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OVERVIEW 07
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Verify you have completed all of the previous Overview before continuing

Reminder: Did you check your TC WebMail? Did you check the Quarantine folder?
Did you check the Desire2Learn Class News Items, and Desire2Learn Class Schedule for due dates?

Items to accomplish during the current course time frame

Read:

Overview 07 in the textbook including:
-Graphics and Fonts, Examples of gif

-Animation, includes animation Download unFreez
-Bandwidth, Compression, Optimizing; GIMP, free download, Free online GIMP book

Activities:

Video on Creating Backgrounds,
Video on Photoshop Basics,
Video on Editing Images with Photoshop,
Video on Editing Images with GIMP

Free Backgrounds
Complete Lab 04
Zip the folder that contains the lab material
(Help with Windows files, including zipping)

Complete in Desire2Learn:

Lab 04 Zip to the appropriate Desire2Learn Dropbox
Lab 04; transfer your answers to the Desire2Learn Quiz
You may use notes, while taking this quiz.

Reply to Participation Discussion Topic 07

Photoshop allows you to us File/Save As Web
and GIMP allows you to Optimize a file...
making the file look about the same, but resulting in a smaller file size.
Why is this important?

Reply to MUD Discussion Topic 07

What topics during this time frame do you feel comfortable with?
(What about this topic made it work for you?)
What topics during this time frame do you not feel very comfortable with?
(What about this topic is challenging for you? Why?)
Is there anything you hope is covered again in the next overview?

Please don't simply post something like "Doing fine..."
That is NOT a discussion and will be graded accordingly

 

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When finished

Double check the Desire2Learn Class Checklist, then move on the the next Overview