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| === Creating and editing image resources using an Image editor (''GIMP'') === | | === Creating and editing image resources using an Image editor (''GIMP'') === |
− | GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is an image editing software. This software is very powerful with many sophisticated features. We will learn a few commonly used functions in image editing: | + | GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is an image editing software. GIMP is used for raster image editing, it treats the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_graphics image] as a grid of pixels, or a set of bitmaps. It is not vector image editor (Inkscape is an vector image editor). A vector editor edits [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics vector images- which are stored as geometric information. GIMP is very powerful with many sophisticated features. We will learn a few commonly used functions in image editing: |
| # Cropping an image | | # Cropping an image |
| # Adding text to an image | | # Adding text to an image |
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| === Inserting images in a text document (''LibreOffice Writer'') === | | === Inserting images in a text document (''LibreOffice Writer'') === |
| One of the ways of making OER powerful and high quality is by suitably integrating multiple resource formats. Images can be embedded / inserted into a text document. The image and the related text enhance the value of the other in the document. | | One of the ways of making OER powerful and high quality is by suitably integrating multiple resource formats. Images can be embedded / inserted into a text document. The image and the related text enhance the value of the other in the document. |