Cross-cutting

Image Digitisation

Digital Skills 40 hours

Introduction

This training in Image Digitisation will immerse you in the world of digitisation and image editing. Starting with an introduction to the peripherals such as scanners and printers, you will learn about the process of document printing and concepts relating to the memory and image storage. You will explore how to allocate memory and set preferences, use tools and adjust elements such as colour, brightness and saturation. You’ll also learn about the application of filters and preparing documents for use in other programmes. By the end of this course, you will be able to digitise, retouch and edit images effectively.

Objectives

  • Understanding the operation peripheral devices such as scanners and printers.

  • Understanding the basics of the memory and image storage.

  • Learn how to install and use scanning software and image editing.

  • Mastering the tools and any necessary adjustments to edit images digitally.

Table of Contents

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO IMAGE SCANNING AND DIGITAL IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE.

  1. Peripherals: scanner, printer, fax modem, external hard drives, etc.
  2. Printing documents
  3. Storage: hard discs and floppy discs

TEACHING UNIT 2. INSTALLATION, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND USE OF IMAGE EDITING, SCANNING AND DIGITISATION SOFTWARE.

  1. Memory allocation and preferences
  2. The programme’s menus and tools
  3. Visualisation, selections, masks and paths
  4. The use of typefaces
  5. Adjustments to colour, brightness, saturation, colour palettes, etc.
  6. Memory requirements for the image file
  7. The application of filters
  8. Proof printing: objectives and evaluation of results
  9. Document format for importing images into other programmes
  10. Digitisation of logos
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