Macintosh Bible, 8th Edition, The

Graphics

From its very beginning, the Mac was a digital-graphics powerhouse, and in fact the Mac is still the top choice among designers of digital graphics. Elsewhere in this book you'll find a wealth of information about the types of graphics you can create on a Mac and the tools you can use to make them. Although most multimedia involves graphics at some point, there's not a whole lot one can say about graphics that is specific to multimedia. Here are a few pointers, however.

When preparing graphic materials for multimedia, remember that multimedia is intended for the screen, not the printed page. This means you should use appropriate color settings: The CMYK color space is intended for print; use RGB if your destination is the screen. Nor ...