MULTIMEDIAMULTIMEDIA

By: Matt Mueller

BITMAP GRAPHICSBITMAP GRAPHICS• Also called raster graphics.Also called raster graphics.

• Composed of pixels.Composed of pixels.

• The graphics are more or less detailed The graphics are more or less detailed based on their resolution.based on their resolution.

• Image editors can be used to alter the Image editors can be used to alter the appearance of these graphics.appearance of these graphics.

EDITING EDITING TOOLSTOOLS

• Tool in a graphics editing software that Tool in a graphics editing software that change and alter an images appearance.change and alter an images appearance.

• Some common editing tools are- cropping, Some common editing tools are- cropping, scaling, flipping, rotating, cloning, layers, scaling, flipping, rotating, cloning, layers, color balance and composite image.color balance and composite image.

SOCIAL IMPACTSSOCIAL IMPACTS

The way that we edit The way that we edit images and display them images and display them will alter the way people will alter the way people

interpret things.interpret things.

EXAMPLESEXAMPLESA magazine has an article that is explaining A magazine has an article that is explaining how to get bigger muscles displaying the how to get bigger muscles displaying the image of a man with giant arms that are image of a man with giant arms that are clearly enhanced but some people believe clearly enhanced but some people believe that if they follow what the article says that that if they follow what the article says that they will get muscles that big.they will get muscles that big.

LEGAL IMPACTSLEGAL IMPACTS

A man was wrongfully shot by the police A man was wrongfully shot by the police because they thought he was a known because they thought he was a known

terrorist. When they displayed the image terrorist. When they displayed the image of the man it had been altered to look of the man it had been altered to look more like the terrorist in order to try to more like the terrorist in order to try to

cover up their mistake.cover up their mistake.

POLITICAL IMPACTSPOLITICAL IMPACTS

In the presidential election between George In the presidential election between George Bush and John Kerry an image of John was Bush and John Kerry an image of John was

brought up showing him next to a brought up showing him next to a controversial protestor. This made many controversial protestor. This made many

people question John's integrity. It was later people question John's integrity. It was later then proved that the image was not real.then proved that the image was not real.

SCIENTIFIC IMPACTSSCIENTIFIC IMPACTS

A researcher in South Korea was doing A researcher in South Korea was doing research on stem cells. He published an research on stem cells. He published an article showing 11 stem cell colonies and article showing 11 stem cell colonies and the truth was that there were only three. the truth was that there were only three.

He was later the convicted of He was later the convicted of embezzlement for using government funds embezzlement for using government funds

for false research. for false research.