PSD JJPG BMP or PNG

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Choosingrepparttar right file format in saving your images is very important. There are specific formats that are suited forrepparttar 107236 kind of image you are saving. It should be kept in mind though that when you are to chooserepparttar 107237 format for your image, you need to take into consideration bothrepparttar 107238 image’s quality and file size.

Photographic images can be saved in different file formats. Of courserepparttar 107239 obvious choice answers questions about compatibility. The format of choice is one that does not lose color quality, contrast or file size. TIF or EPS files are examples of lossless file formats. They are designed to print clear and crisp at a resolution of 300dpi at their final size inrepparttar 107240 layout. JPEG/JPG or GIF files are examples of lossy file formats. They were originally designed for easy file transmission and internet use, not for printing. When a lossy file format is saved over and over again,repparttar 107241 jagged edges are exaggerated. The process creates extra pixel garbage that you do not want printed. Therefore, if you start with a JPEG file that then needs edits, save it as an EPS or TIF file. This way, additional information will not get lost andrepparttar 107242 quality ofrepparttar 107243 original JPEG image will be maintained.

Each file format is designed for a specific purpose. It must be understood where they are used best for you to make full use of their individual potentials.

For images intended for printrepparttar 107244 fundamental requirement is good color support. It is by providing this thatrepparttar 107245 TIFF format, with its support for RGB, Lab and especially CMYK color models, established itself. However, there’s much more to successful print than just storing pixel values. In particular it’s important to recognize that photographic images are unlikely to be printed directly from their originating bitmap editor, but instead must fit into a wider print-oriented workflow. This immediately requires additional functionality such as DTP-based color management and compositing capabilities.

Getting Intimate with Corel Painter IX

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If you are artistically inclined and would like to create breathtaking digital artworks, thenrepparttar new Corel Painter IX is a must-have software for you. This new version ofrepparttar 107235 Painter series offers increased speed, stability, and performance and several new creative tools all suited forrepparttar 107236 digital artist in you.

Speed has always been a factor in selecting a graphic program and with that fact in mind, Corel Painter IX has been endowed with brushes that can go up to ten times faster than version VIII. This is an important feature that all designers are sure to be grateful of.

A new Rotate/Flip command forrepparttar 107237 canvas has been added with customizable shortcut keys function that is sure to help speed up your work. An enhancement torepparttar 107238 brush tracker feature is present calledrepparttar 107239 "Iterative save.” This is comparable to Adobe Photoshop’s layer comp feature. Users can now use a "snap to path" painting tool that can really add some speed to drawing while using shapes, and paths.

There is new category of natural media brushes, called Artists' Oils, which act more like traditional oil paints enablingrepparttar 107240 digital artist create artworks inrepparttar 107241 manner that natural painters make theirs. With textured surfaces, brushes, and tools, you can mimic painting and drawing with chalk, pastels, watercolors, oils, crayons, pencil, felt pens, ink, and more.

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