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Overview 13 © R. Craig Collins, 2005/7

Items that should be accomplished before the beginning of the current time frame:
   •Read From On-line book: GIMP Basics: The Paths Dialog
Reminder: Did you check your TC WebMail? Did you check the Quarantine folder?
Did you check the D2L Dropbox, to View feedback? Did you check D2L Grades for feedback? (You may have to scroll down)

Items to accomplish during the current course time frame:

•Read\Review
   • Better selections using Paths: Layers, Channels, Paths, and History
     GIMP Online Help: Paths
   • Better control of brightness and color balance using Levels and Curves   
     GIMP Online Help: Levels
     GIMP Online Help: Curves
     GIMP Online Help: Threshold

•Activities
     EXPERIMENT WITH Tools/Color tools!

While the lab only takes a few minutes, the point this week is to spend a LOT of time exploring what levels, curves, and Threshold can do.

   •Lab 9 (link to beginning of lab)
   •Begin creating and testing Lab (link to graphic construction requirements)
     (You will later transfer this information into a D2L dropbox)
   •No Quiz for Lab 9
     (No quiz for this lab, but you should be able to answer questions concerning the topics covered)

     • Optional: Open/save an Acrobat pdf document to print with directions
       (get Adobe Acrobat Reader free, here)
     • Optional: Right click/save a Word doc document to print with directions
     • Optional: Right click/save a Rich Text rtf document to print with directions
   •Complete Lab 9 and verify your
   (You will later transfer this information into a D2L dropbox)

For those who would like to work ahead or are interested in related technology:
•Read\Review
   • As we wrap up raster based still graphics, you may wish to experiment with vectors
      •Optional: Vector Based Graphics with Inkscape (similar to Adobe Illustrator)
      •Optional: Download Inkscape (free)
      •Optional: Inkscape Tutorials
   • A little about Video, and Movie Maker
      Bonus: Camstudio, a free screen capture too to make movies of what is on your screen, similar to the videos I have of GIMP
      Bonus: Camtasia, a top of the line screen capture tool to make movies of what is on your screen, similar to the videos I have of GIMP
      Bonus: Comparison of Video Editors
         Bonus: Sound Editing tools
      Bonus: optimizing videos
   • A little about Flash   
   • A little more about Copyright
   • A little about Burning CDs

Submit by 11:59 am, Friday, of the current week (see due dates)
   • Any Past due labs
   •Lab 9

   • MUD 13 (My Understanding, Details) Respond
      What topics, if any, during this time frame do you feel very comfortable with? Why?
      What topics, if any, during this time frame do you not feel comfortable with?
   • Participation Discussion 13 Respond in the class D2L Discussion forum to the following:
      Which of the tools discussed (channels, paths, history, levels, or curves) will you perhaps use the most, and why?
 • Using D2L Discussions    • Using D2L dropbox       • Using D2L Quizzes      • Logon to D2L

              •You may click on Discussions, Dropbox, or Quizzes below, for more info
D2L navigation D2L Dropbox notes D2L Quizzes Notes D2L Discussion Notes
     
 • to Checklist

For the next time frame:

•Each test has a review; you may wish to write out pertinent information from the readings and activities
•After completing this overview, you may wish to start on the next Overview material, and preview Lab 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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