Applications and Suitability
Like any image-editing program, Photoshop can be used to
either alter images such as photos, downloaded icons, or scanned
artwork; or create new images with the support of its wide
array of tools.
Alteration of an image can include:
. Change of colours within an image
. Modification of the size and scale
. Technical modifications (such as change
of the mode of the image)
. Compression from one type of image
to another
. Change of the number of bits used
per pixel
. Application of special effects
. Introduction of text or logos
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Photoshop is suitable for:
Photoshop and other painting programs are best suited for
the creation and editing of the following kinds of artwork:
Scanned photos, including photographic collages and embellishments
that originate from scans
. Images captured with any type of digital
camera
. Still frames captured from videotape
or film
. Realistic artwork that relies on the
play between naturalistic highlights, midranges, and shadows
. Impressionistic-type artwork and other
images created for purely personal or aesthetic purposes
. Logos and other display types featuring
soft edges, reflections, or tapering shadows
. Special effects that require the use
of filters and colour enhancements that cannot be achieved
in a drawing program
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