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Winter 2002, Volume IV, Issue 1, Page 4 |
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(Note: Links valid at time of first publication may not be valid today.) Happy New Year Digital Photography Reference Winter Olympics (Feb. 8-24) International Olympic Committee Monthly Tools PC
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Image Editing Software Once you have your picture on the computer, it is likely that you will want to make some sort of change to it. From time to time you may want to:
Most digital cameras (an expensive Nikon did not) come with image editing software to perform all these tasks. A number of color printers and most scanners also come with it. Some computer manufactures also include image editing software with their new computers. Some of the more popular names are: ResizeOne of the most common tasks is to resize your pictures. If you have a high resolution camera you will want to resize your picture before you e-mail it to someone. If you don't your recipient will not be able to see the entire picture in one screen full. They will have to scroll the picture just to be able to see the entire image. CropAnother common task is to cut part of the picture out. This is called cropping the picture. Sometimes you may want to focus in on only part of the picture and remove the unnecessary part. CompressIf you are going to e-mail the picture or place it on your web site you will want to reduce the file size. Compression reduces the time it takes to send, receive or download a picture, and everyone wants a faster Internet experience. The down side to compression is that you loose image quality and if your recipient wants to print the picture they will have a lower quality file to work with. Tip: If your recipients are going to want high quality prints use an online photo processing service (page 6). These services will use your original high quality files to make prints and can be mailed directly to your family and friends. When finished with your image editing software you will then want to print your pictures. Next we will look at ways you can print your digital pictures and the results will be every bit as good as the drug store prints. Page 4 of 6 |
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