Digital Media Still Images & Graphics (17 links)

ATN Documentation - Photoshop 7: Web Graphics. University of North Carolina. Topics include Graphics on the World Wide Web, Saving Images for the Web, Working with JPEGs, Working with GIFs, Working with PNGs, Background Images, and Creating Transparency in Images.

Creating Digital Images. Technical Advisory Service for Images. A wealth of informational resources on digital imaging. Topics include: The digital image; File formats and compression; New digital image file formats; Choosing a file format; File naming; Basic guidelines for image capture and optimisation; Image editing software; Scanners; Converting your slides into digital form; Digital cameras; Photographic guidelines; and Color management.

Digital Images in Multimedia Presentations. Technical Advisory Service for Images. Explains how to prepare and manipulate digital images for use in multimedia presentations. Topics include: Use of images to support instruction and presentation; Digital imaging basics; Image manipulation and preparation; and Image file formats. Also provides examples of how to integrate images into common applications.

Digital Imaging Basics. Pierce College. Topics include: Digital Imaging Basics; File Size; Modes and Channels; Bit Depth; Color; File Formats; Resolution; and Calculating Image Resolution for Output.

Digital Imaging Primer. Dvoracek, N. A comprehensive primer (nearly 7 MB) on digital imaging, covering types of images; color modes and pixel depth; resolution for print and display on a monitor or projector; resizing, resampling and rescanning; improving an image; scanning images; digital cameras; images from video sources; and image file formats.

Draw/Paint Tutorials. University of Alberta. Links to good basic tutorials that cover common vector-based drawing programs (Corel Draw; Microsoft PhotoDraw; MicroSoft Image Composer) and raster-based image editing programs (Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, Corel Photo-Paint).

Graphic File Formats. Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Academic Technology Center. Compares and contrasts bitmapped images and vector graphics, describes the common graphic file formats (BMP, GIF, JPEG/JPG, PNG, TIFF) and their best use.

Graphics. Webmonkey. Provide tutorials on Photoshop, Fireworks, Web Graphics, Image Editing, Scanning, Optimizing Images; Making Transparent GIFs; Creating Mouseovers; Creating Client-side Image Maps; and Gamma Correction.

Graphics 101. Anderson, P. Covers the basics of images and file formats, including channels and color depth, dithering and gamma correction, vector graphics and image formats. Also includes step-by-step instructions on how to take screenshots, scale images, adding transparency, reduce colors, modify a GIF, and resave a JPEG.

Graphics Basics. Adobe Systems. Covers basic graphics concepts in four sections: Bitmap vs. Vector-Based Graphics; Color/Bit Depth and Image Resolution; Graphic File Formats; and Optimizing Web Graphics.

Nick's Digital Imaging Handouts. Dvoracek, N. Include a comprehensive digital imaging primer; dealing with halftones; how printed image quality changes with resolution; image resolution in Powerpoint; and digital cameras.

PhotonHead. . Offers a blend of photographic concepts and tips for film and digital cameras. Features a camera simulator, tips and image editing tutorials.

Scanning Basics 101 - All About Digital Images. Fulton, W. Explains the fundamentals of digital images and offer scanning tips for photos and documents. Topics include Video Resolution; Printing Resolution; Line Art and Threshold; Line art and Grayscale; Descreen to remove MoirT Interference; Interpolated Resolution; Photo Resolution; Image File Formats; Transparent Media Adapter; Film Scanners; and Dynamic Range.

Taking Great Pictures. Kodak Corporation. A collection of information, tips and techniques on digital imaging designed primarily for a consumer audience. Includes the following major sections: Taking Pictures, About Digital Cameras, Printing Pictures, Sharing Pictures, Getting Started with Digital, and Enhancing & Restoring. Commerical site.

Using Your Digital Camera. ShortCourses. Topics include: Camera Controls and Creativity; Fine Tuning Sharpness; Fine Tuning Exposure; Capturing Light and Color; Understanding Lenses; Using Automatic Flash; Exploring Close-up Photography; and Special Topics.

Web Images. Dartmouth College. Covers the characteristics of Web graphics and suggestions for acquiring images for incorporation into Web pages.

Web Line Art. Dartmouth College. Covers the characteristics of diagrams and line art images and how to optimize them for Web display. These images include graphs, diagrams, and other representations common in the physical and social sciences, but also include using images to overcome the limited typographic options of Web text.