iMedia R081 Pre Production Skills
2.6: describe the hardware, techniques and software used for digitising and creating pre-production documents
2.6: describe the hardware, techniques and software used for digitising and creating pre-production documents
| Keyword | Definition |
|---|---|
| desktop publishing | Software used to create posters, booklets and newsletters |
| digital camera | Hardware used to capture a photo that can be stored on a computer |
| digitising | Capturing or recording something so that it can be stored and viewed on a computer |
| display | Hardware used to show software, images and text |
| file management | Software used to rename, copy and delete files and organise them into folders |
| graphics editing | Software used to create and edit images |
| graphics tablet | Hardware used to control a cursor around the screen and control software using a pen |
| hardware | Physical devices that make up part of a computer |
| internet browser | Software used to view web pages |
| keyboard | Hardware used to type text and control software |
| mouse | Hardware used to move a cursor around the screen to control software |
| pre-production documents | Mood boards, mind maps, visualisation diagrams, scripts and storyboards |
| printer | Hardware used to create physical documents from digital images and text |
| scanner | Hardware used to capture pages or pictures as a digital image or pdf |
| software | Programs that run on a computer |
| spreadsheet | Software used to store and analyse data (e.g. finances) |
| word processing | Software used to write, edit and print written documents |
