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Image Editing Basics

Trainer's Methodology II

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Image Editing Basics

Trainer's Methodology II

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Image Editing Basics

• Resolution
• Screen resolution
• Printer resolution
Image Editing Basics
• Resizing pictures
– Cropping
– Scaling
– How does this change the size of the
picture?
Image Editing Basics
• Common functions
– Crop
– Brightness and Contrast
– Color Balance (autobalance)
– Transparency
Image Editing Basics
• How to do it “on the cheap”
– MS Office picture toolbar
• crop; brightness & contrast; transparent colors
– MS Paint
• File conversion; add text (not much else!)
– GIMP – free image editing software
– Scanner or camera purchase
• Look for Adobe Photoshop Elements or Photoshop
Album with purchase
Image file formats
• JPEG – stands for Joint Photographic
Experts Group
– .jpg or .jpeg
– Most common photographic file on
WWW
– “lossy” compression
Image Editing Basics
• Common functions
– Crop
– Brightness and Contrast
– Color Balance (autobalance)
– Transparency
Image file formats
• JPEG – stands for Joint Photographic
Experts Group
– .jpg or .jpeg
– Most common photographic file on
WWW
– “lossy” compression
Image file formats
• GIF or CompuServe GIF
– .gif
– “Graphics Interchange Format”
– Good for small images on WWW
• Has “lossless” compression, so sharpness is
retained
– Limited to 256 colors
• Not good for larger photos
Image file formats
• TIFF or TIF
– .tif or .tiff
– “Tagged Image File Format”
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– “Lossless” compression
– Good file format to choose for print
publications
– Much larger in size
Image file formats
• Bitmap or Windows Bitmap
– .bmp
– Used primarily within Windows as a way to
display images (screenshots or desktops)
• PICT
– .pict
– Essentially serves the same function as
bitmaps, but for Apple computers
Photo Sharing and
Printing
• Too numerous to mention all!
– Flickr
– Webshots
– MyPhotoAlbum
– Yahoo
– PhotoBucket
– And many many others
Photo Sharing and
Printing
• Free to create albums and let others
see
• Pay to print photos
• NOT SECURE !!!
General Considerations …
• For WWW – file sizes kept under
100-200 K
• For print – the larger the resolution
the better
• For school – no identifying
information
Digital Camera Basics …
• Lens – digital vs. optical zoom. Can
you add additional lenses/filters?
• Batteries – AAs? Rechargeable
batteries? If rechargeable, how?
– Look for Li-ion rechargeable if possible
Digital Camera Basics …
• Lens – digital vs. optical zoom. Can
you add additional lenses/filters?
• Batteries – AAs? Rechargeable
batteries? If rechargeable, how?
– Look for Li-ion rechargeable if possible
Digital Camera Basics …
• Speed of shot – how long does it take from the
time you press the shutter button for the camera
to take the picture? How long until you can take
another picture?
• Storage – what type of storage? How much?
– The type of memory card you use is dictated by which
digital camera you buy. These physically different cards
are -not- interchangeable.
– Secure Digital (SD), CompactFlash (CF), SmartMedia
(SM), Memory Stick (MS), MultiMediaCard (MMC) and
xD-Picture Card (xD).
Digital Camera Basics …
• Image format – what types of images will your
camera take?
– JPEG
– TIFFs
• Image quality – what will you be using your camera
for?
– Small prints (4x6) - 2 megapixel camera is sufficient
(for PowerPoint, even less will do!).
– Poster size prints - 5 megapixel or more
– More megapixels does not always mean better pictures!

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