MULTIMEDIA TOOLS

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

The course will enable the students to:

 

The course is designed to understand the skills and techniques needed to excel in graphics design, to explore the fundamentals of design principles and concepts of multimedia.

Course Learning Outcome

Learning and Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

Students will :

 

CO 81 Describe digital image fundamentals
CO 82 Demonstrate skills to use software tools and technique on various projects.
CO 83 Design graphics with the help of various tools, layer options, masks, shapes and objects.
CO 84 Compose new composition using drawing tools, filters and web graphics.
CO 85 Apply concepts of video, animation and 3D objects and create compositions.

 

 

          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: 
2021-22
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