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Type of Digital Images

Computer Graphics come in

two main types:
Vector based geometric
Raster (also known as bit-mapped) Photo-Realistic
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Vector based / geometric images

Vector based images are commonly used in
Computer Aided Design (CAD) and drawing
software.
The advantages of these formats are that:
objects remain independently editable
file size is relatively small
images can be sealed or resize without
loss of resolution
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Raster (also known as bit-mapped) Photo-Realistic

Raster/Bit-mapped images are made up of a

mosaic of picture elements, called Pixels.
Raster image file size tend to be large.

Example
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The main advantages of raster formats are

high degree of photo realism obtainable.

high degree of manipulation possible,

as each pixel can be edited on an individual basis
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Third class of digital image file, known as metafiles

Metafiles

contain both vector and bit-mapped information.

An example would be an architectural CAD package

that allows photo-realistic image for realism

to computer models.
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There are five main defining e

Raster/Bitmapped images
File Size Usually are in Kilobytes o
File format how the image is struc
Resolution number of pixels or pix
Bit depth amount of information in
Color Spaces color the image is in
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The file size is important as it affects

Quality of image (sharpness)

Storage requirement (hard disk space)

Network delivery speed (file transportation)

In general the, the larger the file size the higher

the quality of the image, the greater the storage requirements
and slower the network delivery speed possible.
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File formats relate to the type of computer coding

that is used to structure a digital image.

Resolution is the number of pixels in a digital image.

It is expressed as
ppi (pixel per inch) or dpi (dots per inch).

The higher the resolution the higher the quality

of image and possible output size.
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This is the amount of color information per pixel

in an image.

It is measured in factor of 8 i.e. 8bit, 16bit, 24bit etc.

The color space a digital image is in relates to its

achievable color output. There are two prominent types:
RGB (Additive color process, using Red, Green & Blue)
CMYK (This is the color space used for print industry)
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Compression is one way of reducing file size.

There are two types of compression:

Lossless
compression ratio are not very high, typically
reducing file size by a half
lossy
These techniques are capable of much higher
compression ratios, sometimes in excess of 100:1
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A typical Screen of
Adobe PhotoShop 6 Image Window
Title Bar
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Option Menu bar

Bar

Tool
Palette Palette
(Navigation)

Palette
(Color)

Status Palette
Bar (Layer)
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Back to Typical Photoshop Screen

At the top of each application window you will find Title Bar as
shown below.

Application minimize button

Window Control
Menu
Windows Application name
In this case Photoshop

Application window resize button

Application Close button

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Select, Inverse, Different View Options, etc..
Color Range ,
Transform, etc.. Adjust palette Windows, Show or
Hide Palettes, Snap, Grid, etc..

Provides Help for using Photoshop

& Export Transparent Image, etc..
Add Layer, Layer Effects, Arranging, Grouping, etc..

Mode, Adjust, Duplicate, Transform, etc..

Undo, Cut, copy, fill, etc..

File Open, close, save, Import, Automate, Print, etc.

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File Format Color Mode

Ruler Canvas

Image
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Move, Select, cut, crop, etc..

More Options Beneath the Tool

Group of tools for

Paint, Color fill, Stamp/Colon, Erase, etc..

Group of Vector based tools for

Text, Draw, Path, etc..

Group of tools for

Desire Zooming, Comments, color picker, etc..

Switch Colors
Foreground Colors
Background Colors
Default Colors
Quick Mask Mode
Standard mode

Display Options
Jump to image Ready
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With each tool of a tool Palette some
options are available in Option Bar e.g..
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Option Bar of ZOOM TOOL

Zoom Tool
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Tool Currently Selected Tool Action Tip

Zoom Click to set Status Bar for

Factor desire information (File
Size, Control, Tool Selected,
etc..)