GCM 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Tiff, Xml, Scalable Vector Graphics

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Graphic Communications
• Course: GCM 111
• Professor: Jason Nolan

Document Summary

Applications: different types of software create files with different purposes: Used for quick an efficient text entry. Has a lot of built in tools (dictionary, spell check, referencing) When designing for print, we should not use word because it is in rgb. Used for statistical analysis, charts and graphs. Used for projecting digital presentations onto a screen. Used for editing digital images for a variety of final media output from web to commercial print. Used for creating and editing vector objects. Used for designing and editing multi-page documents. Used for editing and producing press quality pdfs. File formats - a file can contain: vector data, bitmap data, both vector and bitmap data. Native file formats (format that an application creates): Ideal for illustrations (vector artwork), unlimited colours, file size dependent on file complexity (but typically small), resolution independent (unless images are placed) Adobe photoshop (. psd) for photographs, larger file size, bitmap image, resolution dependent.