TGJ3MB- Exam Review

Pertaining Photoshop, Flash and Video projects.

1.Define Communication Technology.

…is the application of the practical arts that deal with the transmission of information…..

2. Define forms and types of communications.

3. Digital Imaging Reading & Study Questions

Ø File Size vs. Image Size vs. Resolution Assigned

Ø Resampling Images (from the Adobe Photoshop HELP)

Ø About Layers (from the Adobe Photoshop HELP)

Ø Vector vs. Bitmap(Raster) Graphics

All the shapes within vector images are represented as what?

With raster graphics or bitmapped graphics, what is the image composed of?

What are the three distinct advantages of vector graphics over bitmapped?

What two distinct advantages do bitmapped images have over vector images?

What are programs that create vector graphics called, and what are programs that create raster graphics called?

4. Compression Methods: GIF vs. JPEG vs TIF vs PNG – file comparisons

5. Bitmap Imaging Questions

What is a Pixel? A single point in a raster image

What is aliasing? The distortion and softening of edges

What is antialiasing? The sharpening of edges.

What is Raster, Bitmap graphics? When the image is made of pixels

What is Vector? When the image is made of lines

What is Screen Resolution? How many dots per inch there are on your screen

What is Image Resolution? How many dots per inch are in the image

What is the common Image Resolution used for Web Graphics?

What is the difference between Screen and Image Resolution?

What is Bit Depth?

6. Vector Drawing - Macromedia Freehand, basic tools and techniques

7. Photoshop – Image reconstruction, and correction techniques

Photoshop Review Questions

1. Once you've made a selection, what area of the image can be edited?
2. How do you add to and subtract from a selection?
3. How can you move a selection while you're drawing it?
4. When drawing a selection with the lasso tool, how should you finish drawing the selection to ensure that the selection is the shape you want.
5. How does the magic wand tool determine which areas of an image to select? What is tolerance, and how does it affect a selection?
6. What is the advantage of using layers?
7. How do you hide or show individual layers?
8. How can you make artwork on one layer appear in front of artwork on another layer?
9. When you've completed your artwork, what can you do to a file to minimize its size?
10. What is resolution?
11. How can you use the crop tool in photo retouching?
12. How can you adjust the tonal range of an image?
13. How can you correct a color cast in a photograph?
14. What is saturation, and how can you adjust it?
15. Why would you use the Unsharp Mask filter on a photo?

Animation 2D

2D – FLASH

Timeline, keys, key-frames, motion tween, layers, scenes, buttons and sounds

Uses of the Symbol types: button, movie, and graphic

Projects

Ø Going down slow

Ø 2 bouncing sponge balls which compress and decompress on impact

Ø Stick man running along a motion path

Video Shooting and Editing

Ø 2 camera sequences

Ø Editing in Final Cut Pro (multi track) – understanding the timeline, the workspace and the editing methods

Ø Rule of Thirds, Shot types & composition