the wonderful world of computer graphics
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The Wonderful World of Computer Graphics. Nancy B. Clark, MEd USA Family Practice. Outline. Definitions Graphics Programs Sources of Graphics Hands on Experiences Digital Camera -- Photo Touchup Scanning Clipart CD Drawing. Definitions:. Clipart/drawings Photographs. Compression. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Wonderful World of Computer Graphics
Nancy B. Clark, MEdUSA Family Practice
Outline
DefinitionsGraphics ProgramsSources of GraphicsHands on Experiences
Digital Camera -- Photo Touchup Scanning Clipart CD Drawing
Definitions:
Clipart/drawingsPhotographs
Compression
Graphics File Formats: gif (best for clip-art) jpg (best for photos) bmp … (Windows)
Resolution DPI: Web vs Print Photo quality printers 1440 DPI+ Web 72 DPI
Color Palettes 256 colors 32K - 16M
Resizing
Maintain Aspect Ratio (Shift-Corners)Reduce Pixels
Cropping
Rotate, flip, and mirror
Adjusting
Color, Contrast, Brightness
Ordering/Arranging
Send to BackBring to Front
Objects
Grouping/Ungrouping
Graphics Programs
CorelAdobe PhotoShopAdobe Photo DeluxePaint Shop ProWindows PaintElectronic Photo AlbumsScreen Saver Photo Albums
Sources of Graphics
Scanning Pictures Text
Digital CamerasCapturing Graphics
from the WebClipart Gallery CDs
Photo CD from film development
DrawingUsing Charting
Utilities
Storage Options
Hard Drive (pros and cons)1.4 M 3.5” floppy - 8-10 high-res .jpg100M Zip disk - 100 photos125M 3.5” Superdisk -125 photos600M read/write CD1G Jaz 9G read/write DVD**future technology
133K640x480 .jpg photo
with 16M colors
Inserting a picture in Word and PowerPoint
Select the Insert MenuSelect Picture or ImageSelect Clipart... or From File…
Where Saved? What Name?
Move itResize it
Sending Graphics
Create a new e-mail messageAddress itWrite messageAttach graphics fileSend message