Multimedia
Homework Exercise 6


A.M.D.G.


1. A picture is drawn in a bitmapped package. It was drawn at a resolution of 72 dpi and colour depth of 256 (8-bit) colours.
   
  (a) What is meant by the term resolution when talking about computer graphics?
(1)
   
  (b) What is meant by the terms colour depth when talking about computer graphics?
(1)
   
 

(c) Would the amount of memory needed to store the picture, increase or decrease if:

(i) the resolution was increased to 300 dpi?
(ii) the colour depth was decreased to 2 (1-bit) colour?

(2)
   
 

(d) What would happen to the picture clarity if:

(i) the resolution was increased to 300 dpi?
(ii) the colour depth was decreased to 2 (1-bit) colour?

(2)
   
2. Both bitmapped and vector drawn packages can scale, rotate and flip graphics.
   
  (a) Name one technique that can be used with a vector drawn package but not bitmapped.
(1)
   
  (b) Name one technique used with a bitmapped package but not vector drawn.
(1)
   
3. For your multimedia presentation, you would like a picture of a tree.
   
  (a) What is the difference between creating the picture and capturing the picture?
(1)
   
  (b) Describe three different ways you could capture the picture of the tree, without creating it yourself.
(3)
   
4. A professionally created animation cartoon uses 24 frames per second. If a cartoon lasts 8 minutes 30 seconds, how many frames will need to be created. Show all your working.
(2)
   
 
Total
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