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Adobe Photoshop:
Resolution - 350 BPI is book printing quality

Color Mode - RGB Color = Red Green Blue
RGB is more commonly used - it has two choices for bits: 8 or 16


jpg file formats have three channels, red, green, and blue; extra areas are white only
jpg is a static file format
jpg is compressed

gif can be used for animation
gif file formats have other channels to create effects, like a transparent effect
gif files is less compressed than jpg because of the fourth channel

png and tif file formats are more commonly used for printing because they are compressed but not as much as jpg and gif.

Bitmap - a four channel option, not compressed
Bitmap is even bigger than gif
Bitmap is the largest

CMYK Color - used by printing companies

Image Menu:
duplicate - always make a copy of your photo
image size
adjustment -> levels
adjustment -> levels -> options
variations
selective color
Gradient Map

Before exporting an image, go to
Image -> flatten image
to make it one layer to export

To export:
save as
select file type
select size 12 to get better quality




Emboss Effect:
Layer -> Lyer Style -> Bevel Emboss