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Digital and Interactive Media Photo Editing Basics
The Basics Vocabulary • Photo Editing Software • Programs that allow you to • Retouch photographs • Merge and edit color images • Create collages or original artwork
The Basics Vocabulary • .BMP – Bitmap • .PDF – Generic Portable Document Format • .GIF – Graphics Interchange Format • .EPS – Encapsulated PostScript • .TIF – Tagged Image Format • .JPEG –Picture Format
Menu Bar • Menu commands that are followed by ellipses (...) indicate a dialog box where you can enter additional settings. • Menu commands that are followed by a right pointing arrow indicate a submenu of related commands.
Palettes • Palettes are small windows used to verify settings and modify images. • By default, palettes appear in stacked groups at the right edge of the window. • Palettes can be moved or separated. • Each palette contains a menu that can be viewed by clicking the right arrow in the menu’s upper-right corner.
Palettes • Palettes hold frequently used tabs and options so that the menu bar is used less often. • When you first open the photo editing software, the palettes are stacked along the right edge of your screen in palette groups. • Palette groups can be moved around in the workspace by clicking on the title bar and dragging. • Each palette group has a collapse and a close button in the title bar.
Layers Palette • Most images are composed of multiple layers. • The Layers palette displays all layers within an open image. • You can use the Layers palette to create, delete, merge, copy, and reposition layers. • The effect created by using layers is similar to what you see when you look at a stack of clear plastic sheets. • Hide or show a layer by clicking the Eye icon.
Layers • They are images or effects overlaid on top of one another. • The standard kind of layer is called simply "Layer" in most programs. It contains just a picture which can be superimposed on another one. • A layer can have a certain transparency/opacity and a number of other properties.
History Palette • Each action you perform during an editing session is recorded and made visible in the History palette. • The History palette tracks recent changes made within an image. • You can remove actions from the History palette.
Tool Bar • The Tool Bar contains tools associated with frequently used editing commands. • Some tools are hidden from view; these tools are indicated by a small triangle in the lower-right corner of the tool. • To display a hidden tool, click and hold down the mouse button for a few seconds.
Move Tool • Use the Move tool to move a selection or an entire image. • Use the Alt key with the Move tool to copy an image. • Use the Shift key with the Move tool to move a selection horizontally.
Selections • Any area in an image surrounded by a Marquee is a selection. • There are several selection tools, including • Marquee, Magic Wand and Lasso • Use the Select menu to deselect a Marquee or save a selection. • Use the Inverse Selection option to reverse the selection area. • Use the Shift key to add to a selection area. • Use the Alt key to subtract from a selection area.
Selection Tools • Rectangular Marquee Tool (use with the Shift key to select a proportional square) • Elliptical Marquee Tool • Single Row Marquee Tool • Single Column Marquee Tool
Selection Tools • Magnetic Lasso Tool • Lasso Tool • Polygon Lasso Tool • Magic Wand Tool • When selecting with the Marquee tool, hold the spacebar to reposition the selection without having to release the mouse button.
Paint Brush • The Paint Brush tool is used for many things, including • An actual paint brush • A way to add custom shapes in a variety of shapes and rotations • A masking tool
Paint Bucket • The Paint Bucket tool fills in a background or selection area.
Foreground/Background • The tiny arrow to the top right allows you to swap foreground and background colors. • The tiny black and white swatch symbol to the lower left allows you to reset the colors to the default of black foreground and white background. • To change a color, click on either the foreground or background color swatch and select a new color in the color picker.