MAC Basics, Terminology, File Formats, Color Models Mac Short Cuts: command + c = Copy command + v = Paste command + i = Get Info ( le version, date, manufacturer, etc.) option + drag = Copy folders and items on the same “drive” command + option + esc = Force quit (forces application to quit) also Finder > Apple > Force Quit space bar = in Finder Window gives you a quick look at les (without opening the le)

Mac Operating System: Additional information on Mac OSX http://www.apple.com/ ndouthow/mac/#tutorial=anatomy (video introduction to OS)

Terminology: Bit- The smallest unit in computing. It can have a value of 1 or 0. - A (still small) unit of information made up of 8 bits. Kilobyte (KB) - A unit of approximately 1000 (1024 to be exact). Most download sites use kilobytes when they give le sizes. Megabyte (MB) - A unit of approximately one million bytes (1,024 KB). Gigabyte (GB) - Approximately 1 billion bytes (1024 MB). Most hard drive sizes are listed in gigabytes.

Context: • 3 1/2" floppy drive holds 1.44 Megabytes (1,474 KB). [NOW OBSOLETE] • CD Rom holds up to 700 Megabytes (around 450 3.5 floppies). • 20 Gig hard drive will hold the same amount of info as 31 CD ROMs or 14,222 of the 3.5 floppy disks. • a typical page of text is around 4KB.

File Formats: Graphics le formats dier in the way they represent image data (as or vectors), in compression techniques, and which Photoshop features they support. With a few exceptions (for instance Large Document Format (PSB), Photoshop Raw, and TIFF), most file formats (withing Photoshop) cannot support documents larger than 2 GB.

Note: If a supported file format does not appear in the appropriate dialog box or submenu, you may need to install the format’s plug in module.

PHOTOSHOP Photoshop format (PSD) is the default file format and the only format, besides the Large Document Format (PSB), that supports all Photoshop features. Because of the tight integration between Adobe products, other Adobe applications, such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe GoLive, can directly import PSD files and preserve many Photoshop features. For more information, see Help for the specific Adobe applications.

When saving a PSD, you can set a preference to maximize file compatibility. This saves a composite version of a layered image in the le so it can be read by other applications, including previous versions of Photoshop. It also maintains the appearance of the document, just in case future versions of Photoshop change the behavior of some features. Including the composite also makes the image much faster to load and use in applications other than Photoshop, and may sometimes be required to make the image readable in other applications.

16 bits-per-channel and high dynamic range 32 bits-per-channel images can be saved as PSD files.

The Photoshop Raw format is a flexible file format for transferring images between applications and computer platforms. This format supports CMYK, RGB, and images with alpha channels, and multichannel and Lab images without alpha channels. Documents saved in the Photoshop Raw format can be of any or file size, but they cannot contain layers. Note: A Photoshop Raw image is not in the same file format as a camera raw image file from a digital camera. A camera raw image le is in a camera-speci c proprietary format that is essentially a “digital negative,” with no ltering, white balance adjustments, or other in-camera processing.

Filmstrip format is used for RGB animation or movie files created by Adobe Premiere Pro®. If you resize, resample, remove alpha channels, or change the color mode or file format of a Filmstrip file in Photoshop, you won’t be able to save it back to Filmstrip format. For further guidelines, see Adobe Premiere Pro Help.

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is the le format commonly used to display indexed-color graphics and images in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) documents over the World Wide Web and other online services. GIF is an LZW- compressed format designed to minimize file size and electronic transfer time. GIF format preserves transparency in indexed-color images; however, it does not support alpha channels.

IFF (Interchange File Format) is a general-purpose data storage format that can associate and store multiple types of data. IFF is portable and has extensions that support still-picture, sound, music, video, and textual data. The IFF format includes Maya IFF and IFF (formerly IFF).

Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format is commonly used to display photographs and other continuous-tone images in hypertext markup language (HTML) documents over the World Wide Web and other online services. JPEG format supports CMYK, RGB, and Grayscale color modes, and does not support transparency. Unlike GIF format, JPEG retains all color information in an RGB image but compresses file size by selectively discarding data.

A JPEG image is automatically decompressed when opened. A higher level of compression results in lower image quality, and a lower level of compression results in better image quality. In most cases, the Maximum quality option produces a result indistinguishable from the original.

The Large Document Format (PSB) supports documents up to 300,000 pixels in any dimension. All Photoshop features, such as layers, effects, and filters, are supported. (With documents larger than 30,000 pixels in width or height, some plug-in lters are unavailable.)

You can save high dynamic range, 32 bits-per-channel images as PSB files. Currently, if you save a document in PSB format, it can be opened only in Photoshop CS or later. Other applications and earlier versions of Photoshop cannot open documents saved in PSB format. Note: Most other applications and older versions of Photoshop cannot support documents with file sizes larger than 2 GB.

OpenEXR (EXR) is a le format used by the visual eects industry for high dynamic range images. The lm format has fidelity and a dynamic range suitable for use in motion picture production. Developed by Industrial Light and Magic, OpenEXR supports multiple lossless or lossy compression methods. An OpenEXR file supports transparency and only works with 32 bits/channel images; the file format stores the values as 16 bits/channel floating point.

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a flexible, cross-platform, cross-application file format. Based on the PostScript imag- ing model, PDF files accurately display and preserve fonts, page layouts, and both vector and graphics. In addition, PDF files can contain electronic document search and navigation features such as electronic links. PDF supports 16 bits-per- channel images. Adobe Acrobat also has a Touch Up Object tool for minor editing of images in a PDF. For more information about working with images in , see Acrobat Help. Note: The Touch Up Object tool is mainly for last-minute revisions to images and objects. It’s best to do image editing in Photoshop before saving as PDF.

Photoshop recognizes two types of PDF files: Photoshop PDF files and generic PDF files. You can open both types of PDF files. When you save PDF files, Photoshop saves them as Photoshop PDF files by default. Deselect Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities in the General section of the Save PDF dialog box to save a generic PDF file.

Photoshop PDF files Created using the Photoshop Save As command with Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities selected in the General section of the Save PDF dialog box. Photoshop PDF files can contain only a single image.

Photoshop PDF format supports all of the color modes (except Multichannel mode) and features that are supported in standard Photoshop format. Photoshop PDF also supports JPEG and ZIP compression, except for Bitmap-mode images, which use CCITT .

Generic PDF files Created using the Photoshop Save As command, with Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities deselected in the General section of the Save PDF dialog box, by creating a PDF presentation in Photoshop, or by using applications other than Photo- shop, such as Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Illustrator. They can contain multiple pages and images. When you open a generic PDF file, Photoshop rasterizes the image.

PICT format is used in Mac OS graphics and page-layout applications as an intermediary le format for transferring images between applications. PICT format supports RGB images with a single alpha channel and Indexed Color, Grayscale, and Bitmap mode images without alpha channels. PICT format is especially effective for compressing images with large areas of solid color. This compression can be substantial for alpha channels with their large areas of white and black.

When saving an RGB image in PICT format, you can choose either a 16 bit or 32 bit pixel resolution. For bitmap and grayscale images, you can choose from 2, 4, or 8 bits per pixel. In Mac OS with QuickTime™ installed, four JPEG compression options are available.

The Pixar format is designed speci cally for high-end graphics applications, such as those used for rendering three- dimensional images and animation. Pixar format supports RGB and grayscale images with a single alpha channel.

PNG format Developed as a patent-free alternative to GIF, Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format is used for lossless com- pression and for display of images on the web. Unlike GIF, PNG supports 24 bit images and produces background transpar- ency without jagged edges; however, some web browsers do not support PNG images. PNG format supports RGB, Indexed Color, Grayscale, and Bitmap mode images without alpha channels. PNG preserves transparency in grayscale and RGB images

The Targa (TGA) format is designed for systems using the Truevision video board and is commonly supported by MS DOS color applications. Targa format supports 16 bit RGB images (5 bits x 3 color channels, plus one unused bit), 24 bit RGB images (8 bits x 3 color channels), and 32 bit RGB images (8 bits x 3 color channels plus a single 8 bit alpha channel). Targa format also supports indexed-color and grayscale images without alpha channels. When saving an RGB image in this format, you can choose a pixel depth and select RLE encoding to compress the image.

Tagged-Image File Format (TIFF, TIF) is used to exchange files between applications and computer platforms. TIFF is a flexible bitmap image format supported by virtually all paint, image-editing, and page-layout applications. Also, virtually all desktop scanners can produce TIFF images. TIFF documents have a maximum file size of 4 GB. Photoshop CS and later supports large documents saved in TIFF format. However, most other applications and older versions of Photoshop do not support documents with file sizes greater than 2 GB.

TIFF format supports CMYK, RGB, Lab, Indexed Color, and Grayscale images with alpha channels and Bitmap mode images without alpha channels. Photoshop can save layers in a TIFF file; however, if you open the file in another application, only the flattened image is visible. Photoshop can also save notes, transparency, and multiresolution pyramid data in TIFF format.

In Photoshop, TIFF image files have a bit depth of 8, 16, or 32 bits per channel. You can save high dynamic range images as 32 bits-per-channel TIFF files.

Illustrator File formats supported for saving

* Adobe Illustrator (ai) - native vector le format of the application * Illustrator eps (eps) * Illustrator Template (ait) * Adobe PDF () * FXG (fxg) * SVG Compressed (svgz) * SVG (svg)

File formats supported for exporting

* PNG (png) * BMP (bmp) * AutoCAD Drawing (dwg) * AutoCAD Interchange File (dxf) * Enhanced Metafile (emf) * Flash (swf) * JPEG (jpg) * Macintosh PICT (pct) * Photoshop (psd) * TIFF (tif) * Targa (tga) * Text Format (txt) * Windows Metafile (wmf)

File formats supported for placing

* Adobe PDF (pdf) * AutoCAD Interchange File (dxf) * AutoCAD Drawing (dwg) * FreeHand (fh7, fh8, fh9, fh10, fh11,ft11) * FXG (fxg) * GIF89a () * JPEG (jpg, jpe, ) * JPEG2000 (jpf, jpx, jp2, j2k, j2c, jpc) * Macintosh PICT (pic, pct) * Enhanced Metafile (emf) * Windows Metafile (wmf) * Encapsulated PostScript (eps, epsf, ps) * Text (txt) * Word DOCX (docx) * Microsoft Word (doc) * Microsoft RTF (rtf) * CorelDRAW 5,6,7,8,9,10 (cdr) * Computer Graphics Metafile (cgm) * TIFF (tif, tiff) * Photoshop (psd, pdd) * BMP (bmp, rle, dib) * PCX () * Pixar (pxr) * PNG (png) * Targa (tga, vda, icb, vst) * SVG Compressed (svgz) * SVG (svg) * Adobe Illustrator (ai, ait) Bitmap images Bitmap images—technically called raster images—are made up of a grid of dots known as pixels. When working with bitmap images, you edit pixels rather than objects or shapes. Bitmap images are the most common electronic medium for continuous-tone images, such as photographs or digital paintings, because they can represent subtle gradations of shades and color.

Bitmap images can lose detail when scaled on-screen because they are resolution-dependent, they contain a xed number of pixels, and each pixel is assigned a speci c location and color value. Bitmapped images can look jagged if they’re printed at too low a resolution because the size of each pixel is increased.

Vector graphics Vector graphics are made up of mathematically defined lines and curves called vectors. You can move, resize, or change the color of a line without losing the quality of the graphic. Vector graphics are resolution-independent—that is, they can be scaled to any size and printed at any resolution without losing detail or clarity. As a result, vector graphics are the best choice for representing bold graphics that must retain crisp lines when scaled to various sizes (logos, for example).

RGB or CMY(K) RGB Primary (additive) transparent colors (red, green and blue) are the components of white light and secondary colors (cyan, magenta and yellow) CMY(K) Secondary (subtractive) translucent colors (cyan, magenta and yellow) are the components of black pigment and primary colors (red, green and blue)

Now for visual illustrations of some of these concepts, go to: 02_Imaging_Pages.pdf