These are the Instructions for the First module of this course:

Read the syllabus and visit the links to the pages listed in the help-site.

http://soma.sbcc.edu/users/ajarabo/intro_Multimedia/Multimedia_bibliography.htm

http://soma.sbcc.edu/users/ajarabo/intro_Multimedia/Chapters_reader.htm

http://soma.sbcc.edu/users/ajarabo/intro_Multimedia/Class_schedule.htm

Send me an email telling me that you have read an understood the syllabus.

THE READER IS NOT NEEDED STRAIGHT AHEAD, BUT IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO WORK TOWARDS GETTING IT OR CHECKING OUT THE FIRST BOOK BY MARSHALL MC LUHAN IN A LIBRARY.

Make your post in Discussion 1 ("Add a new discussion topic").
Those are questions about you.
Remember to complete your profile, so your post gets a little picture, not the generic smiley icon.

Download and read the file "1_Handout_multimedia.doc"
It is a handout in Word format (click on the file name to download).
It contains information on different types of digital media.

You can also find info about Multimedia at:
http://soma.sbcc.edu/users/ajarabo/intro_Multimedia/introMultimedia_links.htm

General Color concepts:
https://soma.sbcc.edu/users/ajarabo/intro_Multimedia/color_general.htm

This page has a good explanation on the difference between bitmaps and vector-based graphics:http://soma.sbcc.edu/users/ajarabo/intro_Multimedia/multimedia_concepts.htm

Photoshop-technique videos:
To see a video in Lynda.com you first have to activate our college membership, by clicking on the link to Lynda.com in pipeline.
Youtube video on How to activate lynda.com from pipeline. After following that, you can click on the specific movies I have chosen for you.

How to set Panels and Workspaces:
From Photoshop CC 2015 fundamentals

Understand Image size and Resolution: HERE

The Image size Command : HERE

Downsampling for print (making an image smaller), HERE

Downsampling for Email and Social media : HERE

Using the Crop tool: HERE

Another explanation aboutImage size dialog window" in Photoshop.
Concept: Resize.Up-sampling (making an image bigger than it was: highly discouraged in Multimedia),versus Down-sampling or making an image smaller by throwing away pixels of information.
From Photoshop CS6 Fundamentals

Do some web research for this week, working on the terms included in the handout.

You might have some expertise in a certain medium (still graphics, digital video, animation, audio...) or you might be new to the whole concept.
Make sure you understand the basic distinctions.
You will have to briefly present some of the results of your research in the next discussion board.

Make your post in the discussion about Multimedia Concepts following the guidelines.

Complete the quiz for week 1: Multimedia Concepts.