Digital Image Editing

By Bob Hilborn

INTRODUCTION – BOB’S EXPERIENCE AS AN ARTIST

HARDWARE TOOLS: COMPUTER WITH ONE OR TWO HARD DRIVES (40 – 60GB MINIMUM), CPU AS FAST AS YOU CAN AFFORD, LARGE MONITOR WITH GOOD RESOLUTION, WACOM TABLET AND PEN, TRACKBALL AND MOUSE.

SOFTWARE TOOLS: PAPERPORT, IMAGINATOR, PHOTOSHOP, PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS, PRINTSHOP AND PRINTMASTER

PRESENTATION:

DRAWER 1 – WHEN YOU’RE THE ONE ALWAYS TAKING THE PICTURE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERINGS, HOW DO YOU GET "IN THE PICTURE"? OLD (1896) PICTURES OFTEN NEED TO BE RESTORED.

DRAWER 2 – TURNING A PICTURE OF YOUR PET INTO A PORTRAIT. TRIBUTE TO MAX CARLSON. EVEN PETS NEED EYE CARE. Rx FOR RED EYE.

DRAWER 3 – WHEN YOU CAN’T TAKE A PICTURE OF A SON WHO’S GONE. RESTORING COLOR TO FADED IMAGES.

DRAWER 4 – FAMILY GROUP PICTURES CAN BE CHANGED WHEN THE FAMILY CHANGES. HERE’S A NEW WAY TO DIET – HINTS FOR GROUP PICTURE TAKING.

DRAWER 5 – BUFFALOS IN YOUR YARD? MAKING A DREAM COME TRUE.

DRAWER 6 – FUN WITH GRAPHICS BEYOND CARD CREATING PROGRAMS.

DIGITAL IMAGING SOFTWARE – BASED ON A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE

MICROSOFT -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/learnmore/editing.mspx

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP -
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/main.html

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS -
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/main.html

ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT -
http://www.ulead.com/products/digital_imaging.htm

ACDSEE -
http://www.acdsystems.com/English/Products/ACDSee/index.htm

ARCSOFT PHOTOSTUDIO -
http://www.arcsoft.com/en/products/photostudio

JASC PAINT SHOP FAMILY -
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Products/Display&pfid=1047024307383

HP IMAGE ZONE EXPRESS -
http://www.hp.com/united-states/ize/home.html

DIGITAL IMAGING HARDWARE

WACOM TABLETS -
http://www.wacom.com/index2.cfm

IMAGE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

SCANSOFT -
http://www.scansoft.com/paperport

PICASA -
http://www.picasa.com/index.php?tid=Y2NpZD0zODMx

MISCELLANEOUS

DIGICAMHELP -
http://www.digicamhelp.com/photo-editing/image-editing-software.htm

IMAGING-RESOURCE -
http://www.imaging-resource.com/SOFT.HTM

DIGITAL CAMERA HQ -
http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com/hqguides/software.html

PRESENTED AT THE MAY 3^RD 2005 MEETING OF THE TELLICO VILLAGE COMPUTER USERS CLUB