Multimedia Elements – Text and Graphics - Tcet.pptVIP

Multimedia Elements – Text and Graphics Text in Multimedia Applications Of all multimedia elements, text is the easiest to manipulate General guidelines: Be concise Use appropriate fonts Consider different type styles Be consistent Make the text readable Use restraint Working with Text Be concise – text fills ? screen Use Appropriate Type Fonts Decorative Hard to read Used for emphasis Serif Creates illusion of a line and guides the eye across the screen facilitating readability Used on large blocks of text San serif Clean, simple Good for headings Examples of:  Serif, Sans Serif, and Other Fonts Font Type Styles Type styles: bold, italic, underline Used for emphasis Use for links – hypertext Be consistent Similar headings – typeface, size, style Use same font for similar sections Graphic image for headings Consistency vs. file size Make Text Readable - Use Restraint Choose fonts found in most systems Avoid “ransom note” effect Choose only up to four variations of type styles, fonts and sizes Creating and Editing Text Word Processor Corel Draw Adobe Illustrator Scanner OCR-Optical Character Recognition Using Text on the Internet Microsoft IE and Netscape determine the fonts of your web page To ensure text is displayed in the desired way: Use a font set Use a Cascading Style Sheet Embed it in your Web pages Change the text into an image Graphics in Multimedia Applications Graphics in Multimedia Applications Graphical images - used to add emphasis, direct attention, illustrate concepts, and provide background content Two types of graphics: Draw-type graphics or vector graphics – represent an image as a geometric shape Bitmap graphics – represents the image as an array of dots, called pixels Draw Type Graphics Draw type or vector graphics Geometric shape stored as set of instructions Smaller than bitmap Resize, rotate, no distortion No photo quality Draw-type Example Bitmap Graphics Bitmaps – array of dots or pixels Color depth per pixel