORMATS
File Name Extension Description

• Drawing Exchange Format File


• It is a drawing format developed and introduced by
.dxf Autodesk, the maker of AutoCAD.
• It is used for computer-aided design (CAD) vector
images.
• PostScript
• It is a Page Description Language (PDL) developed
by Adobe.
.ps • It is a language for printing documents on laser
printers and image setters used to produce camera
ready copies.
• Can be changed in size without image quality loss.
TYPES OF VECTOR IMAGE
FORMATS
File Name Extension Description

• Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)


• Most common vector graphic format in the internet.
.svg • It was developed by The World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C).
• It can be opened by Adobe, Corel, etc.
1. What are the different principles of graphics
and layout?
2. How does infographic beneficial in
presenting data
3. What are the different image file formats
and when is the best time to use them?
4. What makes a good infographics?

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