Lesson 3 Graphics

Lesson 3 Graphics

Graphics were the first non-text element added to documents.  This is the start of true multimedia materials.  Computers have expanded the ability to created and modify graphics.  In this lesson you will learn about traditional, computer and 3D graphics, explore a number of applications used to create and modify graphics and create a document that combines text and graphic elements.

Please read Chapter 6 Graphics in the book.  As you go through the chapter answer the questions on the Lesson 3 Worksheet.

Lesson 3 Worksheet 62 points

When you have completed the Lesson 3 Worksheet upload it to the Lesson 3 folder on the class D2L site.

Project 2 Image Applications (48 points)

There are many applications to create graphics.  May companies including Adobe, Arcsoft, Serif, and Google have created their own version of image creators, editors and convertors.  In this project you will do web searches using the following key word searches.

Vector graphics software

Image editing software

Media conversion software

Create a word document with the tree key word searches as headings.  Under each heading list at least four applications, include in the list the following information;

This project is worth 48 points.

Once you have completed this project submit it to the Project 2 dropbox on the D2L class site.

Project 3 Use of Images in a Multimedia Application (54 points).

In this project you will explore sample programs to organize, edit and present images.

To begin this project, please created a PowerPoint project with a title page and three blank pages. On the title page for the title use Project 3 Images and for the subtitle use Using Images in a Multimedia Application. At the top of each page create the following titles;

To help you complete this project I have created an example of what the complete project should look like.  The photos in the PowerPoint are examples, you should use your own pictures and choices.

Sample Project 3 PowerPoint

PowerPoint Image Editing Page

On the PowerPoint image editing page do the following(label each photo indicating what you have done to it);

Picasa Image Editing

One of the important aspects of working with images is to create and organizational structure so that images can be found.  There are many programs available for organizing the images on your computer.  One of the best is Picasa by Google.  In addition to providing image organization Picasa also has some basic editing features which you will explore.  Picasa is available on the computers in the open lab in the F building.

Start Picasa and do the following;

  1. Move a photo to a new folder(file menu Move to new folder).  Name the folder CIS 215 Image Editing.
  2. Open the photo by double clicking on it
  3. Using the Crop button, crop the photo.
  4. Save a copy of the cropped photo by using the Save As command in the File menu.
  5. In the Save As dialog box name the new file Picasa Cropped Photo.
  6. Undo the Crop
  7. Click on the Fun and useful image processing tab.
  8. Select Sepia
  9. Do steps 4 - 6 naming the file Picasa Sepia Photo.
  10. Click on the More fun and useful image processing select an effect and save a copy of the photo as you did above with the effect name.  Make sure the last step you do is to undo the effect.
  11. Click on the Even more fun and useful image processing do the following;

Once you have completed the above go the PowerPoint Presentation and on the Picasa Image Editing page insert the pictures and caption them.

Photo Application Image Editing

In this section of the project you will use a application designed to specifically work with photographic images.  To make this part of the project uniform we will be using the Arcsoft PhotoStudio 6.  Go to the link below

http://www.arcsoft.com/photostudio/

Download and install the 15 day trial version of the application.

Start the PhotoStudio application and do the following;

  1. Open a photo into the application.
  1. Save the photo with a new name Original Photo (save as) and place it in a folder titled PhotoStudio Editing.
  2. Selecting a section of the photo, copy the section, create a new file and paste the section into the file.
  3. Save the new file as PhotoStudio Crop in the PhotoStudio Editing Folder (note the file type is .psf this is the native editing format).
  4. Save the file again using Save as. This time save in as a JPEG file format. Read the warning that appears and click Yes.
  5. Close the PhotoStudio Crop image.
  6. Create a copy (Save as) of the original photo and name the file PhotoStudio colored photo (make sure you place it in the PhotoStudio Editing Folder).  
  7. Note that the file extension is JPEG by default.  The only time the default file is .psf is when you perform any editing on the file and then save it.
  8. Click on the Enhance menu and select Color Tone, Adjust red to 255, green to 100 and Blue to 0.
  9. Save the file and close it.
  10. Open the Original Photo.
  11. Click on the Effects menu and choose Framing.
  12. Select a framing type.
  13. Using Save as save the file and name the file Framing.
  14. Close the file.
  15. Open the Original Photo.
  16. Click on the Effects menu and choose a effect.
  17. Using Save as save the file and name the file by the effect you choose.
  18. Close the file.
  19. Repeat steps 16 - 19 using a different effect.

Once you have completed the above go the PowerPoint Presentation and on the Photo Application Image Editing page insert the pictures and caption them.

Once you have completed the PowerPoint for the project submit it to the Project 3 dropbox on the D2L class site.

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Date modified 01-07-13