Digital Graphics

Pixels

 A pixels Is a word created from the word

“picture element” it is a programmable
colour on a TV or monitor. The physical size
of a pixel depends on how you have set
the resolution on a display.
 Image resolution is the number of pixels
there are in a image. Resolution is known
by the height and width of a image
 Intensity is how much light the pixel
reproduces ( how bright it is)
Raster Images

 A raster is a image is a file that can be compressed to make the file

smaller therefore it takes up less space on a hard drive or memory
stick. There are two types of compression lossy or lossless
 Compression is lossy or lossless , if when the file is compressed it is
lossless it means that as the size of the file is compressed the picture
quality stays the same. If a file is Lossy during compression data is
permanently removed.
 Gif – lossless Tiff-Lossy JPG-Lossy PSD-Lossless
 Raster graphics are the most used type of images. They are able to
be compressed.
 File extensions- a string of characters connected to a file normally
followed by a . Then the file type eg moodboard.psd
Vector images

 “Vector graphics is the creation of a digital image using a

sequence of commands of mathematical statements that place
lines and shapes in a given two or three dimensional space”
 An ESP file is a vector file of a text or illustration. The file format is
used in vector-based images in illustrator. It means encapsulated
post script
 Vector graphics is where they use polygons to show images in
graphics, vector graphics are based on vectors which guide them
through their locations called control points. each path may be
assigned various attributes including values such as stroke colour,
shape, curve, thickness and fill.
Bit depth

 Bit depth is a form of sample size

 The amount of bits used to represent each pixel in a n image. The

total number of bits used x by the number of total channel.
Monochrome image would usually only be one bit per pixel as that is
all that is needed for black and white
256 is grey scale it is 8bits and can have 256shades of grey.
High colour has a bit depth of 16 which allows them to show 65,536
different colours
True colour has a bit depth of 24 which means 16,777,216 different
colours
Colour space

 Grayscale images- a grayscale image just needs

information about intensity for example the bigger
the value the brighter it will be

 RGB- there is 3 bytes of data for each pixel these

are then split into 3 different parts- a byte for red a
byte for green and a final for blue

 Due to the fact of red green and blue being

primary colours they are able to be mixed to
create any colour

 There is 256 shades of red blue and green.

Image capture

 Scanners- a scanner us a device that captures images from photos

they can be used to put a photo into a computer for editing and
display.
 A digital camera is a camera that provides images that are able to
be stored in digital memory. They can also be displayed on a screen
and printed on physical media.
 Resolution decides the how good a image looks, it is measured by
megapixels. This simple means a measure of how many millions of
pixels the cameras sensor produces.
 Storage- is the amount of space you have to save files, file size is the
number of bytes bits and pixels in a file.
optimising

 Optimizing means to make the most of something for example you can
optimize a program so that it runs faster or needs less memory to run or
so that it uses less energy.

 “Target destination- the target destination is the destination where you

want the graphic to be located inside your network. In order to do this
you need to have a specific folder you intend on saving all of your
graphics in, this ensures the serve is able to find the graphics quickly and
easily therefore optimising the performance of the website.”

 Dimensions- a digital images dimensions are the images width and

length. You are able to change the dimensions however the number of
pixels is set and cant be changed
Evidence

 “Pixels - http://www.answers.com/Q/”
 “ http://www.microscope-microscope.org/imaging/image-resolution.htm”
 “Raster images- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zqyrq6f/revision/4”
 vector- “https://modassicmarketing.com/understanding-image-file-types”
 Bit depth- “http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/term.php?term=bitdepthimage”
Colur space – “http://aishack.in/tutorials/color-spaces-1/ “

 Image capture- https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/digital/chpt-15/why-digital/

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