Digital Media

Remember –
1 . List the digital media formats that are in standard
use on the web?
- High quality graphics
- Desktop publishing
- Adobe PDF
- Post script files
2 . Explain the general rule you should follow when
selecting a media format for saving unfinished data?
- Use the highest quality possible for storing your work.
- Avoid lossy compression formats such as JPEG’s for
storing unfinished files.
- Use loosless compression formats such as PNG and
TIFF.

Think –
3. Explain the difference between DTP and word
processing.

Word processing is the creation, input, editing, and

production of documents and texts by means of computer
systems. Desktop publishing or DTP is the design and
production of publications using personal computers with
graphics capability.

4. When would you use DTP software in a graphic design

process?
DTP software allows you to create any type of printed
document. Most will also allow you to create web pages
easily.
Investigate –
5. List the image file formats that are available on your
graphics program. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of each?

Paint net:
-paint.net(*.pdn)
-TGA(*tga)
-Bitmap(BMP)
-GIF(*gif)
-JPEG(*.jpeg,*jpeg,*ipe,*ijfif)
-PNG(*.png)
-TIFF(*Tiff)

6. Identify the paint and/or drawing software on your

system and describe the advantages and disadvantages
of each product.

Paint:
-Monochrome Bitmap
-16 colour Bitmap
-256 colour Bitmap
-24-bit Bitmap
-JPEG
-GIF
-TIFF
-PNG
Paint.NET:
-Paint.NET
-Bitmap
-GIF
-JPEG
-PNG
-TIFF
-TGA
Adobe Photoshop CS4:
-EPS
-PNG
-GIF
-JPEG
-Fireworks
Illustrator:
-SWF
-JPEG
-PSD
-PNG
-TIFF

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download
• Easy to use
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