MULTIMEDIA ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
 It is a combination of text, pictures, video, and
audio elements that is presented in one output or
product.
MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS
TEXT
 It is the most basic element of multimedia.
 It is the most widely used and flexible
means of presenting information on screen
and conveying ideas.
GRAPHIC
 It could be produced manually or by
computer graphics technology.
 Used in multimedia to show more clearly
what a particular information is all about.
AUDIO
 Produced by vibration, as perceived by the
sense of hearing.
 It comes in form of speech and sound
effects.
VIDEO
Enhances, dramatizes and gives impact to
your multimedia application.
 It can convey a great deal of
information in the least amount of time.
ANIMATION
 Rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-
D or 3-D artwork in order to create an
illusion of movement.
 It adds visual impact to the multimedia
project.
 It is used in cartoons, scientific
visualization.
CATEGORIES OF MULTIMEDIA
LINEAR MULTIMEDIA
 It progresses without any navigational
control for the viewer.
NON-LINEAR MULTIMEDIA
 It allows the user to interact with the content
according to what the user wants from the
content.
APPLICATION/ USAGE
 Business, Education, Entertainment, Public
Places
 Photoshop offers users the ability to create,
enhance, or otherwise edit images, artwork,
and illustrations.
 It has become the de facto industry standard
in raster graphics editing.
 It was originally developed in 1987 by
Thomas and John Knoll, and then Adobe
Systems Inc. bought the license to distribute
in 1988.
PHOTOSHOP INTERFACE
MENU BAR
 It contains all the main functions of
Photoshop.
TOOL BAR
 Most of the major tools are located in the
Toolbar for easy access.
IMAGE NAME
 The name of any image that you open
ACTIVE IMAGE AREA / DOCUMENT
WINDOW
 Displays the active open file
PANEL
 Help you monitor and modify images.
PANEL DOCK
 A collection of panels
COLOR PALETTE
 It displays the current foreground and
background colors and RGB values for these
colors.
SWATCHES PALETTE
 You can choose a foreground or background
color and add a customized color to the
library.
LAYERS
 Let you organize your work into distinct
levels that can be edited and viewed as
individual units.
LAYER VISIBILITY
 The eye shows that the selected layer is
visible.
LAYER LOCKING OPTIONS
 Click the checkered square icon to lock
transparent pixels.
LAYER LOCKING OPTIONS
 Click the brush icon to lock the Image.
 Click the arrow icon to lock the Position
 Click the lock icon to lock all options.
LINK LAYERS
 Can be used to link layers together.
LAYER STYLES
 If a layer has a style, an “F” icon shows at
the bottom of the Layers palette.
LAYER MASK
 Allows you to hide certain parts of the layer,
which can then be revealed by using the
paintbrush
 white paint color to expose portions of layer.
FILL
 It specifies the transparency.
OPACITY
 It specifies the transparency of the entire
layer.
LAYER SET
 This option helps to organize images with
multiple layers.
LAYER LOCK
 The icon shows when the layer is locked and
disappears when it is unlocked.
DELETE LAYER
 To delete a layer, select a layer in the Layers
palette and drag it to the Trash Can icon, or
 select a layer and click the icon.
Toolbar
SELECTION TOOLS
•MOVE –Use to select and move objects on the
page.
•MARQUEE -Selects an object by drawing a
rectangle or an ellipse around it.
•LASSO –Selects and object by drawing a freehand
border around it.
•MAGIC WAND -Selects all objects in a document
with the same or similar ill color, stroke weight,
stroke color, opacity or blending mode.
•EYE DROPPER -Takes color samples from colors
on the page and displays them in the Color Boxes.
ALTERATION TOOLS
•HEALING BRUSH -Corrects small blemishes in
scanned photos.
•BRUSH -Draws brush strokes of different
thicknesses and colors.
•CLONE STAMP -Takes a sample of an image and
applies over another image, or a part of the same
image.
ERASER -Removes part of an existing path or
stroke.
•PAINT BUCKET -Applies a color ill to a selected
part of the image or to an entire layer.
•BLUR -Blurs the sharp edges of an image.
DRAWING AND SELECTION TOOLS
•PATH SELECTION -Selects paths and path
segments.
•TEXT -Types text on a page.
•PEN -Draws smooth-edged paths.
•LINE SHAPE -Draws a straight line. Other shapes
that are hidden in this tool are: Rounded Rectangle
Tool, Ellipse Tool, Polygon Tool, Line Tool, and
Custom Shape Tool.
ADDITIONAL TOOLS
•HAND -Allows you to move around within the
image.
•MAGNIFY -Magnifies or reduces the display of
any area in your image window.
FILE FORMATS
.PSD-stands for “Photoshop Document”
-saves all of your work and all of the layers you have
created
•.PSB -stands for “Photoshop Big”
-made specifically for extremely large images
-any document that is 2gb or larger must be saved as
PSB
.JPEG -“Joint Photographic Experts Group”
-most common image file format
-ideal for sharing and displaying on the internet
•.PNG -“Portable Network Graphics”
-ideal for text, graphics or icons
-larger file than the JPEGs
•.GIF -“Graphic Interchange Format”
-most popular format for creating small snippets of
video to display on the web