MULTIMEDIA ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

 It is a combination of text, pictures, video, and  Photoshop offers users the ability to create,
audio elements that is presented in one output or enhance, or otherwise edit images, artwork,
product. and illustrations.
 It has become the de facto industry standard
MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS in raster graphics editing.
 It was originally developed in 1987 by
TEXT Thomas and John Knoll, and then Adobe
 It is the most basic element of multimedia. Systems Inc. bought the license to distribute
 It is the most widely used and flexible in 1988.
means of presenting information on screen
and conveying ideas. PHOTOSHOP INTERFACE

GRAPHIC MENU BAR

 It contains all the main functions of
 It could be produced manually or by Photoshop.
computer graphics technology. TOOL BAR
 Used in multimedia to show more clearly  Most of the major tools are located in the
what a particular information is all about. Toolbar for easy access.
IMAGE NAME
AUDIO  The name of any image that you open
 Produced by vibration, as perceived by the
sense of hearing. ACTIVE IMAGE AREA / DOCUMENT
 It comes in form of speech and sound WINDOW
effects.  Displays the active open file
VIDEO PANEL
 Help you monitor and modify images.
Enhances, dramatizes and gives impact to PANEL DOCK
your multimedia application.  A collection of panels
 It can convey a great deal of COLOR PALETTE
information in the least amount of time.  It displays the current foreground and
ANIMATION background colors and RGB values for these
colors.
 Rapid display of a sequence of images of 2- SWATCHES PALETTE
D or 3-D artwork in order to create an  You can choose a foreground or background
illusion of movement. color and add a customized color to the
 It adds visual impact to the multimedia library.
project. LAYERS
 It is used in cartoons, scientific  Let you organize your work into distinct
visualization. levels that can be edited and viewed as
CATEGORIES OF MULTIMEDIA individual units.
LINEAR MULTIMEDIA LAYER VISIBILITY
 The eye shows that the selected layer is
 It progresses without any navigational visible.
control for the viewer. LAYER LOCKING OPTIONS
 Click the checkered square icon to lock
NON-LINEAR MULTIMEDIA transparent pixels.
LAYER LOCKING OPTIONS
 It allows the user to interact with the content
according to what the user wants from the  Click the brush icon to lock the Image.
content.  Click the arrow icon to lock the Position
 Click the lock icon to lock all options.
APPLICATION/ USAGE
 Business, Education, Entertainment, Public LINK LAYERS
Places
 Can be used to link layers together.
LAYER STYLES ALTERATION TOOLS
 If a layer has a style, an “F” icon shows at
•HEALING BRUSH -Corrects small blemishes in
the bottom of the Layers palette.
scanned photos.
LAYER MASK •BRUSH -Draws brush strokes of different
thicknesses and colors.
 Allows you to hide certain parts of the layer, •CLONE STAMP -Takes a sample of an image and
which can then be revealed by using the applies over another image, or a part of the same
paintbrush image.
 white paint color to expose portions of layer.
ERASER -Removes part of an existing path or
FILL stroke.
•PAINT BUCKET -Applies a color ill to a selected
 It specifies the transparency. part of the image or to an entire layer.
•BLUR -Blurs the sharp edges of an image.
OPACITY DRAWING AND SELECTION TOOLS
•PATH SELECTION -Selects paths and path
 It specifies the transparency of the entire segments.
layer.
•TEXT -Types text on a page.
LAYER SET •PEN -Draws smooth-edged paths.
 This option helps to organize images with •LINE SHAPE -Draws a straight line. Other shapes
multiple layers. that are hidden in this tool are: Rounded Rectangle
Tool, Ellipse Tool, Polygon Tool, Line Tool, and
LAYER LOCK Custom Shape Tool.

 The icon shows when the layer is locked and ADDITIONAL TOOLS
disappears when it is unlocked. •HAND -Allows you to move around within the
image.
DELETE LAYER
•MAGNIFY -Magnifies or reduces the display of
 To delete a layer, select a layer in the Layers any area in your image window.
palette and drag it to the Trash Can icon, or FILE FORMATS
 select a layer and click the icon.
.PSD-stands for “Photoshop Document”
-saves all of your work and all of the layers you have
Toolbar
created
SELECTION TOOLS •.PSB -stands for “Photoshop Big”
-made specifically for extremely large images
•MOVE –Use to select and move objects on the -any document that is 2gb or larger must be saved as
page. PSB
•MARQUEE -Selects an object by drawing a
rectangle or an ellipse around it. .JPEG -“Joint Photographic Experts Group”
-most common image file format
•LASSO –Selects and object by drawing a freehand -ideal for sharing and displaying on the internet
border around it. •.PNG -“Portable Network Graphics”
•MAGIC WAND -Selects all objects in a document -ideal for text, graphics or icons
with the same or similar ill color, stroke weight, -larger file than the JPEGs
stroke color, opacity or blending mode. •.GIF -“Graphic Interchange Format”
•EYE DROPPER -Takes color samples from colors -most popular format for creating small snippets of
on the page and displays them in the Color Boxes. video to display on the web