PSD JJPG BMP or PNGWritten by Ariel Velasco
Choosing right file format in saving your images is very important. There are specific formats that are suited for kind of image you are saving. It should be kept in mind though that when you are to choose format for your image, you need to take into consideration both image’s quality and file size. Photographic images can be saved in different file formats. Of course 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 in 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, 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 and quality of 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 print fundamental requirement is good color support. It is by providing this that 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 IXWritten by Ariel Velasco
If you are artistically inclined and would like to create breathtaking digital artworks, then new Corel Painter IX is a must-have software for you. This new version of Painter series offers increased speed, stability, and performance and several new creative tools all suited for 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 for canvas has been added with customizable shortcut keys function that is sure to help speed up your work. An enhancement to brush tracker feature is present called "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 enabling digital artist create artworks in 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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