Unit 11-1 Image Capture and Manipulation

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

• Install the shareware version of Paint Shop Pro for Windows or Graphic Converter for the Macintosh.
• Capture screens and import images from any software application.
• Convert images from one file format into another, such as from BMP into GIF.
• Resize images and make color adjustments.
• Create special effects with image filters.

Reading

Read chapter 34 of the Multimedia Literacy textbook to study the concepts covered by this unit.

Online Activities

The Multilit Web site links to the download sites where you can download either Paint Shop Pro for Windows or Graphic Converter for the Macintosh. The following movies on the Multilit CD provide assistance in areas where some students have needed extra help; to watch one or more of these movies, open the file index.htm on the Multilit CD, go to chapter 34, and follow these instructions:

• The exercises in this chapter use either Paint Shop Pro for Windows, or Graphic Converter for the Macintosh. To see how to install these programs, watch either the movie entitled "Installing Paint Shop Pro (Windows)" or "Installing Graphic Converter (Macintosh)."
• A basic skill important to all multimedia developers is the ability to capture an image, or part of an image, and get it into the window of Paint Shop Pro (Windows) or Graphic Converter (Macintosh). To learn how to do that, watch either the movie entitled "Capturing Images with Paint Shop Pro (Windows)" or "Capturing Images with Graphic Converter (Macintosh)."
• Images may be the wrong size for placement on a multimedia screen or Web page. To learn how to resize an image, watch either the movie entitled "Resizing Images with Paint Shop Pro (Windows)" or "Resizing Images with Graphic Converter (Macintosh)."
• Both Paint Shop Pro and Graphic Converter have a wide range of image special effects. You can sharpen or soften an image, for example, or emboss, chisel, weave, or bevel it. To learn how to apply special effects to an image, watch either the movie entitled "Image Special Effects with Paint Shop Pro (Windows)" or "Image Special Effects with Graphic Converter (Macintosh)."

Assignment

There is no specific assignment required in this unit, which has been provided for students who may need to capture, convert, or resize images onscreen. If you have such a need and you want more practice, complete the exercises at the end of chapter 34. These exercises are optional, and you do not need to hand them in unless your instructor has told you specifically to do so.