Need Help? Answer Person is here – Zack

We have hired an “Answer Person”, Zack Marlow-McCarthy, (zmarlow-mccarthy@ecuad.ca), who can assist students with software questions. He has experience with all Adobe software, including Premiere and Final Cut Pro plus he’s awesome!!

He will be available on Mondays and Tuesdays from 11:30-1:30 at a computer terminal in the Digital Labs (beside AV) in the North Building. Students can drop by the lab during these times to get help from Zack. He can also be available for email help during these times.

-Julie

dreamhome on GOOGLE EarthVIEWER

JUST link to an html page that you have uploaded to your pub_html folder on your server space.
Use the this link to place the viewer on that html page. This widget embeds the viewer on your html page.
http://www.takitwithme.com/geembed.html

http://www.ecuad.ca/~gigliott/dreamhome.html

Note:
embedding the viewer directly on the blog does not work.

in-class Workshop on Oct 21: ‘fun with moving colors’ w

in-class workshop during Oct 21 class, 8:30-11:20

by Morgan Rauscher

When we think about learning computer programming it can be really scary at first. Computers are these very complex and intimidating things that can do so much. How is it possible for ‘non-engineers’ to learn about programming when it is so very complex. The answer is simple, don’t try to build a computer for your first project! If you think of it in terms of painting, you would not think about painting a mater piece until you have first learned about what a paint brush is or what a specific type of paint can do.

The basics of computer programming and electronics hardware are actually really easy to learn and can be very useful tools for artists interested in exploring interactive work.

So what we will do together in the class is first talk about the simple idea of a program (with some fun examples). Then we will use the popular “Processing” (http://processing.org) program to build a small interactive visual program together. Finally, we will be making the program ‘work’ in real life by using an Arduino (http://www.arduino.cc/) microcontroller. If we have time we will combined the interactive “Processing” program with the Arduino hardware.

So we will go from simple idea, to a computer program and then to a working physical thing all together as a class. Students will have a chance to ask questions and get involved throughout the whole class. The underlining theme or title of the class is ‘fun with moving colors’.

Understanding Resolution in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Everything you didn’t even know you didn’t know!!

http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=1332854

Posted by CGigliotti

Automatic Panorama in Photoshop

A very helpful tutorial

http://www.takegreatpictures.com/Articles/Details/params/object/3648/default.aspx</a

Posted by CGigliotti

Some very helpful video Photoshop tutorials

layers

selections

masking

cloning and healing brush

lynda.com’s free photoshop tutorials

adobe design center’s tutorials

Posted by C Gigliotti courtesy webdiva Suzi Webster

transparency

lots of detail about illustrator, transparency and printing

Welcome!

This is going to be an intense semester – summer classes always are, as we try and cram 14 weeks into 7!
There is a very helpful tutorial online that covers the fundamentals of digital imaging: I recommend that you read at least the first section “Basic Terminology” and make sure that you understand all the key concepts of resolution, file formats, image size etc.
If you need a refresher on scanning, this basic guide should be helpful.

link to great art site