Digital Media Graphics Software

1. Digital Media Graphics Software Basic Concepts

2. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Possible software choices for creating digital media graphics: • Adobe Creative Suite • Gimp • Inkscape • Paint.net

3. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Adobe Creative Suite: • The bestselling suite of software most used for creating graphics, websites and other interactive media in the professional world • Most frequently used software piece in Adobe Creative Suite that is used for graphics is Adobe Photoshop, but Fireworks, Illustrator, and InDesign can also be used

4. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Adobe Creative Suite (cont.):

5. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Gimp: • The GNU Image ManipulationProgram (Gimp) is a free,open source program for creating graphics. • Animation package is available http://graphics.populardownloads.com/gimp/index.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpa&utm_campaign=graphics-gimp&gclid=Cl3gueT-zaQCFcHr7QodXi0cDg

6. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Gimp (cont.):

7. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Inkscape: • This open source vector graphics editor is a free option • It uses the W3C standardScalable Vector Graphics(SVG) file format

8. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Inkscape (cont.): • http://inkscape.org/download/?lang=en

9. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Paint.net: • This free program has the look and feel of Photoshop, though without some of the bells and whistles. According to some, it is laid out more like Photoshop than Gimp

10. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Paint.net (cont.): • http://www.getpaint.net/

11. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Hardware Considerations: • Drawing tablets • Also known as a graphics tabletand digitized tablet • An input device that allows youto hand-draw images and graphicswith a stylus, just like you would with a pencil and paper • Some drawing tablets come with a separate monitor, but most use the flat surface you write and draw on as the monitor

12. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Hardware Considerations: • Scanners • An input device that digitallyscans images, text, pictures, oran object and converts it to a filethat can be read on a computer • Can be used as an important tool when an element needs to become digitized

13. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Hardware Considerations: • Cameras • A device that records and storesimages • You can capture images on acamera to use when designinga graphic • You can use either the full imageor parts of an image to contribute to a newly designed graphic • SD cards and cords allow you to easily take your pictures and put them on your computer

14. Producing Digital Media Graphics • Image Quality: • Image Resolution • The higher the image resolution, the higher quality the image will have • Things such as color distortion, overall image distortion, pixilation, image resizing, hue contrast, and more result in a lower resolution image • Image resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi) • The greater dpi, the higher the image resolution • Any image being displayed on the Web should be at 72 dpi, no higher or lower