Photo Editing

Chapter 1 part 2
Photo editing

By the end of this session, you should be able to

 Understand photo editing in multimedia
 Apply photo editing in a multimedia task
 Photo editing
 Photo editing encompasses the processes of altering images, whether they are digital
photographs, traditional photochemical photographs, or illustrations.

 FEATURES OF IMAGE EDITORS

 SELECTION
 One of the prerequisites for many of the applications mentioned below is a method of
selecting part(s) of an image, thus applying a change selectively without affecting the
entire picture. Most graphics programs have several means of accomplishing this, such as:
a marquee tool for selecting rectangular or other regular polygon-shaped regions, a lasso
tool for freehand selection of a region, a magic wand tool that selects objects or regions in
the image defined by proximity of color or luminance
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 IMAGE SIZE
 Image editors can resize images in a process often called image scaling, making them
larger, or smaller.
 High image resolution cameras can produce large images which are often reduced in size
for Internet use.

 CROPPING
 Digital editors are used to crop images. Cropping creates a new image by selecting a
desired rectangular portion from the image being cropped. The unwanted part of the image
is discarded. Image cropping does not reduce the resolution of the area cropped. Best
results are obtained when the original image has a high resolution
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 IMAGE ORIENTATION
 Image editors are capable of altering an image to be rotated in any direction and to any degree.
 Mirror images can be created and images can be horizontally flipped or vertically flopped. A small
rotation of several degrees is often enough to level the horizon, correct verticality (of a building, for
example), or both
 SHARPENING AND SOFTENING
 Sharpening makes images clearer. Too much sharpening causes grains on the surface of the image.
 Softening makes images softer that removes some of the highly visible flaws. Too much causes the
image to blur.
 SATURATION
 Saturation is an expression for the relative bandwidth of the visible output from a light source.
 As saturation increases, colours appear more "pure." As saturation decreases, colours appear more
"washed-out."
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 CONTRAST AND BRIGHTENING
 Contrast of images and brighten or darken the image. Underexposed images can often be
improved by using this feature.
 Brightening lightens the image so the photo brightens up. Brightness is a relative expression of
the intensity of the energy output of a visible light source.
 Adjusting contrast means adjusting brightness because they work together to make a better
image
 PHOTO MANIPULATION
 Photo manipulation involves transforming or altering a photograph using various methods and
techniques to achieve desired results.
 Some photo manipulations are considered skilful artwork while others are frowned upon as
unethical practices, especially when used to deceive the public, such as that used for political
propaganda, or to make a product or person look better.
 Photo editing Tasks
 Tools: Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS6
 (Practical Sessions)
 2.1 Background Design
 Cartoon Background
 Photo editing Tasks
 2.2 Image Manipulation (Background Editing)
 2.3 Animated Banner Design
 2.4 Logo Design
 Exercise_1
 Design a unique Logo for your own group to be used in your project
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 2.5 Poster Design for Printing
 Exercise_2
 Design an A3 size Poster to advertise a department of your choice at CUT.
 NB: Put your Registration Number at the bottom right corner of the Poster.
 Photo editing Tasks
 2.6 Text Manipulation (3D Text)
 Exercise_3
 Transform the phrase ICT AND ELECTRONICS into 3D Text that is rotatable
 Implications of various formats (png, jpg, gif)
 JPEG format
 The well-known JPEG format is the standard for compatibility. JPEG is great for sharing
photos because you know there won’t be any trouble reading the format.
 There are downsides to saving as a JPEG, though. For starters, the file format doesn’t
support transparency within images. Debatable compression quality also means you may
not get the desired standards you are seeking when you hit the save button. Some users
suggest that saving a JPEG with maximum quality will produce acceptable results, but
others have yet to be convinced.
 Best For: Sharing Images online with friends or family
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 The Photoshop format,
 also referred to by its ‘PSD’ file extension, is the default format for saving your work. It
provides compatibility across a number of Adobe products including Illustrator, InDesign
Premiere, and After Effects. It is one of the only formats that can save a file with all
Photoshop features accounted for, such as layers and applied effects.
 Despite being an excellent way to preserve every adjustment you have made in Photoshop,
the PSD file is not generally accepted when sharing images since your client must be in the
Adobe ecosystem in order to open it.
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 The PNG format
 is a lossless file type, which means it can preserve your images without any loss in image
quality.
 The format itself was based on the GIF file type, but allows for higher bit rate pictures and
can preserve background transparency while minimizing jagged edges.
 PNG is an excellent format for displaying images on the web that require transparent
elements
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 The Tagged-Image File Format (TIFF)
 is an extremely flexible format that is one of the best for saving your prized images on
your Mac or PC.
 TIFF is compatible with almost all image-editing and graphics applications currently
available.
 In addition, TIFF supports a large number of color standards
 TIFF is best reserved for archiving images on your PC to preserve quality or for high-
quality printing.
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 GIF format
 images are extremely compressed files specifically designed to increase transfer speed over
the internet.
 PNG was developed as an alternative to the GIF while maintaining quality far beyond what
the GIF is capable of storing.
 The only time a GIF image should generally be used is for low-quality web graphics that
feature animation.
 GIF feature a limited color range and are not suited for reproducing high-quality images in
today’s world. An animated GIF of a silly cat, however, is acceptable
Thank you

 End of Session 1 part 2 Slides