| Bitmap
software |
This
is the most popular software of the digital media artist.
It is used for:
- Photographic
enhancement - altering and combining photographs as-well-as
changing sizes of imagings.
- Creating
artwork for interfaces: ex. the buttons on this page
were created in Photoshop.
- Rotoscoping
video files: used for drawing on each frame of video
- Color separation
for publishing
- Save graphic for web site
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Advantagies
1. Realistic looking
artwork
2. Many different file formats
3. Crossplatformable |
Disadvantagies
1. Large file size
2. Takes time to master |
| Adobe Photoshop
Interface |
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Popular Software
Packages
Adobe
Photoshop 7.0 - $299
Metacreations
Painter 7.0 -
$219
West Valley teaches version 5.5 of Painter
Marcomedia Fireworks MX - $99
Corel Draw 10 - $139
Corel Draw is
one of the worlds most popular application. Everyone
I meet in Europe uses Corel Draw. |
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