Digital Imaging Project Guidelines - Digital Media BAD4710

Please create a seamless panoramic image by horizontally stitching three or more photographs into one continuous image using Photoshop Elements. View sample image.

The subject may be anything related to life at OU. All photos must be originally created by you -- either shot with a digital camera or scanned by you from film prints.

Image resolution should be 72 pixels per inch (ppi). Image height should be at least 400 pixels.

Do not apply perspective. You need not set a vanishing point.

Avoid "bow tie" distortion. Avoid pixelation. The top, bottom and sides of your stitched (merged) panorama image must be cropped perfectly straight, i.e. no uneven or irregular edges. Leave no space at the edges either.


	You may check out a digital camera and tripod from the Business Communication Center (2-hour limit).
	Refer to Creating Panoramic Images Using Photomerge or the HELP menu in Photoshop Elements for tips on taking pictures for use with Photomerge.

Please create a title for your image, as we did in class. You may place this text anywhere on the image. The title must be:

·	On its own layer
·	Editable
·	Anti-aliased
·	In a web-safe color
·	Shadowed with either a Low or Hard Edge drop shadow via the appropriate layer style
·	Warped via one of the Warped Text styles
·	Clear and large enough to easily read when viewed at 100% zoom
	Use proper grammar, punctuation, spelling and capitalization.

On a separate layer (or on multiple separate layers), please type your name, the course name, and the course number. This text must be:

·	On its own layer (i.e. not part of the Title layer)
·	Editable
·	Anti-aliased
·	In a web-safe color
·	Shadowed with either a Low or Hard Edge drop shadow via the appropriate layer style
·	Clear and large enough to easily read when viewed at 100% zoom
·	Note: Warping via one of the Warped Text styles is OPTIONAL for this text
	Use proper grammar, punctuation, spelling and capitalization.

Please superimpose an image of yourself, either full-body or headshot only, on a layer by itself, as we did in the class tutorial and as shown in the sample image. This image must be clear and large enough to be easily seen when viewed at 100% zoom. The backgrounds of this and any other superimposed images must be transparent. Avoid pixelation. Constrain this image's proportions (keep its aspect ratio) in order to avoid distorting it.

5.	Please create a TIFF version of your seamless panoramic image. This image must be 400 pixels in height and 72 pixels per inch (ppi). This image must have no compression, must be in an IBM PC byte order, and have all layers discarded. Please submit the file with the filename "project" plus the proper lower case file extension.
6.	Please create a progressive JPEG version of your seamless panoramic image. This image must be 400 pixels in height and 72 pixels per inch (ppi). This image must have the edges feathered at least 10 pixels with the color white (FFFFFF) as shown in class and in this sample feathered image. All text must still be clearly visible and not obstructed by the feathered edges. Please submit the file with the filename "project" plus the proper lower case file extension. This image must be optimized to a quality setting of 60% (JPEG High).
7.	Please create an interlaced GIF version of your seamless panoramic image. This image must be 760 pixels wide with constrained proportions and a resolution of 72ppi. Image must also have a *Selective* color reduction algorithm, no transparency, 256 colors and 100% dither using a *Diffusion* algorithm. The edges of this image must not be feathered. Please submit the file with the filename "project" plus the proper lower case file extension.
8.	Please create an interlaced GIF version of your seamless panoramic image. This image must have the stitched photos layer colorized. Please colorize only the stitched photos (bottom layer) and use these values: HUE = 360 SATURATION = 30 LIGHTNESS = 0 as we did in the class tutorial and as shown in this sample colorized image. This image must be 760 pixels wide with constrained proportions and 72ppi. Image must use a *Selective* color reduction algorithm, have no transparency, 64 colors and 100% dither using a *Diffusion* algorithm. The edges of this image must not be feathered. Please submit the file with the filename "project_colorized" plus the proper lower case file extension.
9.	Please submit your seamless panoramic image as a Photoshop file with the filename "project" plus the proper lower case file extension. Image size must be 400 pixels in height and 72 pixels per inch (ppi). Your stitched photos must be on the bottom (lowest) layer. Layers must not be flattened, and each layer must have a name that clearly describes the contents of that layer. No two layers may be named the same. The image's feathered and colorized layers must be hidden.
10.	Please submit all five files on one disk with your name printed clearly on the disk, not just on the disk case. If you have other files stored on that disk, then please place these Digital Imaging project files into a folder named Digital Imaging Project.