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Lecture2c:FileManagement

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WorkingwithFiles
Whenyouopenanewfilethinkofitasgettinganewcanvaswaitingforpaint.InPhotoshopyoustartwithacanvasandthenyou
putanimageonthecanvas.Itisimportanttothinkofitthisway.Lateron,thiswillmakemoresenseasyoutrytoresizeimages.If
youstrugglewithorganizingyourfiles,viewthisvideo.OrviewthisPDF.

PRACTICEworkingwithfiles.Completeeachofthestepsbelowwithablankcanvas(file).

OpeningaNewFile
1.ClickFile,New
2.Changethewidthandheightsettingsfrominchestopixels
3.MakesuretheColorModeisRGBColor(youusethisforelectronicmediaproduction)
4.Theimageresolutionshouldbesetat96ppi(pixelsperinch).
5.Chooseatransparentbackground(itwilllookcheckered)forimageediting
6.UsethePaintbuckettooltochangethecolorofthecanvas.changethecolorseveraltimes.

SavingFiles
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Therearetwowaystosavefiles.Youshouldalwayssavetheworkingfileswithallthelayers.Thisfilehasa.psdextension.The
othertypeoffileisfortheweb.

SavingfileswithallthelayersasaPSDfile
1.ClickFile,SaveAs
2.Navigatetowhereyouwantthefile
3.TheformatboxshowsthePhotoShopformat(PSDnotPDF)
4.TypeanameintotheFilenamebox.
5.AndclickSave
Note:thiswillbealargefileasitpreservesallyourlayers.Whenyouwant
tomakechangesyouopenthisfile.
DONOTusethisforsavingasajpg,gif,orpngfile.

SavingfilesfortheWeb
Therearethreeoptionsforsavingtortheweb:
jpgcompressed,16+millioncolors,notransparency
gifcompressed,256colors,transparency
PNG8compressed256colors,transparency(notethisfileislargerthanajpg)
PNGcompressed16+millioncolors,transparency(notethisisthephotoformatof
choice)
1.ClickFile,SaveforWeb&Devices(CS6)orFile,ExportAs(CC)
2.Choosethefileformat
Clickthedownarrowtothefileformatbox
Choose.gififtheimagehas256colorsorless
ChoosePNGifaphotoormorethan256colors
3.Navigatetothefolderyouwanttosavein.
4.ClickSave
ThiscreatesacompressedimagethatcanbepostedtotheWeb.

DiscussionA:CareersinMultimedia
CareersinMultimediacoverabroadspectrum.ThesecareerscoverArttoAnimationandShoppingCartstoLogos.Spendtime
exploringmultimediacareers.Youmaynotbeamultimediamajor,butperhapsyouwillfindasecondcalling.Multimediacareers
lendthemselvesbeautifullytoparttime,workfromyourhomelives.
TakealookatthedifferentcareertypesthatfallunderArts,Design,Entertainment,Sports,andMediaOccupationsasoutlinedby
theUSGovernment.Spendsometimeresearchingyour"dream"or"workfromhome"job.
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes270000.htm
http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/edinfo/Content/RequestAction.asp?format=html&aspAction=GetHomePage&Page=Home
SpendtimelookingthroughGuru.comtoseehowfreelancersinthesefieldsarebeingpaid.Payattentiontotheirlocations,rates,
andviewtheportfolios.Concentrateonthosefreelancersfromothercountries.
THEN:

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Postadetailedresponsetellinguswhichtypeofjobinterestedyouthemostandwhy.Providesomestatisticalinformationas
well.Comparetwooftheguru.comfreelancersyouviewedforlocation,rate,andqualityofwork.
Remembertocommentonatleastoneotherposting.

>>Whenfinished,viewLecture2dinUnit2inBlackboard<<
DigitalMediaDepartmentAllRightsReserved

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