Is Adobe Photoshop undisputedly number one program for image editing in the industry?

08.24.09 (2:07 pm)   [edit]

Photoshop is an Adobe Systems Product. Now days Adobe Systems is one of the biggest software development companies in the world. This company provides all multimedia application for all community designers. Graphic designers are using its Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, and Freehand etc. Web designers are using its Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Sound Booth, and Fireworks etc. Post-production artists are using Photoshop, Premiere, Sound Booth, and After Effects etc.

 

All above explanation is showing that photoshop belongs to the biggest technologies owning community. Now, I am going to tell you about why Photoshop is necessary for each and every designer of graphic designing, web designing, animation, photography and video editing industry. Photoshop has strong ties with other Adobe software for media editing, animation, and authoring. The .PSD (Photoshop Document), Photoshop's native format, stores an image with support for most imaging options available in Photoshop.

 

In 1987, Thomas Knoll, a PhD student at the University of Michigan, began writing a program on his Macintosh Plus to display grayscale images on a monochrome display. This program, called Display, caught the attention of his brother John Knoll, an Industrial Light & Magic employee, who recommended Thomas turn it into a full-fledged image editing program. Thomas took a six month break from his studies in 1988 to collaborate with his brother on the program, which had been renamed ImagePro. Later that year, Thomas renamed his program Photoshop and worked out a short-term deal with scanner manufacturer Barneyscan to distribute copies of the program with a slide scanner; a "total of about 200 copies of Photoshop were shipped" this way.

 

During this time, John traveled to Silicon Valley and gave a demonstration of the program to engineers at Apple Computer Inc. and Russell Brown, art director at Adobe. Both showings were successful, and Adobe decided to purchase the license to distribute in September 1988. While John worked on plug-ins in California, Thomas remained in Ann Arbor writing program code. Photoshop 1.0 was released in 1990 for Macintosh exclusively, and now the latest released version of Photoshop is cs4.

 

It was just introduction and a little bit history of the Photoshop. This software is able to provide all solutions related to image editing, digital painting, textures/pattern designing, special effects, lay outing and any type of bitmap or raster graphics editing. Do you want to learn this program, then their are so many professional institutions just go and enquire about the course.

Every animator and graphic designer must be acquainted with……

08.13.09 (1:03 pm)   [edit]
Every animator and graphic designer must be acquainted with……

 

I hope, you have read all the previous blogs, today I am going to tell you about what industry expects from an animator, graphic designer, web designer or video post production artist. Or I can say in other words what is that persona, that every professional multimedia expert or designer possess in his or her personality.

 

You can accomplish your work according to the demand of your client, you can work fast on your computer, you can visualize what you imagine, and you think you are an excellent designer. Are these above mentioned qualities are the qualities. No I just say no.

 

Then, what are those qualities?

Have patience…., first of all, designers and animators must have good imaginative power, and must have guts to show their imagination on the canvas. Every designer must have patience, persistence, and reserved as well as very friendly attitude. Creativity demands a great deal of energy, so are you energetic. Is your personality is a brand icons for others.

 

You can work on all latest computer software; it doesn’t means that you are designer. Think, do you know, what is the design? What are the elements of design? What is the typography? What are the color schemes? What combination of colors should use when or why? What is the Gestalt Psychological Theorem? What do all shapes indicate? Do you know what circles, rectangles, polygons, curved lines, squares, and spheres indicate? If your answer is “NO” then you…...are……..not…….a designer.

 

I would suggest you to explore more about the designing fundamentals and their principles. You can search any professional institute for the same also. Definitely, your career will be on boom, your salary package will be in five to six figures. I have been into this field for last 12 years. I have designed many campaign including brochures, calendars, catalogues, packaging, web sites, intro, presentations etc. In those twelve years of journey, I explored much more and exploring till now.

How to search a best Animation and Multimedia training center in Delhi

08.06.09 (6:11 pm)   [edit]

No doubt, there are many institutes in Delhi, but how can you find a best training center to accelerate your skills. Everyone must know a professional training college could be only a root for success, so never look for brand name and their credibility. If any of the institute is having good faculty, delivering training passionately, their training modules are hundred percent hands on, and industry oriented, then I would suggest you to attend at least two-three demo classes and then join. Sometimes many institutes charge for the demo then I think its better to pay Rs.1000-2000 in place of paying Rs.10000-20000 as a down payment. Also you can ask to show their books/notes, curriculum must be regularly updated and revised. These modules do not only to keep abreast of latest changes happening in the industry but also to provide you with latest and up to date skill inputs. So, if you have got the inherent belief in yourself and wish to reach the top in the field of creative animation, multimedia and design, do rely on this training school.

 

I am sure that you want to know, which is the best institute in my opinion in Delhi? Being an experienced web designer and SEO specialist, the best institute in my view is the institute that can provide you a good career after all. There is a Delhi based institute that is ADMEC, it gives you a platform to execute your creative visualization and nurture your ideas and turn them on a commercial canvas with expert faculties and facilities. Apart from the application learning, this institute also teaches you the whole art of visual communication comprising of Animation & Multimedia and allow you to fly with your aesthetic.