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Digital Image Compositing Fundamentals is an introductory title covering concepts central to digital imagery and digital image compositing using software packages such as Adobe Photoshop or the open source GIMP software, which is used for this book because it is free for commercial use.

This book builds on the fundamental concepts of pixels, color depth and layers, and gets more advanced as chapters progress, covering pixel transparency using the alpha channel, pixel blending using Porter-Duff blending and transfer modes, and digital image file formats and key factors regarding a data footprint optimization work process.

What You´ll Learn:

What are the most common memes in digital imaging

What comprises a digital image compositing pipeline

What are the concepts behind digital imaging

How to install and use GIMP 2.8 or 2.9

What are and how to use the concepts behind color depth and image optimization Audience:
This book is for those new to image compositing, editing. Ideal for web developers, game developers who need to learn these kinds of fundamentals quickly and effectively.

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Chapter 1 The Foundation of Digital Imaging: The Pixel.- Chapter 2 The Size of Digital Imaging: Resolution.- Chapter 3 The Shape of Digital Imaging: Aspect Ratio.- Chapter 4 The Color of Digital Imaging: Color Theory.- Chapter 5 The Digitization of Digital Imaging: Color Depth.- Chapter 6 The Transparency of Digital Imaging: Alpha Channel.- Chapter 7 The Isolation of Digital Imaging: Masking Tools.- Chapter 8 The Organization of Digital Imaging: Using Layers.- Chapter 9 The Algorithms of Digital Imaging: Porter-Duff.- Chapter 10 The Modality of Digital Imaging: Modal Operation.- Chapter 11 The Work Process of Digital Imaging: Compositing.- Chapter 12 The Wow Factor of Digital Imaging: Special Effects.- Chapter 13 The Data Footprint of Dig ital Imaging: Optimization.- Chapter 14 The Automation of Digital Imaging: Programming.

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Wallace Jackson has been writing for leading multimedia publications about his work in new media content development since the advent of Multimedia Producer Magazine nearly two decades ago, when he wrote about computer processor architectures for centerfolds (removable "mini-issue" insert) distributed at SIGGRAPH. Since then, Wallace has written for several other publications about his work in interactive 3D and new media advertising campaign design, including 3D Artist,Desktop Publishers Journal, CrossMedia, AVvideo and Kiosk Magazine.

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