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- Date: 2008-04-09 15:01:59 UTC
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<chapter>
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<title>Making The Most of Images and Photos</title>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Objectives</emphasis></para>
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<para>In this lesson, you will learn to:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>View and edit images</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Scan and send images</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">It is advisable to cover all the
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topics during the training. However, if you fall short of time then cover only the following topics:</emphasis>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Introducing Graphics Applications</emphasis></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Viewing Images with gThumb</emphasis></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Managing Photos with F-Spot</emphasis></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">3D Effects</emphasis></para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">Try and take photographs of the class (students) before this session and then demonstrate
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the applications using those photographs. This lesson should be very hands on as opposed to just a demonstration.</emphasis></para>
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</instructornote>
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<sect1>
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<title>Introducing Graphics Applications</title>
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<para>Graphics applications form an integral part of Ubuntu. They enable you to organise your photo collection,
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create and edit photos and images, scan and send objects and more.</para>
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<para>In this lesson, you will learn about the various graphics applications
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available on Ubuntu and which one to use when. These graphics applications are available either with the
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Ubuntu installation or in repositories (those libraries we mentioned earlier).</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Applications Available with the Ubuntu
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Installation</emphasis></para>
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<para>The following applications are included in the Ubuntu installation package:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">gThumb Image Viewer:</emphasis> An
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image viewer and a browser for the GNOME desktop which enables
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you to import pictures from a digital camera, create photo CDs and display
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photos as slide shows.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">GIMP Image Editor:</emphasis> An
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image editor used for advanced image creation and
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editing such as changing the contrast, colour or the texture of an
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image.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">F-Spot Photo Manager:</emphasis> A
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photo manager used to organise and manage
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photos. F-Spot enables you to tag (label), categorise and sort
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photos.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">XSane Image Scanner:</emphasis> An
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image scanner which also enables you to photocopy documents and fax or e-mail scanned
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images.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Applications Available in Repositories</emphasis></para>
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<para>In addition to the default applications, you can search through the repositories and install
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applications using the Synaptic Package Manager or the Command Line Interface (CLI).</para>
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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">Thousands of applications are
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available in the repositories; this topic covers only a few of them. If students want
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more information about a specific application, show them the way to view application details in the Synaptic Package Manager.</emphasis></para>
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</instructornote>
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<para>Some of the graphics applications are available in Ubuntu software repositories:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_001.png" format="PNG" />
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Agave:</emphasis>
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A colour scheme designer. After you select a base colour, Agave suggests the
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appropriate complementary colours or shades of the same base colour. You can
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also drag and drop a colour from another application, such as GIMP. Whether
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you are designing a Web page or a pamphlet or painting your house, this
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programme enables you to identify the appropriate colour scheme. Visit the Web
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site <ulink url="http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/">http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/</ulink>
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for more information on Agave.</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_002.png" format="PNG" />
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Blender:</emphasis> An
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open-source 3D content creation suite. You can create 3D models and
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animations, add post-production effects or use it as a graphics editor to
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define interactive behaviour without programming. Blender has a distinctive
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user interface that is implemented entirely in Open GL and designed for speed.
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Python bindings for scripting and import/export features for popular file
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formats such as 3D Studio are available in Blender. Products of Blender may
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be stills, animations, models for games or other third-party engines and
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interactive content in the form of standalone binaries and/or a Web plug-ins.
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Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://www.blender.org/">http://www.blender.org/</ulink>
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for more information on Blender.</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_003.png" format="PNG" />
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Dia:</emphasis> A diagram
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editor similar to Microsoft Visio. Dia offers
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the capability to produce precise and professional-level graphics. You can
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draw entity relationship diagrams, flowcharts and network diagrams and export
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them to various formats, including EPS, SVG, XFIG, WMF and PNG. You can also
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print diagrams spanning multiple pages. Visit the Web site
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<ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/Dia">http://live.gnome.org/Dia</ulink> for
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more information.</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_004.png" format="PNG" />
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Gcolor2: </emphasis>
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A simple colour selector and picker that facilitate quick and easy selection of
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colours. It also enables you to save new colours and delete existing ones.
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Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/">http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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for more information.</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_005.png" format="PNG" />
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<para><emphasis role="strong">GNU paint:</emphasis>
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A user-friendly painting programme for GNOME. It offers easy-to-use
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drawing tools to perform various image-processing operations. Visit the Web
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site <ulink url="http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/">http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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for more information.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>In addition, several third-party applications, such as Picasa, a free software
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download from Google, are compatible with Ubuntu.</para>
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<para>Picasa enables you to locate and organise all the photos on your
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computer, edit and add effects to your photos and share your photos through e-mail and print and
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post images on the Web. You can download Picasa from the following Web site
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<ulink url="http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html">
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http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html</ulink>.</para>
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<para>The following section outlines the features of some of these graphics applications and how to
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use them.</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>Viewing Images with gThumb</title>
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<para>An advanced image viewer developed for the GNOME environment, gThumb enables
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you to browse and locate image files, organise images in catalogues, print images,
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view slide shows and export Web-based albums with various graphic themes. This
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application also offers the typical features of an image viewer, such as copying,
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moving, deleting, printing, zooming and converting image formats.</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Viewing Images</title>
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<para>Images can be viewed in various formats, such as BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, ICO and XPM.
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You can also view GIF animations.</para>
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<para>To view an image:</para>
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Applications</emphasis>
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menu, point to <emphasis role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click
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<emphasis role="strong">gThumb Image Viewer</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window opens.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Launching gThumb Image Viewer</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_006.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the left pane of the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis>
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window, click <emphasis role="strong">Images</emphasis> and navigate
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to the folder that contains the images. Alternatively, if you know
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the name of the image, type the image name and click
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<emphasis role="strong">Search</emphasis> on the toolbar. The right
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pane of the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window displays
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the selected image as a thumbnail.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">gThumb Window</emphasis></title>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_007.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>If there are too many images displayed in the right pane,
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it may be difficult for you to find the image you want. The
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<emphasis role="strong">Show</emphasis> option at the bottom in the
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right pane limits the range of visible images. For example, you can
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specify a criterion, such as <emphasis role="strong">Date</emphasis>,
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to display images stored on your computer on a specific date or
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<emphasis role="strong">Size</emphasis>, to display images of a
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specific size. Click the <emphasis role="strong">Show</emphasis>
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arrow and select the appropriate option from the
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<emphasis role="strong">Show</emphasis> list.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Selecting Image Display Options</emphasis></title>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_008.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>To view images in their original order of arrangement,
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click <emphasis role="strong">Fullscreen</emphasis> on the toolbar. Ensure
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not to select a thumbnail. The first image in the series opens in a
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fullscreen window.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Viewing Image in Fullscreen Mode</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_009.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>The toolbar in the fullscreen window provides the following options:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Leave Fullscreen:</emphasis>
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Click <emphasis role="strong">Leave Fullscreen</emphasis> to exit
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fullscreen mode and return to the gThumb window.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Zoom In and Out:</emphasis>
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Click the zoom options to adjust the display size of an image.
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Use <emphasis role="strong">In</emphasis> to increase the size
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and <emphasis role="strong">Out</emphasis> to decrease the size
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of the image.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Image properties:</emphasis>
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Click <emphasis role="strong">Properties</emphasis> to view the
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properties of an image, such as the dimensions, size or the date
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on which the image was saved on the computer.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Next</emphasis> or
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<emphasis role="strong">Previous:</emphasis> Click these buttons
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to navigate through and view the images in the series.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>For the first image, <emphasis role="strong">Previous</emphasis>
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is disabled and for the last image, <emphasis role="strong">Next</emphasis>
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is disabled.</para></note></listitem>
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<listitem><para>To view images in random order, in the gThumb window,
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click the thumbnail of any image and then click
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<emphasis role="strong">Fullscreen</emphasis> to view the image in
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fullscreen mode.</para>
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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">If time permits,
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provide a brief description of the catalogues, comment and category options in the gThumb window
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toolbar. These options will help users better organise their images.</emphasis></para>
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</instructornote>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Running Slide Shows</emphasis></para>
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<para>You can create slide shows to save clicking through your photos.
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A slide show is a display of a series of chosen images.</para>
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<para>To run a slide show:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>Select the images you want to include in your slide show.
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In the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window, click
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<emphasis role="strong">Slide Show</emphasis> to start a slide show of
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all the images in the right pane, in the order of arrangement. To view
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a slide show of a few selected images, hold down the
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<emphasis role="strong">Ctrl</emphasis> key, click the images you want
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to view, release the <emphasis role="strong">Ctrl</emphasis> key and
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click <emphasis role="strong">Slide Show</emphasis>. The slide show
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begins, displaying all the images, beginning with either the first image
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in the pane or the one you selected.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Starting a Slide Show</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_010.png" format="PNG" />
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</figure>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Viewing Image in Slide Show Mode</emphasis></title>
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</listitem>
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4-second delay between images, one-time play forward and fading effects
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as transition between images. To change the default slide show settings,
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on the <emphasis role="strong">Edit</emphasis> menu, click the
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<emphasis role="strong">Preferences option</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">gThumb Preferences</emphasis> dialogue box opens.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Modifying gThumb Preferences</emphasis></title>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb Preferences</emphasis>
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dialogue box, click the <emphasis role="strong">Slide Show</emphasis>
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tab and change the slide show settings. Click
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<emphasis role="strong">Close</emphasis>.
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</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Modifying Slide Show Preferences</emphasis></title>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Removing Red Eye</title>
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<para>In some cameras, the proximity of the flash to the lens causes the light
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from the flash to reflect from the subject's retina to the lens, leaving a red
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eye mark on the image. Referred to as a red eye, the size of the mark depends
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on the amount of light reflected. The gThumb software can be used to remove the
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red eye from images.</para>
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<para>To remove red eye from an image:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>In the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window,
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double-click the thumbnail of the image that has a red eye. The image
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opens in a new window.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Image with a Red Eye</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_014.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the edit window, click
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<emphasis role="strong">Image</emphasis> and then click the
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<emphasis role="strong">Redeye Removal</emphasis>
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option. The <emphasis role="strong">Red-Eye Removal</emphasis>
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dialogue box opens.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Launching Redeye Removal Dialogue Box</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_015.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click on or near the affected region, to replace the red
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eye with black. If you are not happy with the result, you can click the
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<emphasis role="strong">Undo</emphasis> icon in the
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<emphasis role="strong">Red-Eye Removal</emphasis> dialogue box.
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Click <emphasis role="strong">Save</emphasis> to replace the affected
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image with the edited one in the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis>
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window.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Removing Red Eye</emphasis></title>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_016.png" format="PNG" />
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</figure>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>The edited image also replaces the image stored on your computer.
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Ensure that you save a copy of the image before editing it.</para></note>
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</listitem>
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>The GIMP</title>
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<para>GNU Image Manipulation Programme (GIMP) is the default graphic application in
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Ubuntu, licensed under the GNU General Public License. It is an open-source
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multi-platform image manipulation tool, available in many languages. You can use
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GIMP to perform tasks such as re-touch photos, compose and author images, re-size
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and crop images, manipulate colours and convert image formats.</para>
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<para>GIMP has a number of useful features:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>A full suite of painting tools, including brushes, a pencil
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and an airbrush</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Selection tools such as rectangle, ellipse, free, fuzzy and
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bezier</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Transformation tools such as rotate, scale, shear and
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flip</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Tile-based memory management so that the image size is
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limited only by available disk space</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Multiple undo/re-do operations limited only by disk
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space</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Advanced scripting capabilities</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Layers and channels for complex drawings</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Sub-pixel sampling for all paint tools to minimise distortion
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while representing high-resolution images in lower resolution or stretched
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mode</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Full alpha channel support to simulate transparency in
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images</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Support for multiple file formats, including GIF, JPEG, PNG,
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XPM, TIFF, TGA, MPEG, PS, PDF, PCX and BMP</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>To launch GIMP from the desktop:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Applications</emphasis> menu,
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point to <emphasis role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click
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<emphasis role="strong">GIMP Image Editor</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">GIMP Tip of the Day</emphasis> prompt is
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displayed. Click <emphasis role="strong">Close</emphasis> on the <emphasis role="strong">GIMP Tip of the Day</emphasis> prompt. The
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<emphasis role="strong">GIMP</emphasis> window opens.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">GIMP Tip of the Day Dialogue Box</emphasis></title>
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</figure>
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<tip><title>Nice to Know:</title>
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<para>The GIMP mascot is a coyote named Wilber. He provides useful tips
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while you use the application. If you do not want to see the tips, clear
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the <emphasis role="strong">Show tip next time GIMP starts</emphasis> check
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box.</para></tip>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>To open an image for modification, on the
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<emphasis role="strong">File</emphasis> menu, click
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<emphasis role="strong">Open</emphasis> and select the image you want to
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modify.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Opening an Image for Editing</emphasis></title>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_018.png" format="PNG" />
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>The selected image opens in the
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<emphasis role="strong">Image</emphasis> window.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Editing Image</emphasis></title>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_019.png" format="PNG" />
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</figure>
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<para>You can now modify the image by using the tools available in the
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<emphasis role="strong">GIMP</emphasis> window.</para>
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<tip><title>Nice to Know:</title>
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<para>You can drag and drop a colour from the toolbox or from a colour
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palette onto an image. This fills the current image or selection with
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the selected colour.</para></tip>
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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">If time permits, allow students to familiarise
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themselves with GIMP. Ask students to open an image and perform basic
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operations such as cropping the image, inserting text into the image,
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rotating the layer and smudging the image by using the available
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tools.</emphasis></para></instructornote>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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<title>Managing Photos with F-Spot</title>
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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">
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After a brief explanation of F-Spot and its features, refrain from lengthy explanation of the tasks.
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Perform a brief demo of the tasks covered in the lesson and ask students to follow.</emphasis></para>
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</instructornote>
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<para>F-Spot is a personal photo management application for the GNOME
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desktop. You can import and view pictures from the hard disk on your computer, digital
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camera or even the ipod. You can attach tags to your photos and categorise them,
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build a photo CD, export photos over the Internet and share them online or perform
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basic colour-correction and editing. F-Spot supports 16 common file types, including
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JPEG, GIF, TIFF and RAW.</para>
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<para>The following graphic shows the elements in the F-Spot interface:</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">F-Spot Window </emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_020.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<sect2>
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<title>Importing Photos in F-Spot</title>
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<para>After importing the photographs, you can categorise and tag them as you would to create a playlist in a music
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player.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Importing Photographs from the Hard Disk</emphasis></para>
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<para>To import photographs into F-Spot from the hard disk of your computer:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Applications</emphasis>
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menu, point to <emphasis role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click
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<emphasis role="strong">F-Spot Photo Manager</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window opens.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click the <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> button
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on the toolbar. The <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box opens.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Importing Photos</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_021.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>You can also click <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> on
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the <emphasis role="strong">File</emphasis> menu to open the
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<emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box.</para></note>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Import Source</emphasis>
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box, the <emphasis role="strong">Select Folder</emphasis> option is
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selected by default. Retain the option, navigate to the folder that
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contains the photographs and click <emphasis role="strong">Open</emphasis>.
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</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Selecting Photo Import Source</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_022.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Displaying Images to Import</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_023.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> in the
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<emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Importing Photos</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_024.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>The photographs are listed as thumbnails in the
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<emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window. Notice that the
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timeline slider is positioned according to the dates on which the
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images were saved on the hard disk of your computer.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Browsing Photos</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_025.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>The photographs listed in the F-Spot window are not associated
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with any category or parent tag.</para></note>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Importing Photographs from a Digital Camera</emphasis></para>
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<para>To import photographs into F-Spot from a digital camera:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>Click the <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> button
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on the toolbar. The <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box opens.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click the <emphasis role="strong">Import Source</emphasis>
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box. Plug the camera on the computer. F-Spot detects the camera and
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displays the model and type of the camera in the
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<emphasis role="strong">Import Source</emphasis> box.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Selecting Photo Import Source</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_026.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click the camera as the source for the photographs. The
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<emphasis role="strong">Select Photos to Copy From Camera</emphasis>
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dialogue box opens, which lists all the photos in the camera.
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Select the photos you want to import and click <emphasis role="strong">Copy</emphasis>.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Selecting Images to Copy</emphasis></title>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_027.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>F-Spot copies the photographs to the specified location
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and displays the copied photographs in the right pane of the
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<emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window.</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Viewing Photos</title>
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<para>After importing, you can view all the photographs as thumbnails in the
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right pane of the <emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window. You can view
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photographs in F-Spot by:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Double-clicking each thumbnail to enlarge the
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view</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Select a thumbnail and click
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<emphasis role="strong">Fullscreen</emphasis> on the toolbar</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>The image opens in fullscreen mode.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Browsing Photos</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_028.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Viewing Photos in Full Screen Mode</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_029.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Exit fullscreen</emphasis> to return to the
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<emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Organising Photos</title>
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<para>By default, F-Spot organises photographs based on the dates in which they
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were saved on the computer. You can view photographs for a specific date and time
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by clicking the corresponding year on the timeline slider or moving the slider
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along the timeline. For example, assume that there are 100 images in the right
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pane, 50 of which were saved in 2004 and 50 in 2007. To view the images for 2004,
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position the slider on the timeline at the 2004 mark.</para>
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<para>To organise the photographs differently, you can attach a tag or a label to
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each photo and categorise them. You can then view photographs based on these
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categories.</para>
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<para>Some categories are already predefined and visible in the left pane of the
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<emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window. You can group your photos under
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these tags.</para>
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<para>To add a tag to a photograph:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>In the <emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window,
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right-click a photograph, point to <emphasis role="strong">Attach a
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Tag</emphasis> and click the tag with which you want to associate the
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photograph. The tag is displayed at the bottom of the photograph.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Tagging an Image</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_030.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Viewing Tagged Images</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_031.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>The tagged image is now displayed under the tagged category.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>Drawing with Inkscape</title>
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<para>Inkscape helps you draw illustrations for the Web, graphics for mobile phones,
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simple line drawings, cartoons, complex works of art, figures for chapters and books
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or organization charts.</para>
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<para>Inkscape is a high-end graphic tool with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw or Xara
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X. It is multi-platform software that is freely available for the Linux, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X
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operating systems.</para>
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<para>You can use it to rotate, re-size, skew, proportion, fill and stroke objects with a high level of
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precision. Advanced visual effects such as gradient and transparency are also available.</para>
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<para>Inkscape is not part of the default graphics package in Ubuntu however, you
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can install this package from repositories.</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Installing Inkscape</title>
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<para>There are two ways to install Inkscape. You can install this application
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from the repositories by using Synaptic Package Manager or from the Command Line
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Interface (CLI).</para>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>Your computer should be connected to the Internet while
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installing the application from the repositories.</para></note>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Installing Inkscape by Using Synaptic Package
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Manager</emphasis></para>
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<para>To install Inkscape by using Synaptic Package Manager:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>On the <emphasis role="strong">System</emphasis> menu,
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point to <emphasis role="strong">Administration</emphasis> and click
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<emphasis role="strong">Synaptic Package Manager</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">Synaptic Package Manager</emphasis> window
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opens.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Launching Synaptic Package Manager</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_032.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Synaptic Package
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Manager</emphasis> window, the left pane lists the categories of software
609
and the right pane lists the packages in a category. Click
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<emphasis role="strong">Search</emphasis>. The <emphasis role="strong">Find</emphasis>
611
dialogue box opens. Type <emphasis role="strong">Inkscape</emphasis> in
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the <emphasis role="strong">Search</emphasis> field and click
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<emphasis role="strong">Search</emphasis>.</para>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>To view installed and uninstalled packages, click <emphasis role="strong">Status</emphasis>.
616
For the source repository of the package, click <emphasis role="strong">Origin</emphasis>.
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Click <emphasis role="strong">Custom Filters</emphasis> to determine
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whether a package is broken or upgradeable. To return to the list of
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categories after searching the packages, click <emphasis role="strong">Sections</emphasis>.</para>
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</note>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Searching Inkscape</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
623
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_033.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>The <emphasis role="strong">Search</emphasis> results are
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displayed in the right pane of the <emphasis role="strong">Synaptic
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Package Manager</emphasis> window. Right-click
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<emphasis role="strong">Inkscape</emphasis> and select
631
the <emphasis role="strong">Mark for Installation</emphasis>
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check box.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Marking Inkscape for Installation</emphasis></title>
634
<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_034.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Apply</emphasis> on the toolbar to begin the
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installation process. A <emphasis role="strong">Summary</emphasis> dialogue box is
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displayed, which prompts you to confirm the changes.
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Click <emphasis role="strong">Apply</emphasis> to proceed with the
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installation.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Confirming Changes</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_035.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>After the installation is complete, click
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<emphasis role="strong">Close</emphasis> in the
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<emphasis role="strong">Changes applied</emphasis> dialogue box.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Changes Applied Confirmation</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_036.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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<para>To launch Inkscape, on the <emphasis role="strong">Applications</emphasis>
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menu, point to <emphasis role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click
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<emphasis role="strong">Inkscape Vector illustrator</emphasis>.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Creating Vector Graphic Images Using InkScape</title>
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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">
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To utilise the full potential of this application requires some hands-on experience on similar applications.
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This topic introduces students to Inkscape and covers the basic concepts.
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To engage students with some prior experience, use an example from the help manual and make them perform
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the steps given in the manual.</emphasis></para>
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</instructornote>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Page:</emphasis> This area enables you to specify
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various options for the output. For example, you can specify the Page dimensions
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for printing on A4 size paper. The Page adjusts accordingly and you can adjust
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the proportion the drawing relative to the Page.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Menu Bar:</emphasis> This toolbar provides menus
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such as file save and zoom. You can perform all operations in Inkscape by using
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the options listed on these menus.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Command Bar:</emphasis> This toolbar provides
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shortcuts to major operations on the menu bar.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Drawing Toolbar:</emphasis> This toolbar provides
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options to perform drawing operations. You can create basic shapes such as a
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rectangle, a square or an ellipse.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Tools Control Bar:</emphasis> This toolbar provides
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options specific to a tool on the Drawing toolbar. For example, if you select the
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polygon tool from the Drawing toolbar, the Tools Control Bar displays options to
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set the corners in the polygon.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Status Bar:</emphasis> This toolbar indicates the
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status of objects such as dimensions and layers. For example, when you roll the
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mouse over the window, the Status Bar indicates the position of the cursor
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relative to the window.</para>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>Vector drawing software uses standard notation to refer to shapes
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such as simple lines, rectangles and complicated shapes as objects.</para></note>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Creating and Saving Objects</emphasis></para>
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<para>Creating a new object in Inkscape requires extensive use of the Drawing
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toolbar. However, the options in this toolbar help you to create basic shapes.
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To create complex objects, you need to further edit, combine and manipulate
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these shapes.</para>
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<para>To create an object by using the Drawing toolbar:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>Click the object button associated with the shape you
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want to draw. Point anywhere in the page where you want to start drawing
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the object.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Drag the cursor to the desired size of the object. The
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object is displayed in the page.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Drawing an Object</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_038.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>The Tools Control Bar displays options to create the object.
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For example, if you are creating a rectangle, the toolbar provides the
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option to specify the height and the width of the rectangle.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>After creating the shape, click <emphasis role="strong">Save</emphasis>
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on the Command Bar. The <emphasis role="strong">Select file to Save to</emphasis>
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dialogue box is displayed. Type the name of the file in the
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<emphasis role="strong">Name</emphasis> text box, specify the location
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where you want to save the file and click <emphasis role="strong">Save</emphasis>.
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</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Saving an Object</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_039.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>Inkscape saves images as vector graphics. You can resize a
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vector image without affecting the resolution of the image.</para></note>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>Using a Scanner</title>
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<para>Scanning an object in Ubuntu is simple. If you have a USB scanner, plug the
739
scanner directly into your computer. Most plug-and-play devices are compatible with
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Ubuntu, if however, the computer fails to detect the scanner, you need to check compatibility.</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Checking Scanner Compatibility</title>
743
<para>You can check the compatibility of your scanner with Ubuntu in one of two
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ways:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Visit this Web site for the list of scanners and drivers
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compatible with Ubuntu:
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<ulink url="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners</ulink></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Check the status of your scanner at the following Web site:
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<ulink url="http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.html">http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.html</ulink>.
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This site lists the drivers distributed with sane-backends-1.0.18 and
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supported hardware and software.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Scanning an Image</title>
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<para>You can scan an image by using the scanner interface or the scanning
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application XSane, which is available in Ubuntu.</para>
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<para>To scan an image by using XSane:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Applications</emphasis>
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menu, point to <emphasis role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click
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<emphasis role="strong">XSane Image Scanner</emphasis>. XSane automatically
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searches for a scanner attached to the computer. After your computer
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detects the scanner, the <emphasis role="strong">XSane Options</emphasis>
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dialogue box is displayed.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The <emphasis role="strong">XSane Options</emphasis>
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dialogue box provides options to modify the default settings of the
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output. You can specify the number of copies to be scanned, the name
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of the output file, the output file type, and colour and contrast
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options. After you specify the properties of the output file, place the
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object on the scanner and click Scan to begin scanning the object.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Using XSane</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_040.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>After the object is scanned, a viewer window displays the
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output.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Viewing Scanned Output</emphasis></title>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
784
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_041.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>Before beginning the scanning operation, check the compatibility
789
of your scanner with Ubuntu. Sometimes, Ubuntu detects the scanner as
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hardware but fails to scan if the required driver is missing.</para>
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</note>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Continue to scan other images or close the
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<emphasis role="strong">XSane Options</emphasis> dialogue box to exit
795
the application.</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>Lesson Summary</title>
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<para>In this lesson, you learned how to:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>View and organise your photo collection by using the
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default Ubuntu graphic applications:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>The <emphasis role="strong">gThumb Image Viewer</emphasis>
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enables you to import pictures, create a photo CD, display photos as
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a slide show and create albums of your photo collection for the
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Web.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> enables you
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to tag, categorize and export your images to the Web.</para></listitem>
813
</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Use GIMP for advanced image manipulation and
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creation.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Create graphics in the SVG format by using the
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Inkscape vector graphics editor.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Scan your images and save them in various formats by
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using XSane Image Scanner.</para></listitem>
821
</itemizedlist>
822
</para>
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</sect1>
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<questions>
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<sect1>
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<title>Review Exercise</title>
827
<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 1</emphasis></para>
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<para>Which of the default graphics applications provides the option to display only a
829
category of images from a randomly stored pool of images? (Choose two).</para>
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<para>a) Inkscape</para>
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<para>b) gThumb</para>
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<para>c) F-Spot</para>
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<para>d) Xsane</para>
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<para>e) GIMP</para>
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<answer>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 1</emphasis></para>
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<para>b) gThumb and c) F-Spot</para>
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</answer>
839
<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 2</emphasis></para>
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<para>Which default graphics application in Ubuntu facilitates photo sharing over
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the Internet?</para>
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<answer>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 2</emphasis></para>
844
<para>The F-Spot Photo Manager</para>
845
</answer>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 3</emphasis></para>
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<para>Is there any additional software required to import images from a digital
848
camera?</para>
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<answer>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 3</emphasis></para>
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<para>No, Ubuntu automatically identifies plug-and-play devices. F-Spot or gThumb
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identify the connected device and enable you to import images directly from the
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application interface.</para>
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</answer>
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</sect1>
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</questions>
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<sect1>
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<title>Lab Exercise</title>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Exercise 1: Creating a Web Album by using
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gThumb</emphasis></para>
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<para>You have just returned from a vacation with your friends. You decide to write
862
about this experience on your blog and post some photographs of the trip. However,
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uploading images one by one to the Web site involves a lot of effort and time. You
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want to find a more convenient way to do this.</para>
865
<para>To perform the required task:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
867
<listitem><para>Launch <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis>. The
868
<emphasis role="strong">Desktop/Images</emphasis> window is
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displayed.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Images</emphasis> on the left
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navigation bar and navigate to the folder in which the images are stored.
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Click <emphasis role="strong">Open</emphasis>. The workspace displays all the
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images available in the folder.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Select the images you want to include in the Web
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album.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Tools</emphasis> menu, click
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<emphasis role="strong">Create Web Album</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">Web Album</emphasis> window <emphasis role="strong">is</emphasis>
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displayed.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Web Album</emphasis> window,
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enter the required information, including the destination folder, the index
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file, the index page layout and the album style. Click
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<emphasis role="strong">Save</emphasis>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The gThumb software creates the album and saves it at the
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specified location. Now, you can upload the Web album to a Web
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server.</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Exercise 2: Exporting Images to the Web by using
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F-Spot</emphasis></para>
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<para>You now want to share the photographs you
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uploaded only with friends. You also want to retain the photographs for a
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longer period than is typically permitted by Web hosting sites. How can you do
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this?</para>
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<para>To perform the required task:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>Launch <emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click the <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> button
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on the toolbar. The <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis>
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dialogue box is displayed.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box,
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click <emphasis role="strong">Select Folder</emphasis> from the
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<emphasis role="strong">Import Source</emphasis> box. Navigate to the source
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folder and click <emphasis role="strong">Open</emphasis>. The images are
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displayed.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis>
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in the <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Select the images you want to export.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>On the <emphasis role="strong">File</emphasis> menu, point to
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<emphasis role="strong">Export</emphasis> and click the destination.</para>
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<note><title>Note:</title>
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<para>To export images to the Web, you need to have an active account
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with the target Web site.</para></note>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Exercise 3: Removing Red Eye from an
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Image</emphasis></para>
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<para>You took photographs at your recent birthday party but some of the people have red eye
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marks which need to be removed.</para>
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<para>To perform the required task:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para>Launch <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> and import
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the affected images.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Double-click an image with a red eye mark.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Image</emphasis> menu, click
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<emphasis role="strong">Redeye Removal</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">Red-Eye Removal</emphasis> dialogue box is
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displayed.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Red-Eye Removal</emphasis>
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dialogue box, click on or near the red eye. This replaces the red eye with black
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colour.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Undo</emphasis> if you are not
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happy with the result. Save the edited version of the image.</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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<title>Making The Most of Images and Photos</title>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Objectives</title>
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<para>In this lesson, you will learn to: <itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>View and edit images</para>
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<listitem>
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<para>Scan and send images</para>
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</itemizedlist></para>
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</formalpara>
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<note userlevel="instructor">
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<title>Instructor Notes:</title>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">It is advisable to cover all the topics
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during the training. However, if you fall short of time then cover only
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the following topics:</emphasis> <itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">Introducing Graphics
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Applications</emphasis></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">Viewing Images with
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gThumb</emphasis></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">Managing Photos with
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F-Spot</emphasis></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">3D Effects</emphasis></para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist></para>
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<para>Try and take photographs of the class (students) before this session
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and then demonstrate the applications using those photographs. This lesson
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should be very hands on as opposed to just a demonstration.</para>
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</note>
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<sect1>
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<title>Introducing Graphics Applications</title>
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<para>Graphics applications form an integral part of Ubuntu. They enable
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you to organise your photo collection, create and edit photos and images,
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scan and send objects and more.</para>
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<para>In this lesson, you will learn about the various graphics
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applications available on Ubuntu and which one to use when. These graphics
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applications are available either with the Ubuntu installation or in
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repositories (those libraries we mentioned earlier).</para>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Applications Available with the Ubuntu Installation</title>
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<para>The following applications are included in the Ubuntu installation
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package: <itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">gThumb Image Viewer:</emphasis> An
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image viewer and a browser which enables you to import pictures
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from a digital camera, create photo CDs and display photos as
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slide shows.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">GIMP Image Editor:</emphasis> An
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image editor used for advanced image creation and editing such as
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changing the contrast, colour or the texture of an image.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">F-Spot Photo Manager:</emphasis> A
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photo manager used to organise and manage photos. F-Spot enables
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you to tag (label), categorise and sort photos.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">XSane Image Scanner:</emphasis> An
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image scanner which also enables you to photocopy documents and
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fax or e-mail scanned images.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist></para>
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</formalpara>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Applications Available in Repositories</title>
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<para>In addition to the default applications, you can search through
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the repositories and install applications using the Synaptic Package
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Manager or the Command Line Interface (CLI).</para>
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</formalpara>
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<note userlevel="instructor">
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<title>Instructor Notes:</title>
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<para>Thousands of applications are available in the repositories; this
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topic covers only a few of them. If students want more information about
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a specific application, show them the way to view application details in
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the Synaptic Package Manager.</para>
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</note>
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<para>Some of the graphics applications are available in Ubuntu software
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repositories: <itemizedlist>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_001.png" format="PNG"
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width="1cm" />
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</mediaobject>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Agave:</title>
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<para>A colour scheme designer. After you select a base colour,
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Agave suggests the appropriate complementary colours or shades of
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the same base colour. You can also drag and drop a colour from
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another application, such as GIMP. Whether you are designing a Web
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page or a pamphlet or painting your house, this programme enables
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you to identify the appropriate colour scheme. Visit the Web site
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<ulink
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url="http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/">http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/</ulink>
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for more information on Agave.</para>
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</formalpara>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_002.png" format="PNG"
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</mediaobject>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Blender:</title>
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<para>An open-source 3D content creation suite. You can create 3D
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models and animations, add post-production effects or use it as a
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graphics editor to define interactive behaviour without
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programming. Blender has a distinctive user interface that is
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implemented entirely in Open GL and designed for speed. Python
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bindings for scripting and import/export features for popular file
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formats such as 3D Studio are available in Blender. Blender can
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output still images, animations, models for games or other third
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party engines and interactive content in the form of standalone
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binaries or web plug-ins. Visit the Web site <ulink
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more information on Blender.</para>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_003.png" format="PNG"
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width="1cm" />
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<formalpara>
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<title>Dia:</title>
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<para>A diagram editor similar to Microsoft Visio. Dia offers the
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capability to produce precise and professional-level graphics. You
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can draw entity relationship diagrams, flowcharts and network
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diagrams and export them to various formats, including EPS, SVG,
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XFIG, WMF and PNG. You can also print diagrams spanning multiple
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pages. Visit the Web site <ulink
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url="http://live.gnome.org/Dia">http://live.gnome.org/Dia</ulink>
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for more information.</para>
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</formalpara>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_004.png" format="PNG"
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Gcolor2:</title>
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<para>A simple colour selector and picker that facilitates quick
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and easy selection of colours. It also enables you to save new
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colours and delete existing ones. Visit the Web site <ulink
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url="http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/">http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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for more information.</para>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_005.png" format="PNG"
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<formalpara>
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<title>GNU paint:</title>
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<para>A user-friendly painting programme for GNOME. It offers
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easy-to-use drawing tools to perform various image-processing
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operations. Visit the Web site <ulink
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url="http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/">http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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for more information.</para>
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<para>In addition, several third-party applications, such as Picasa, a
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free software download from Google, are compatible with Ubuntu.</para>
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<para>Picasa enables you to locate and organise all the photos on your
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computer, edit and add effects to your photos and share your photos
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through e-mail and print and post images on the Web. You can download
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Picasa from the following Web site <ulink
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url="http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html">http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html</ulink>.</para>
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<para>The following section outlines the features of some of these
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graphics applications and how to use them.</para>
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<title>Viewing Images with gThumb</title>
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<para>gThumb enables you to browse and locate image files, organise images
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in catalogues, print images, view slide shows and export Web-based albums
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with various graphic themes. This application also offers the typical
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features of an image viewer, such as copying, moving, deleting, printing,
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zooming and converting image formats.</para>
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<title>Viewing Images</title>
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<para>Images can be viewed in various formats, such as BMP, JPEG, GIF,
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PNG, TIFF, ICO, XPM and GIF animations.</para>
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<title>To view an image:</title>
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<para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Applications</emphasis> menu,
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point to <emphasis role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click
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<emphasis role="strong">gThumb Image Viewer</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window opens.</para>
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<title>Launching gThumb Image Viewer</title>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_006.png"
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<para>In the left pane of the <emphasis
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role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window, click <emphasis
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role="strong">Images</emphasis> and navigate to the folder that
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contains the images. Alternatively, if you know the name of the
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image, type the image name and click <emphasis
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role="strong">Search</emphasis> on the toolbar. The right pane of
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the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window displays the
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selected image as a thumbnail.</para>
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<title>gThumb Window</title>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_007.png"
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<para>If there are too many images displayed in the right pane, it
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may be difficult for you to find the image you want. The <emphasis
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role="strong">Show</emphasis> option at the bottom in the right pane
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limits the range of visible images. For example, you can specify a
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criterion, such as <emphasis role="strong">Date</emphasis>, to
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display images stored on your computer on a specific date or
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<emphasis role="strong">Size</emphasis>, to display images of a
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specific size. Click the <emphasis role="strong">Show</emphasis>
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arrow and select the appropriate option from the <emphasis
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_008.png"
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<emphasis role="strong">Fullscreen</emphasis> on the toolbar. The
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<title>Viewing Image in Fullscreen Mode</title>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_009.png"
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<para>The toolbar in the fullscreen window provides the following
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<title>Leave Fullscreen:</title>
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the gThumb window.</para>
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<para>Click the zoom options to adjust the display size of
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an image. Use <emphasis role="strong">In</emphasis> to
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to decrease the size of the image.</para>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Image properties:</title>
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<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Properties</emphasis> to
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view the properties of an image, such as the dimensions,
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size or the date on which the image was saved on the
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computer.</para>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Next</title>
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<para>or <emphasis role="strong">Previous:</emphasis> Click
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these buttons to navigate through and view the images in the
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series.</para>
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<title>Note:</title>
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<para>For the first image, <emphasis
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image, <emphasis role="strong">Next</emphasis> is disabled.</para>
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<step performance="required">
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<para>To view images in random order, in the gThumb window, click
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the thumbnail of any image and then click <emphasis
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role="strong">Fullscreen</emphasis> to view the image in fullscreen
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mode.</para>
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<note userlevel="instructor">
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<title>Instructor Notes:</title>
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<para>If time permits, provide a brief description of the
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catalogues, comment and category options in the gThumb window
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toolbar. These options will help users better organise their
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images.</para>
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</procedure>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Running Slide Shows</title>
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<para>You can create slide shows to save clicking through your photos.
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A slide show is a display of a series of chosen images.</para>
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</formalpara>
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<title>To run a slide show:</title>
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<step performance="required">
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<para>Select the images you want to include in your slide show. In
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the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window, click
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<emphasis role="strong">Slide Show</emphasis> to start a slide show
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of all the images in the right pane, in the order of arrangement. To
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view a slide show of a few selected images, hold down the <emphasis
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role="strong">Ctrl</emphasis> key, click the images you want to
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view, release the <emphasis role="strong">Ctrl</emphasis> key and
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click <emphasis role="strong">Slide Show</emphasis>. The slide show
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begins, displaying all the images, beginning with either the first
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image in the pane or the one you selected.</para>
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<figure float="0">
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<title>Starting a Slide Show</title>
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<title>Viewing Image in Slide Show Mode</title>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_011.png"
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<step performance="required">
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<para>The gThumb slide show uses the default settings of a 4-second
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delay between images, one-time play forward and fading effects as
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transition between images. To change the default slide show
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settings, on the <emphasis role="strong">Edit</emphasis> menu, click
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the <emphasis role="strong">Preferences option</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">gThumb Preferences</emphasis> dialogue box
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opens.</para>
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<figure float="0">
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<title>Modifying gThumb Preferences</title>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_012.png"
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</step>
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<step performance="required">
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<para>In the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb Preferences</emphasis>
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dialogue box, click the <emphasis role="strong">Slide
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Show</emphasis> tab and change the slide show settings. Click
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<emphasis role="strong">Close</emphasis>.</para>
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<figure float="0">
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<title>Modifying Slide Show Preferences</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_013.png"
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</procedure>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Removing Red Eye</title>
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<para>In some cameras, the proximity of the flash to the lens causes the
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light from the flash to reflect from the subject's retina to the lens,
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leaving a red eye mark on the image. Referred to as a red eye, the size
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of the mark depends on the amount of light reflected. The gThumb
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software can be used to remove the red eye from images.</para>
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<procedure>
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<title>To remove red eye from an image:</title>
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<step performance="required">
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<para>In the <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window,
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double-click the thumbnail of the image that has a red eye. The
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image opens in a new window.</para>
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<figure float="0">
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<title>Image with a Red Eye</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_014.png"
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<step performance="required">
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<para>In the edit window, click <emphasis
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role="strong">Image</emphasis> and then click the <emphasis
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role="strong">Redeye Removal</emphasis> option. The <emphasis
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role="strong">Red-Eye Removal</emphasis> dialogue box opens.</para>
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<figure float="0">
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<title>Launching Redeye Removal Dialogue Box</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_015.png"
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</step>
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<step performance="required">
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<para>Click on or near the affected region, to replace the red eye
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with black. If you are not happy with the result, you can click the
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<emphasis role="strong">Undo</emphasis> icon in the <emphasis
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role="strong">Red-Eye Removal</emphasis> dialogue box. Click
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<emphasis role="strong">Save</emphasis> to replace the affected
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image with the edited one in the <emphasis
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role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> window.</para>
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<figure float="0">
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<title>Removing Red Eye</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_016.png"
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format="PNG" width="10cm" />
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<note>
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<title>Note:</title>
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<para>The edited image also replaces the image stored on your
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computer. Ensure that you save a copy of the image before editing
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it.</para>
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</note>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>The GIMP</title>
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<para>GNU Image Manipulation Programme (GIMP) is the default graphic
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application in Ubuntu, licensed under the GNU General Public License. It
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is an open-source multi-platform image manipulation tool, available in
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many languages. You can use GIMP to re-touch photos, compose and create
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images, re-size, crop, manipulate colours and convert image
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formats.</para>
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<para>GIMP has a number of useful features: <itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>A full suite of painting tools, including brushes, a pencil
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and an airbrush</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Selection tools such as rectangle, ellipse, free, fuzzy and
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bezier</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Transformation tools such as rotate, scale, shear and
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flip</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Tile-based memory management so that the image size is limited
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only by available disk space</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Multiple undo/re-do operations limited only by disk
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space</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Advanced scripting capabilities</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Layers and channels for complex drawings</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sub-pixel sampling for all paint tools to minimise distortion
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while representing high-resolution images in lower resolution or
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stretched mode</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Full alpha channel support to simulate transparency in
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images</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Support for multiple file formats, including GIF, JPEG, PNG,
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XPM, TIFF, TGA, MPEG, PS, PDF, PCX and BMP</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist></para>
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<procedure>
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<title>To launch GIMP from the desktop:</title>
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<step performance="required">
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<para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Applications</emphasis> menu,
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point to <emphasis role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click
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<emphasis role="strong">GIMP Image Editor</emphasis>. The <emphasis
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role="strong">GIMP Tip of the Day</emphasis> prompt is displayed.
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Click <emphasis role="strong">Close</emphasis> on the <emphasis
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role="strong">GIMP Tip of the Day</emphasis> prompt. The <emphasis
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role="strong">GIMP</emphasis> window opens.</para>
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<figure float="0">
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<title>GIMP Tip of the Day Dialogue Box</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_017.png" format="PNG"
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width="6cm" />
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<tip>
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<title>Nice to Know:</title>
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<para>The GIMP mascot is a coyote named Wilber. He provides useful
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tips while you use the application. If you do not want to see the
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tips, clear the <emphasis role="strong">Show tip next time GIMP
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starts</emphasis> check box.</para>
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</tip>
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</step>
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<step performance="required">
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<para>To open an image for modification, on the <emphasis
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role="strong">File</emphasis> menu, click <emphasis
669
role="strong">Open</emphasis> and select the image you want to
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modify.</para>
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<figure float="0">
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<title>Opening an Image for Editing</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_018.png" format="PNG"
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width="11cm" />
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</step>
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<step performance="required">
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<para>The selected image opens in the <emphasis
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role="strong">Image</emphasis> window.</para>
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<figure float="0">
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<title>Editing Image</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_019.png" format="PNG"
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width="11cm" />
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>You can now modify the image by using the tools available in the
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<emphasis role="strong">GIMP</emphasis> window.</para>
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<tip>
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<title>Nice to Know:</title>
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<para>You can drag and drop a colour from the toolbox or from a
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colour palette onto an image. This fills the current image or
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selection with the selected colour.</para>
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</tip>
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<note userlevel="instructor">
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<title>Instructor Notes:</title>
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<para>If time permits, allow students to familiarise themselves with
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GIMP. Ask students to open an image and perform basic operations
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such as cropping the image, inserting text into the image, rotating
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the layer and smudging the image by using the available
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tools.</para>
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</note>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>Managing Photos with F-Spot</title>
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<note userlevel="instructor">
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<title>Instructor Notes:</title>
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729
<para>After a brief explanation of F-Spot and its features, refrain from
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lengthy explanation of the tasks. Perform a brief demo of the tasks
731
covered in the lesson and ask students to follow.</para>
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</note>
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734
<para>F-Spot is a personal photo management application for the GNOME
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desktop. You can import and view pictures from the hard disk on your
736
computer, digital camera or even the ipod. You can attach tags to your
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photos and categorise them, build a photo CD, export photos over the
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Internet and share them online or perform basic colour-correction and
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editing. F-Spot supports 16 common file types, including JPEG, GIF, TIFF
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and RAW.</para>
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742
<para>The following graphic shows the elements in the F-Spot
743
interface:</para>
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<figure float="0">
746
<title>F-Spot Window</title>
747
748
<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_020.png" format="PNG"
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width="12cm" />
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<sect2>
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<title>Importing Photos in F-Spot</title>
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<para>After importing the photographs, you can categorise and tag them
760
as you would to create a playlist in a music player.</para>
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762
<procedure>
763
<title>Importing Photographs from the Hard Disk</title>
764
765
<para>To import photographs into F-Spot from the hard disk of your
766
computer:</para>
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<step performance="required">
769
<para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Applications</emphasis> menu,
770
point to <emphasis role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click
771
<emphasis role="strong">F-Spot Photo Manager</emphasis>. The
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<emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window opens.</para>
773
</step>
774
775
<step performance="required">
776
<para>Click the <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> button on
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the toolbar. The <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue
778
box opens.</para>
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<figure float="0">
781
<title><emphasis role="italic">Importing Photos</emphasis></title>
782
783
<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_021.png"
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format="PNG" width="9cm" />
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</imageobject>
788
</mediaobject>
789
</figure>
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<note>
792
<title>Note:</title>
793
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<para>You can also click <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis>
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on the <emphasis role="strong">File</emphasis> menu to open the
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<emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box.</para>
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</note>
798
</step>
799
800
<step performance="required">
801
<para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Import Source</emphasis> box,
802
the <emphasis role="strong">Select Folder</emphasis> option is
803
selected by default. Retain the option, navigate to the folder that
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contains the photographs and click <emphasis
805
role="strong">Open</emphasis>.</para>
806
807
<figure float="0">
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<title><emphasis role="italic">Selecting Photo Import
809
Source</emphasis></title>
810
811
<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
813
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_022.png"
814
format="PNG" width="10cm" />
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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819
<figure float="0">
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<title><emphasis role="italic">Displaying Images to
821
Import</emphasis></title>
822
823
<mediaobject>
824
<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_023.png"
826
format="PNG" width="9cm" />
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</imageobject>
828
</mediaobject>
829
</figure>
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</step>
831
832
<step performance="required">
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<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> in the
834
<emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box.</para>
835
836
<figure float="0">
837
<title><emphasis role="italic">Importing Photos</emphasis></title>
838
839
<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
841
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_024.png"
842
format="PNG" width="9cm" />
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</imageobject>
844
</mediaobject>
845
</figure>
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847
<para>The photographs are listed as thumbnails in the <emphasis
848
role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window. Notice that the timeline
849
slider is positioned according to the dates on which the images were
850
saved on the hard disk of your computer.</para>
851
852
<figure float="0">
853
<title><emphasis role="italic">Browsing Photos</emphasis></title>
854
855
<mediaobject>
856
<imageobject>
857
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_025.png"
858
format="PNG" width="10cm" />
859
</imageobject>
860
</mediaobject>
861
</figure>
862
863
<note>
864
<title>Note:</title>
865
866
<para>The photographs listed in the F-Spot window are not
867
associated with any category or parent tag.</para>
868
</note>
869
</step>
870
</procedure>
871
872
<procedure>
873
<title>Importing Photographs from a Digital Camera</title>
874
875
<para>To import photographs into F-Spot from a digital camera:</para>
876
877
<step performance="required">
878
<para>Click the <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> button on
879
the toolbar. The <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue
880
box opens.</para>
881
</step>
882
883
<step performance="required">
884
<para>Click the <emphasis role="strong">Import Source</emphasis>
885
box. Plug the camera on the computer. F-Spot detects the camera and
886
displays the model and type of the camera in the <emphasis
887
role="strong">Import Source</emphasis> box.</para>
888
889
<figure float="0">
890
<title><emphasis role="italic">Selecting Photo Import
891
Source</emphasis></title>
892
893
<mediaobject>
894
<imageobject>
895
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_026.png"
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format="PNG" width="9cm" />
897
</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
899
</figure>
900
</step>
901
902
<step performance="required">
903
<para>Click the camera as the source for the photographs. The
904
<emphasis role="strong">Select Photos to Copy From Camera</emphasis>
905
dialogue box opens, which lists all the photos in the camera. Select
906
the photos you want to import and click <emphasis
907
role="strong">Copy</emphasis>.</para>
908
909
<figure float="0">
910
<title><emphasis role="italic">Selecting Images to
911
Copy</emphasis></title>
912
913
<mediaobject>
914
<imageobject>
915
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_027.png"
916
format="PNG" width="7cm" />
917
</imageobject>
918
</mediaobject>
919
</figure>
920
</step>
921
922
<step performance="required">
923
<para>F-Spot copies the photographs to the specified location and
924
displays the copied photographs in the right pane of the <emphasis
925
role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window.</para>
926
</step>
927
</procedure>
928
</sect2>
929
930
<sect2>
931
<title>Viewing Photos</title>
932
933
<para>After importing, you can view all the photographs as thumbnails in
934
the right pane of the <emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window.
935
You can view photographs in F-Spot by: <itemizedlist>
936
<listitem>
937
<para>Double-clicking each thumbnail to enlarge the view</para>
938
</listitem>
939
940
<listitem>
941
<para>Select a thumbnail and click <emphasis
942
role="strong">Fullscreen</emphasis> on the toolbar</para>
943
</listitem>
944
</itemizedlist></para>
945
946
<para>The image opens in fullscreen mode.</para>
947
948
<figure float="0">
949
<title>Browsing Photos</title>
950
951
<mediaobject>
952
<imageobject>
953
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_028.png" format="PNG"
954
width="10cm" />
955
</imageobject>
956
</mediaobject>
957
</figure>
958
959
<figure float="0">
960
<title>Viewing Photos in Full Screen Mode</title>
961
962
<mediaobject>
963
<imageobject>
964
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_029.png" format="PNG"
965
width="11cm" />
966
</imageobject>
967
</mediaobject>
968
</figure>
969
970
<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Exit fullscreen</emphasis> to return
971
to the <emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window.</para>
972
</sect2>
973
974
<sect2>
975
<title>Organising Photos</title>
976
977
<para>By default, F-Spot organises photographs based on the dates in
978
which they were saved on the computer. You can view photographs for a
979
specific date and time by clicking the corresponding year on the
980
timeline slider or moving the slider along the timeline. For example,
981
assume that there are 100 images in the right pane, 50 of which were
982
saved in 2004 and 50 in 2007. To view the images for 2004, position the
983
slider on the timeline at the 2004 mark.</para>
984
985
<para>To organise the photographs differently, you can attach a tag or a
986
label to each photo and categorise them. You can then view photographs
987
based on these categories.</para>
988
989
<para>Some categories are already predefined and visible in the left
990
pane of the <emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window. You can
991
group your photos under these tags.</para>
992
993
<para>To add a tag to a photograph: <itemizedlist>
994
<listitem>
995
<para>In the <emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis> window,
996
right-click a photograph, point to <emphasis role="strong">Attach
997
a Tag</emphasis> and click the tag with which you want to
998
associate the photograph. The tag is displayed at the bottom of
999
the photograph.</para>
1000
1001
<figure float="0">
1002
<title>Tagging an Image</title>
1003
1004
<mediaobject>
1005
<imageobject>
1006
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_030.png"
1007
format="PNG" width="11cm" />
1008
</imageobject>
1009
</mediaobject>
1010
</figure>
1011
1012
<figure float="0">
1013
<title>Viewing Tagged Images</title>
1014
1015
<mediaobject>
1016
<imageobject>
1017
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_031.png"
1018
format="PNG" width="10cm" />
1019
</imageobject>
1020
</mediaobject>
1021
</figure>
1022
1023
<para>The tagged image is now displayed under the tagged
1024
category.</para>
1025
</listitem>
1026
</itemizedlist></para>
1027
</sect2>
1028
</sect1>
1029
1030
<sect1>
1031
<title>Drawing with Inkscape</title>
1032
1033
<para>Inkscape helps you draw illustrations for the Web, graphics for
1034
mobile phones, simple line drawings, cartoons, complex works of art,
1035
figures for chapters and books or organization charts.</para>
1036
1037
<para>Inkscape is a high-end graphic tool with capabilities similar to
1038
Illustrator, CorelDraw or Xara X. It is multi-platform software that is
1039
freely available for the Linux, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X
1040
operating systems.</para>
1041
1042
<para>You can use it to rotate, re-size, skew, proportion, fill and stroke
1043
objects with a high level of precision. Advanced visual effects such as
1044
gradient and transparency are also available.</para>
1045
1046
<para>Inkscape is not part of the default graphics package in Ubuntu
1047
however, you can install this package from repositories.</para>
1048
1049
<sect2>
1050
<title>Installing Inkscape</title>
1051
1052
<para>There are two ways to install Inkscape. You can install this
1053
application from the repositories by using Synaptic Package Manager or
1054
from the Command Line Interface (CLI).</para>
1055
1056
<note>
1057
<title>Note:</title>
1058
1059
<para>Your computer should be connected to the Internet while
1060
installing the application from the repositories.</para>
1061
</note>
1062
1063
<procedure>
1064
<title>Installing Inkscape by Using Synaptic Package Manager</title>
1065
1066
<step performance="required">
1067
<para>On the <emphasis role="strong">System</emphasis> menu, point
1068
to <emphasis role="strong">Administration</emphasis> and click
1069
<emphasis role="strong">Synaptic Package Manager</emphasis>. The
1070
<emphasis role="strong">Synaptic Package Manager</emphasis> window
1071
opens.</para>
1072
1073
<figure float="0">
1074
<title><emphasis role="italic">Launching Synaptic Package
1075
Manager</emphasis></title>
1076
1077
<mediaobject>
1078
<imageobject>
1079
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_032.png"
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format="PNG" width="11cm" />
1081
</imageobject>
1082
</mediaobject>
1083
</figure>
1084
</step>
1085
1086
<step performance="required">
1087
<para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Synaptic Package
1088
Manager</emphasis> window, the left pane lists the categories of
1089
software and the right pane lists the packages in a category. Click
1090
<emphasis role="strong">Search</emphasis>. The <emphasis
1091
role="strong">Find</emphasis> dialogue box opens. Type <emphasis
1092
role="strong">Inkscape</emphasis> in the <emphasis
1093
role="strong">Search</emphasis> field and click <emphasis
1094
role="strong">Search</emphasis>.</para>
1095
1096
<note>
1097
<title>Note:</title>
1098
1099
<para>To view installed and uninstalled packages, click <emphasis
1100
role="strong">Status</emphasis>. For the source repository of the
1101
package, click <emphasis role="strong">Origin</emphasis>. Click
1102
<emphasis role="strong">Custom Filters</emphasis> to determine
1103
whether a package is broken or upgradeable. To return to the list
1104
of categories after searching the packages, click <emphasis
1105
role="strong">Sections</emphasis>.</para>
1106
</note>
1107
1108
<figure float="0">
1109
<title><emphasis role="italic">Searching
1110
Inkscape</emphasis></title>
1111
1112
<mediaobject>
1113
<imageobject>
1114
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_033.png"
1115
format="PNG" width="11cm" />
1116
</imageobject>
1117
</mediaobject>
1118
</figure>
1119
</step>
1120
1121
<step performance="required">
1122
<para>The <emphasis role="strong">Search</emphasis> results are
1123
displayed in the right pane of the <emphasis role="strong">Synaptic
1124
Package Manager</emphasis> window. Right-click <emphasis
1125
role="strong">Inkscape</emphasis> and select the <emphasis
1126
role="strong">Mark for Installation</emphasis> check box.</para>
1127
1128
<figure float="0">
1129
<title><emphasis role="italic">Marking Inkscape for
1130
Installation</emphasis></title>
1131
1132
<mediaobject>
1133
<imageobject>
1134
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_034.png"
1135
format="PNG" width="9cm" />
1136
</imageobject>
1137
</mediaobject>
1138
</figure>
1139
</step>
1140
1141
<step performance="required">
1142
<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Apply</emphasis> on the toolbar
1143
to begin the installation process. A <emphasis
1144
role="strong">Summary</emphasis> dialogue box is displayed, which
1145
prompts you to confirm the changes. Click <emphasis
1146
role="strong">Apply</emphasis> to proceed with the
1147
installation.</para>
1148
1149
<figure float="0">
1150
<title><emphasis role="italic">Confirming
1151
Changes</emphasis></title>
1152
1153
<mediaobject>
1154
<imageobject>
1155
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_035.png"
1156
format="PNG" width="9cm" />
1157
</imageobject>
1158
</mediaobject>
1159
</figure>
1160
</step>
1161
1162
<step performance="required">
1163
<para>After the installation is complete, click <emphasis
1164
role="strong">Close</emphasis> in the <emphasis
1165
role="strong">Changes applied</emphasis> dialogue box.</para>
1166
1167
<figure float="0">
1168
<title><emphasis role="italic">Changes Applied
1169
Confirmation</emphasis></title>
1170
1171
<mediaobject>
1172
<imageobject>
1173
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_036.png"
1174
format="PNG" width="9cm" />
1175
</imageobject>
1176
</mediaobject>
1177
</figure>
1178
</step>
1179
</procedure>
1180
1181
<para>To launch Inkscape, on the <emphasis
1182
role="strong">Applications</emphasis> menu, point to <emphasis
1183
role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click <emphasis
1184
role="strong">Inkscape Vector illustrator</emphasis>.</para>
1185
</sect2>
1186
1187
<sect2>
1188
<title>Creating Vector Graphic Images Using InkScape</title>
1189
1190
<note userlevel="instructor">
1191
<title>Instructor Notes:</title>
1192
1193
<para>To utilise the full potential of this application requires some
1194
hands-on experience on similar applications. This topic introduces
1195
students to Inkscape and covers the basic concepts. To engage students
1196
with some prior experience, use an example from the help manual and
1197
make them perform the steps given in the manual.</para>
1198
</note>
1199
1200
<formalpara>
1201
<title>Page:</title>
1202
1203
<para>This area enables you to specify various options for the output.
1204
For example, you can specify the Page dimensions for printing on A4
1205
size paper. The Page adjusts accordingly and you can adjust the
1206
proportion the drawing relative to the Page.</para>
1207
</formalpara>
1208
1209
<formalpara>
1210
<title>Menu Bar:</title>
1211
1212
<para>This toolbar provides menus such as file save and zoom. You can
1213
perform all operations in Inkscape by using the options listed on
1214
these menus.</para>
1215
</formalpara>
1216
1217
<formalpara>
1218
<title>Command Bar:</title>
1219
1220
<para>This toolbar provides shortcuts to major operations on the menu
1221
bar.</para>
1222
</formalpara>
1223
1224
<formalpara>
1225
<title>Drawing Toolbar:</title>
1226
1227
<para>This toolbar provides options to perform drawing operations. You
1228
can create basic shapes such as a rectangle, a square or an
1229
ellipse.</para>
1230
</formalpara>
1231
1232
<formalpara>
1233
<title>Tools Control Bar:</title>
1234
1235
<para>This toolbar provides options specific to a tool on the Drawing
1236
toolbar. For example, if you select the polygon tool from the Drawing
1237
toolbar, the Tools Control Bar displays options to set the corners in
1238
the polygon.</para>
1239
</formalpara>
1240
1241
<formalpara>
1242
<title>Status Bar:</title>
1243
1244
<para>This toolbar indicates the status of objects such as dimensions
1245
and layers. For example, when you roll the mouse over the window, the
1246
Status Bar indicates the position of the cursor relative to the
1247
window.</para>
1248
</formalpara>
1249
1250
<note>
1251
<title>Note:</title>
1252
1253
<para>Vector drawing software uses standard notation to refer to
1254
shapes such as simple lines, rectangles and complicated shapes as
1255
objects.</para>
1256
</note>
1257
1258
<formalpara>
1259
<title>Creating and Saving Objects</title>
1260
1261
<para>Creating a new object in Inkscape requires extensive use of the
1262
Drawing toolbar. However, the options in this toolbar help you to
1263
create basic shapes. To create complex objects, you need to further
1264
edit, combine and manipulate these shapes.</para>
1265
</formalpara>
1266
1267
<procedure>
1268
<title>To create an object by using the Drawing toolbar:</title>
1269
1270
<step performance="required">
1271
<para>Click the object button associated with the shape you want to
1272
draw. Point anywhere in the page where you want to start drawing the
1273
object.</para>
1274
</step>
1275
1276
<step performance="required">
1277
<para>Drag the cursor to the desired size of the object. The object
1278
is displayed in the page.</para>
1279
1280
<figure float="0">
1281
<title>Drawing an Object</title>
1282
1283
<mediaobject>
1284
<imageobject>
1285
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_038.png"
1286
format="PNG" width="13cm" />
1287
</imageobject>
1288
</mediaobject>
1289
</figure>
1290
1291
<para>The Tools Control Bar displays options to create the object.
1292
For example, if you are creating a rectangle, the toolbar provides
1293
the option to specify the height and the width of the
1294
rectangle.</para>
1295
</step>
1296
1297
<step performance="required">
1298
<para>After creating the shape, click <emphasis
1299
role="strong">Save</emphasis> on the Command Bar. The <emphasis
1300
role="strong">Select file to Save to</emphasis> dialogue box is
1301
displayed. Type the name of the file in the <emphasis
1302
role="strong">Name</emphasis> text box, specify the location where
1303
you want to save the file and click <emphasis
1304
role="strong">Save</emphasis>.</para>
1305
1306
<figure float="0">
1307
<title>Saving an Object</title>
1308
1309
<mediaobject>
1310
<imageobject>
1311
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_039.png"
1312
format="PNG" width="15cm" />
1313
</imageobject>
1314
</mediaobject>
1315
</figure>
1316
1317
<note>
1318
<title>Note:</title>
1319
1320
<para>Inkscape saves images as vector graphics. You can resize a
1321
vector image without affecting the resolution of the image.</para>
1322
</note>
1323
</step>
1324
</procedure>
1325
</sect2>
1326
</sect1>
1327
1328
<sect1>
1329
<title>Using a Scanner</title>
1330
1331
<para>Scanning an object in Ubuntu is simple. If you have a USB scanner,
1332
plug the scanner directly into your computer. Most plug-and-play devices
1333
are compatible with Ubuntu, if however, the computer fails to detect the
1334
scanner, you will need to check its compatibility with Ubuntu.</para>
1335
1336
<sect2>
1337
<title>Checking Scanner Compatibility</title>
1338
1339
<para>You can check the compatibility of your scanner with Ubuntu in one
1340
of two ways: <itemizedlist>
1341
<listitem>
1342
<para>Visit this Web site for the list of scanners and drivers
1343
compatible with Ubuntu: <ulink
1344
url="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners</ulink>.</para>
1345
</listitem>
1346
1347
<listitem>
1348
<para>Check the status of your scanner at the following Web site:
1349
<ulink
1350
url="http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.html">http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.html</ulink>.
1351
This site lists the drivers distributed with sane-backends-1.0.18
1352
and supported hardware and software.</para>
1353
</listitem>
1354
</itemizedlist></para>
1355
</sect2>
1356
1357
<sect2>
1358
<title>Scanning an Image</title>
1359
1360
<para>You can scan an image by using the scanner interface or the
1361
scanning application XSane, which is available in Ubuntu.</para>
1362
1363
<procedure>
1364
<title>To scan an image by using XSane:</title>
1365
1366
<step performance="required">
1367
<para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Applications</emphasis> menu,
1368
point to <emphasis role="strong">Graphics</emphasis> and click
1369
<emphasis role="strong">XSane Image Scanner</emphasis>. XSane
1370
automatically searches for a scanner attached to the computer. After
1371
your computer detects the scanner, the <emphasis role="strong">XSane
1372
Options</emphasis> dialogue box is displayed.</para>
1373
</step>
1374
1375
<step performance="required">
1376
<para>The <emphasis role="strong">XSane Options</emphasis> dialogue
1377
box provides options to modify the default settings of the output.
1378
You can specify the number of copies to be scanned, the name of the
1379
output file, the output file type, and colour and contrast options.
1380
After you specify the properties of the output file, place the
1381
object on the scanner and click Scan to begin scanning the
1382
object.</para>
1383
1384
<figure float="0">
1385
<title>Using XSane</title>
1386
1387
<mediaobject>
1388
<imageobject>
1389
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_040.png"
1390
format="PNG" width="10cm" />
1391
</imageobject>
1392
</mediaobject>
1393
</figure>
1394
</step>
1395
1396
<step performance="required">
1397
<para>After the object is scanned, a viewer window displays the
1398
output.</para>
1399
1400
<figure float="0">
1401
<title>Viewing Scanned Output</title>
1402
1403
<mediaobject>
1404
<imageobject>
1405
<imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_041.png"
1406
format="PNG" width="9cm" />
1407
</imageobject>
1408
</mediaobject>
1409
</figure>
1410
1411
<note>
1412
<title>Note:</title>
1413
1414
<para>Before beginning the scanning operation, check the
1415
compatibility of your scanner with Ubuntu. Sometimes, Ubuntu
1416
detects the scanner as hardware but fails to scan if the required
1417
driver is missing.</para>
1418
</note>
1419
</step>
1420
1421
<step performance="required">
1422
<para>Continue to scan other images or close the <emphasis
1423
role="strong">XSane Options</emphasis> dialogue box to exit the
1424
application.</para>
1425
</step>
1426
</procedure>
1427
</sect2>
1428
</sect1>
1429
1430
<sect1>
1431
<title>Lesson Summary</title>
1432
1433
<para>In this lesson, you learned how to: <itemizedlist>
1434
<listitem>
1435
<para>View and organise your photo collection by using the default
1436
Ubuntu graphic applications:</para>
1437
1438
<itemizedlist>
1439
<listitem>
1440
<para>The <emphasis role="strong">gThumb Image Viewer</emphasis>
1441
enables you to import pictures, create a photo CD, display
1442
photos as a slide show and create albums of your photo
1443
collection for the Web.</para>
1444
</listitem>
1445
1446
<listitem>
1447
<formalpara>
1448
<title>F-Spot</title>
1449
1450
<para>enables you to tag, categorize and export your images to
1451
the Web.</para>
1452
</formalpara>
1453
</listitem>
1454
</itemizedlist>
1455
</listitem>
1456
1457
<listitem>
1458
<para>Use GIMP for advanced image manipulation and creation.</para>
1459
</listitem>
1460
1461
<listitem>
1462
<para>Create graphics in the SVG format by using the Inkscape vector
1463
graphics editor.</para>
1464
</listitem>
1465
1466
<listitem>
1467
<para>Scan your images and save them in various formats by using
1468
XSane Image Scanner.</para>
1469
</listitem>
1470
</itemizedlist></para>
1471
</sect1>
1472
1473
<sect1 role="questions">
1474
<title>Review Exercise</title>
1475
1476
<qandaset>
1477
<qandaentry>
1478
<question>
1479
<para>Which of the default graphics applications provides the option
1480
to display only a category of images from a randomly stored pool of
1481
images? (Choose two).</para>
1482
1483
<para>a) Inkscape</para>
1484
1485
<para>b) gThumb</para>
1486
1487
<para>c) F-Spot</para>
1488
1489
<para>d) Xsane</para>
1490
1491
<para>e) GIMP</para>
1492
</question>
1493
1494
<answer>
1495
<para>b) gThumb and c) F-Spot</para>
1496
</answer>
1497
</qandaentry>
1498
1499
<qandaentry>
1500
<question>
1501
<para>Which default graphics application in Ubuntu facilitates photo
1502
sharing over the Internet?</para>
1503
</question>
1504
1505
<answer>
1506
<para>The F-Spot Photo Manager</para>
1507
</answer>
1508
</qandaentry>
1509
1510
<qandaentry>
1511
<question>
1512
<para>Is there any additional software required to import images
1513
from a digital camera?</para>
1514
</question>
1515
1516
<answer>
1517
<para>No, Ubuntu automatically identifies plug-and-play devices.
1518
F-Spot or gThumb identify the connected device and enable you to
1519
import images directly from the application interface.</para>
1520
</answer>
1521
</qandaentry>
1522
</qandaset>
1523
</sect1>
1524
1525
<sect1>
1526
<title>Lab Exercise</title>
1527
1528
<formalpara>
1529
<title>Exercise 1: Creating a Web Album by using gThumb</title>
1530
1531
<para>You have just returned from a vacation with your friends. You
1532
decide to write about this experience on your blog and post some
1533
photographs of the trip. However, uploading images one by one to the Web
1534
site involves a lot of effort and time. You want to find a more
1535
convenient way to do this.</para>
1536
</formalpara>
1537
1538
<procedure>
1539
<title>To perform the required task:</title>
1540
1541
<step performance="required">
1542
<para>Launch <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis>. The <emphasis
1543
role="strong">Desktop/Images</emphasis> window is displayed.</para>
1544
</step>
1545
1546
<step performance="required">
1547
<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Images</emphasis> on the left
1548
navigation bar and navigate to the folder in which the images are
1549
stored. Click <emphasis role="strong">Open</emphasis>. The workspace
1550
displays all the images available in the folder.</para>
1551
</step>
1552
1553
<step performance="required">
1554
<para>Select the images you want to include in the Web album.</para>
1555
</step>
1556
1557
<step performance="required">
1558
<para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Tools</emphasis> menu, click
1559
<emphasis role="strong">Create Web Album</emphasis>. The <emphasis
1560
role="strong">Web Album</emphasis> window <emphasis
1561
role="strong">is</emphasis> displayed.</para>
1562
</step>
1563
1564
<step performance="required">
1565
<para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Web Album</emphasis> window,
1566
enter the required information, including the destination folder, the
1567
index file, the index page layout and the album style. Click <emphasis
1568
role="strong">Save</emphasis>.</para>
1569
</step>
1570
1571
<step performance="required">
1572
<para>The gThumb software creates the album and saves it at the
1573
specified location. Now, you can upload the Web album to a Web
1574
server.</para>
1575
</step>
1576
</procedure>
1577
1578
<formalpara>
1579
<title>Exercise 2: Exporting Images to the Web by using F-Spot</title>
1580
1581
<para>You now want to share the photographs you uploaded only with
1582
friends. You also want to retain the photographs for a longer period
1583
than is typically permitted by Web hosting sites. How can you do
1584
this?</para>
1585
</formalpara>
1586
1587
<procedure>
1588
<title>To perform the required task:</title>
1589
1590
<step performance="required">
1591
<para>Launch <emphasis role="strong">F-Spot</emphasis>.</para>
1592
</step>
1593
1594
<step performance="required">
1595
<para>Click the <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> button on
1596
the toolbar. The <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue
1597
box is displayed.</para>
1598
</step>
1599
1600
<step performance="required">
1601
<para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box,
1602
click <emphasis role="strong">Select Folder</emphasis> from the
1603
<emphasis role="strong">Import Source</emphasis> box. Navigate to the
1604
source folder and click <emphasis role="strong">Open</emphasis>. The
1605
images are displayed.</para>
1606
</step>
1607
1608
<step performance="required">
1609
<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Import</emphasis> in the <emphasis
1610
role="strong">Import</emphasis> dialogue box.</para>
1611
</step>
1612
1613
<step performance="required">
1614
<para>Select the images you want to export.</para>
1615
</step>
1616
1617
<step performance="required">
1618
<para>On the <emphasis role="strong">File</emphasis> menu, point to
1619
<emphasis role="strong">Export</emphasis> and click the
1620
destination.</para>
1621
1622
<note>
1623
<title>Note:</title>
1624
1625
<para>To export images to the Web, you need to have an active
1626
account with the target Web site.</para>
1627
</note>
1628
</step>
1629
</procedure>
1630
1631
<formalpara>
1632
<title>Exercise 3: Removing Red Eye from an Image</title>
1633
1634
<para>You took photographs at your recent birthday party but some of the
1635
people have red eye marks which need to be removed.</para>
1636
</formalpara>
1637
1638
<procedure>
1639
<title>To perform the required task:</title>
1640
1641
<step performance="required">
1642
<para>Launch <emphasis role="strong">gThumb</emphasis> and import the
1643
affected images.</para>
1644
</step>
1645
1646
<step performance="required">
1647
<para>Double-click an image with a red eye mark.</para>
1648
</step>
1649
1650
<step performance="required">
1651
<para>On the <emphasis role="strong">Image</emphasis> menu, click
1652
<emphasis role="strong">Redeye Removal</emphasis>. The <emphasis
1653
role="strong">Red-Eye Removal</emphasis> dialogue box is
1654
displayed.</para>
1655
</step>
1656
1657
<step performance="required">
1658
<para>In the <emphasis role="strong">Red-Eye Removal</emphasis>
1659
dialogue box, click on or near the red eye. This replaces the red eye
1660
with black colour.</para>
1661
</step>
1662
1663
<step performance="required">
1664
<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Undo</emphasis> if you are not
1665
happy with the result. Save the edited version of the image.</para>
1666
</step>
1667
</procedure>
1668
</sect1>
1669
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