Multimedia Production

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION 4(1+3)

Lesson 12: Multimedia Building Blocks – Graphics

Bitmaps can be inserted by

1. Using clip art galleries
• A clip art gallery is an assortment of graphics, photographs, sound, and video.
• Clip arts are a popular alternative for users who do not want to create their own images.
• Clip arts are available on CD-ROMs and on the Internet.


2. Using bitmap software: The industry standard for bitmap painting and editing programs are:
• Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Macromedia's Fireworks.
• Corel's Painter.
• CorelDraw.
• Quark Express.


3. Capturing and editing graphics
• Capturing and storing images directly from the screen is another way to assemble images for multimedia. The PRINT SCREEN button in Windows and COMMAND-CONTROL-SHIFT-4 keystroke on the Macintosh copies the screen image to the clipboard.


• Image editing programs enable the user to:
• Enhance and make composite images.
• Alter and distort images.
• Add and delete elements.
• Morphing (manipulate still images to create animated transformations).


4. Scanning images : Users can scan images from conventional sources and make necessary alterations and manipulations.