LO4 - M4: Exported Media

Evidence

The program I used to create and edit the magazine was Photoshop. I used Photoshop as it is the best adobe software for editing images professionally and because of the creative freedom it gives you.

 

One of the main tools I used when creating my magazine was the clipping layer, which means that the content in the clipping layer will remain inside the content on the layer underneath. After adding the background to my magazine, the drawing i created needed to be adjusted due to the colours in the background. To resolve this issue, i edited the drawing by using clipping layers over it and used a solid colour that matched the background. I then changed the blending mode to multiply and lowered the opacity so that the drawing was more visible and so that the drawing only blended in with the colours of the background. I used the second clipping layer to add a teal glow to the edges of the drawing where the lighting from the smoke and text are placed. To create the glow effect, I changed the blending mode to Add and lowered the opacity until I was happy with the result.

After almost completing the magazine front cover (with all of the essential conventions included), I used a technique called RGB split to finish it. I did this by first arranging the layers by duplicating them 3 times and naming them red, green and blue. I then double clicked a layer to then arrange the channels; For blue, only B would be ticked. For red, only R would be ticked etc. after doing this, I then adjusted the layers by moving them either slightly to the left or right to create the split effect. I decided to include this technique as it adds to the analog VHS footage theme.

When exporting the final product, I first saved the file in the TIFF format (tag image file format) so that when it comes to printing the front cover, double page spread and contents page, the quality will still remain high.

When it comes to the distribution of my Magazine, I would have the option of doing it digitally or physically. Both of these options would require different export file types. For my physical to be exported the TIFF file type I have exported would be the best dues to it storing the image as a high quality file type with lossless compression making it the best quality it can be to print. Digital could be one of two options to export: JPG or PDF. both of these work well with digital devices as they can be accessed on pretty much every device and are easy to distribute e.g. email or via website. One that may have more on an advantage though is PDF. This is due to the fact that it is scalable making it easier for the user to zoom in  to read text or look at images without the quality being affected like a JPG which could become pixelated. Based on this I would choose PDF as my digital export choice.