Optical Character Recognition - What's It All About? by Brett McQueen
Optical character recognition, or ‘OCR’, is a technology that allows digital images of typed or handwritten text to be transferred into an editable text document. For example, if you hooked up a scanner to your computer and used the scanner to scan a handwritten essay into a digital photo, you... Optical character recognition technologies can be found used in different software solutions, but software is considered a low budget way to use optical character recognition technology. ... Different software solutions will allow both scanned handwritten and typed text to be translated, while...

10 Tips For Using Adobe Photoshop by Paul W Wilson
Like a brush is to a painter an essential skill in the field of graphic design is Photoshop. The software offers increased productivity as well as flexibility. The features include aspects like file browser, vanishing point tool, smart sharpen filter, noise reduction filter, smart objects, as... Photoshop offers professional photo editing features, digital imaging, as well as non destructive editing. ... There are three choices wherein, you can create a sessions only record where, it will record only when Photoshop is opened or closed; or a concise record which will record each action...

Getting the Most Out of Your Photo Printer – For Less! by John Sollars
As many photo-printer owners would know, paper and ink costs can quickly exceed the cost of the printer. These six tips will help you get the most out of your photo-printer without leaving a hole in your pocket. Raise the Resolution: Any digital camera that is less than three years old can... Use matte-finish photo cards instead of glossy photo paper when printing 4 X 6-inch images. ... Your printer software may allow you to print multiple images on one sheet. ... Place the images that you print on 8 X 10-inch glossy photo paper behind glass for added protection from ultraviolet light, and...

Software: What Suits Me? by Walter Pfarr
Almost all new and major brand of PCs come with bundled software packages that can handle both business and personal needs. However, if you purchase a stripped down model, you might have to spend considerable time and money to add appropriate software packages you vitally need. ... If appropriate, check out graphics and multimedia software which provides your business with the means to do digital photo manipulation, drawing, video editing and sound. ... Learn about which specific software will best serve your needs by talking with family and friends, business associates, and also by...

What To Expect in Common Free Basic Photoshop Tutorials by Mario G. Churchill
After buying Photoshop software, you are probably very excited to start manipulating and improving the digital photographs that are stored in your personal computer. If you cannot find someone to teach you how to use Photoshop, you do not need to worry because the most basic knowledge you need... After installation of the software, you can opt to have a simple tutorial of the basic parts and components of the photo editor tool you have just purchased. ... Working With Photos and Existing Documents As the name implies, this section will teach you how to make use of the software in order to...

What Software Should I Use to Create My CD or DVD Artwork? by Jason Cole
After recording your album, having it mastered and pressed, you head over to your disc duplication facility’s website to place your order. Reading up on the ordering process you notice that you have the option to have artwork printed on the disc face, and can also have tray card and insert... Raster graphics are practical for photographs and photo-realistic images because of the way that they display images. ... Pretty much all photos you will find on the internet, and all photos you take with your digital camera will be raster images.

Basics of RGB and CMYK for Ink Jet Printing at Home by William Leung
In the world of home ink jet color printing, there is some confusion concerning CMYK color and RGB color. Many photo enthusiasts don't realize what kind of color space their digital cameras output and are confused when it comes to printing images off of their home ink jet printers. ... With photo editing software, you can go in and fix these trouble color areas to your liking. ... The key thing to remember is to print using RGB color if your printer and software support it. ... Let the software and the printer worry about getting the colors right.

Electronic Media Copying and Backups: Enhance Your Life and Your Business by Phil Edwards
First you need the right equipment. What kinds of copies do you want to make, and what media are you going to be copying from? If your answer is VHS tapes, you’ll need the proper hookups in the back of your computer to accommodate a cable from the VCR. ... To digitize pictures, you can take them with a digital camera to begin with; you can ask for them as digital pictures at the photo counter (for that matter, you can take your pictures to the photo technicians and ask them to digitize them for you – they will for a fee); or you can buy a scanner and scan them in yourself.

What Can You Do With A Mac Mini? by Jeff Heaton
If you have not seen the newest addition to the Macintosh line, it is worth taking a look. It is a very small computer that is only 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches. The Mac Mini is about the size of one of those internal CD-ROM drives you install into a PC. By far one of the smallest computers you can buy. ... The video editing software makes it very easy to remove such footage from your movie. ... Digital Video has become very easy with the Macintosh. ... If you have a digital camcorder you can transfer your movies directly into the Mac Mini.

The Best Web Design and Graphic Software is Available in Academic Software Versions by Ispas Marin
Macromedia’s Studio 8 Suite Academic Software Package Macromedia Dreamweaver My first choice for HTML editors is Macromedia's Dreamweaver. It has an easy to use, intuitive user interface and state of the art design tools. With a customizable user interface, you can work the way you need to. ... Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 Premium Academic Software Package Adobe Photoshop Photoshop is the graphics industry standard and my choice of photo editing software. ... Besides all of the normal features you would expect in a professional photo editing program, fireworks includes new interactive...