1. Graphics Theory

2. Learning Objectives Learn about use of graphics & their importance Identify what makes a good graphic & why Recognise different graphic formats

3. Starter Task Can you name these graphics and logos below? 1.2.3. 4. 5.6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 7.

4. What are graphics? ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ A graphic is a visual representation of a word/s or occurrence/event Graphics can be paper-based or electronic Virtually all graphics today are electronic

5. Why are they so important? Eye catching image that captures a persons interest within an instant Can be more powerful than text Can be a representation of an organisation, e.g. a company logo or football team badge

6. File Types JPEG JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group. It is basically a compression tool for images. BMP A bitmap image defines the colour of every pixel in the image. Good for high quality images but it uses a lot of memory.

7. File Types PNG The Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format is one of the most recent formats. This format was created as freeware. GIF Graphics Interchange Format GIF is a common way of compacting bitmap images.

8. Vector vs Bitmap Which graphic loses quality when resizing?

9. Compression ‘Lossless’ Image ‘Lossy’ Image

10. The software There are many types of software for image Manipulation, the most commonly used are: Jasc Paint Shop Pro Macromedia Fireworks Adobe Photoshop

11. Pixelation P ixelation is an effect caused by displaying a bitmap at such a large size that individual pixels, are visible to the eye.

12. Pixelation [2] Early graphical applications ran at low resolutions with a small number of colours, and had visible pixels. The resulting sharp edges gave curved objects and diagonal lines an unnatural appearance.

13. Anti - Aliasing Anti-aliasing is the process of blurring sharp edges in pictures to get rid of the jagged edges on lines. After an image is rendered, some applications automatically anti-alias images. Original imageAnti aliased image

14. CYN (Check Your Notes) Name 4 common file types. Explain what lossy and lossless images are. Describe anti-aliasing. Describe Pixilation.