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Understand how color is created in publications - InDesign Tutorial
From the course: Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - InDesign
Understand how color is created in publications
- [Instructor] In this movie we'll take a look at some key concepts for how color is created in digital images, and we'll begin with the concept of a channel. A channel in a digital image contains information representing just light and dark measurements. These are also known as luminance values, which range from white to black. In an 8-bit channel, there are 256 possible luminance values ranging from zero, which is black, to 255, which is white. A true grayscale file is composed of just one 8-bit channel. That's why it can only represent lights and darks. Other images maybe composed of multiple channels which combine to produce a full range of colors. For example, RGB images are composed of three channels, red, green, and blue light. These are the primary colors in the RGB color model. And RGB is also known as an additive color model because it creates colors by adding red, green, and blue light together. That's why RGB is used to represent colors on TVs and computer screens. CMYK…
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Identify the purpose and audience for graphics4m 3s
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Communicate with peers and clients4m 15s
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Demonstrate knowledge of basic project management concepts5m 6s
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Understand copyright, permissions, and licensing5m 40s
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Obtain permission to use images of people and locations2m 33s
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Understand publication terminology4m 1s
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Understand how color is created in publications2m 13s
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Understand the principles and techniques of design3m 52s
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Understand typographic principles3m 59s
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Understand composition terms and principles2m 35s
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