GC 111 - Digital Imaging I

This introductory course will explore the human color visual system, the additive and subtractive color systems, various color spaces, color management equipment, color viewing specifications, photography, black and white scanning, color separation, color proofing and color printing. Areas of study will also include the reproduction effects of input resolution, output resolution, file formats, lossy compression, lossless compression and image sharpening. Emphasis will be placed on the students demonstrating competence in flatbed scanning by producing scans for line, black and white, and color continuous tone images using the associated scanning software and Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.

Credits: 3 hours (Fall)