MULTIMEDIA TOOLS

Paper Code: 
CAI 602
Credits: 
03
Periods/week: 
03
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the student

  • To understand the skills and techniques needed to master graphics design
  • Explore the fundamentals of designing and multimedia by taking Photoshop as an example.
Course Learning OutcomeLearning and Teaching StrategiesAssessment Strategies
Students will be able to:
 
        CO66. Design raster graphics for real life applications using drawing tools

        CO67. Apply editing, selection, measuring, retouching tools and layer options                 for image manipulation.

        CO68. Apply tools for basic/elementary video editing and animation. 

        CO69. Understand the concepts of 3D tools.

        CO70. Apply multimedia concepts to different application. 
 
 
          Approach in teaching:
          Interactive Lectures, Discussions, student centered approach, Through video Tutorials 
          Learning activities:
          Presentations,  Quizzes and  Assignments
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials,
          Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects and peer review.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
          
9.00
Unit I: 

Image Fundamentals, Basic Concepts of Images: Digital Images and digital image representation format- TIFF, BMP, JPG/JPEG, GIF, PNG, PDF, PSD. Importance of file formats. Bitmap Images and Vector Graphics, Image Size and Resolution, Creating new Images, Scanning, Import & Export, Setting up resolution, size. File formats of images:- image preview, Bitmap, Gray Scale and color options.

 

9.00
Unit II: 

Introduction to image editing software: Creating, Opening, Saving files. Presets for a new file, Workspace Overview, Layers: Create Layers, Adding a name to the layers, Dragging and Pasting selections on the layers, Dragging layers between files, Viewing and Hiding layers, Editing layers, Copying, Duplicating and Moving layers, Deleting layers, Merging layers, Preserving layers' transparency, Layer modes, Blending options, Using adjustment layers. Masks: Creating a quick mask, editing masks using quick mask mode.

 

9.00
Unit III: 

Toolbox: Selection Tools, Crop Tool, Slice Tool, Slice Select, Measuring Tools: Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note and Count. Retouching Tools, Brush Tools, Gradient and Paint Bucket. Palettes: History Palette, Action Palettes, Color, Swatches, Style, Adjustment Palette.

 

 

9.00
Unit IV: 

Drawing and Type Tools, Custom Shape, Using Filters, Lens Correction, Liquify, Vanishing Point, Printing: Printing with Color Management in Photoshop. Web Graphics: Slicing web pages, Modifying slice layout, HTML options for slices, Save for Web & Devices.

 

9.00
Unit V: 

Video and Animation: Overview, Creating images for video, Importing video files and image sequences, Painting frames in video layers, Editing videos and animation layers, Creating frame animations with timeline, Previewing, Saving and exporting video and animation. Navigation and 3D Tools: 3D Object Rotate, 3D Object Roll, 3D Object Pan, 3D Object Slide, 3D Object Scale. 3D Rotate Camera, 3D Roll Camera, 3D Pan Camera, 3D Walk Camera, 3D Zoom Camera. Hand, Rotate View and Zoom.

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  1. Kevin L. Moss’ “Camera Raw with Photoshop® for Dummies”, Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
  2. Martin Evening’ “Adobe Photoshop CC for Photographers: A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC”, Focal Press, First published 2014.

 

REFERENCES: 
  1. Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas’ “Photoshop CS6: Visual Quick Start Guide”, Kindle Edition, Peachpit Press, June 15, 2012.
  2. Adobe Creative Team’ “Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book”, Kindle Edition, Adobe Press, May 31, 2012.

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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