Multimedia
Task 16 - Capturing Images - Clip Art |
A.M.D.G.
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It
is likely that you will not be able to create your own good quality
graphics, regardless of whether you use a bitmapped or vector drawn
package. There are a number of ways of capturing existing graphics that
will be quicker and better quality than you could create.
There are 3 main
ways of acquiring still images; clip art, scanning and digital cameras.
Clip Art
Clip art is a
huge collection of graphics, photos, audio clips, movies and fonts,
normally stored on a CD (or several CDs) or available on the Internet
that you can use in your multimedia presentations.
With this single
resource you can find a suitable graphic on almost any topic. You are
normally allowed to use this clip art in your presentations without
worrying about copyright as long as they are not for sale. If you require
a graphic for a presentation, then a clip art collection should be your
first choice of sources.
Search
on the Internet to find and save to your folder the following
images:
A picture
of Pope John Paul II
The flag of Ghana
A map showing the states of Canada
A picture of Mel Gibson in Braveheart
The front cover of a novel by Jack Kerouac
A picture of a painting by Mark Rothko
A still picture from the latest Sugababes video
The box art from a football management computer game
An image of the painting ‘Blue Poles’ by Jackson
Pollock
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Answer the
following questions in your jotter.
1. From the list
above, state which images will have copyright restrictions.
2. Why is copyright
an issue on the Internet?
3. In what other
ways can the Copyright and Patents Act be broken through the use of
the Internet?
4. Describe the
steps taken to save a picture on the Internet to your folder.
5. What is the
URL for the following art galleries:
Tate London
Tate Modern
The Louvré
The Art Gallery of Ontario
The Australian National Gallery, Canberra
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