Art and Computer (Part 2)

Art and Computer

In another definition of Art is “something that possesses aesthetic qualities that means the object has characteristics of beauty or is pleasing to the eye”. (Erin McGuire-Lytle, 1999:p2) Therefore, on the other side, when the photos are scanned into a computer, the first thing is to think about how to cut and trade-off and how to remove the affect of the effect of the extra features. In the software of Photoshop, there are only two ways to remove the extra features, first is cut off and the second is cove up. Cut off the extra feature, you can guarantee to outstand the central theme. Using the method chosen or remove can remove out some unwanted scenes, so that a more concise picture is simpler to highlight the theme effect. In a word, a post-production of photographs is often used the way to cover up. The use of Photoshop layer and cover functions can make some minor scenes and something interfere with the goal of subjects are covered up. This is one of the methods to use in computer technology.

Reference

Erin McGuire-Lytle (1999) Careers in Graphic Arts and Computer Graphics, Rosen Publishing Group: p2

Art and Computer (Part 1)

Art and Computer

“The word “Art” refers to a wide variety of decorative materials made using any number of creative and imaginative processes”. (Erin McGuire-Lytle, 1999:p1) Nevertheless, computer technology can make the development of the art, which becomes more professional and perfect. For example, photography art, in original art this is a kind of regret, because in the traditional way, when you press the shutter of camera suddenly, the production has been made. Actually, there will be many unsatisfactory areas which will turn out on the pictures. However, you can use the darkroom techniques to deal with the limited technology, but the more regrettable areas cannot be redeemed and repair and it will become regret forever. But now, the computer technology can use the Photoshop and Fireworks to make photos, which can repair the art no longer as regret.
In addition, use the scanners to scan the photos into the computer, using Photoshop to produce images that can achieve the production about photo editing and sound, and also it can be printed out. This make the photography can reach the more perfect state and make up for a lot of regret on the arts as well.

(To be continued…)

Reference

Erin McGuire-Lytle (1999) Careers in Graphic Arts and Computer Graphics, Rosen Publishing Group: p1

Commercialization and the Network

Commercialization and the Network

If the development of internet will without business supporting, it is difficult to imagine how the development will be today. For example, during the year of 2006 - 2008, Apple Corporation is developing rapidly, from head to toe, from Mac book, (Pro), iMac, Mac book Air to Iphone, (3G), the percentage of the usage of Mac OX has jumped to 8%, indeed, the number itself doesn’t look huge, but Mac OX has jumped to 8% from 3%!!! This is a dramatic rise in, there might be something bad with Microsoft Windows. Since the iPhone came out, until the 3 quarter of 2008, Apple has become to be the third biggest mobile phone provider in the world, before that, Apple has never made any mobile phone, it is unbelievable that only one and half years, it became to be a giant of mobile phone provider.

It seems that every single data can be downloaded from the internet, even the one that is copyright protected, I think that this phenomenon should give the credit to web2.0, because of it, the internet users are allowed to upload their own resources onto the web, and let others to have it by somehow. In the world of P2P, there is nothing belongs to the website, every single software, music albums, games, movies, no matter it was supposed to be free or not, they are fully downloadable, how is the speed? It depends on how many users are downloading the same file, and how many ‘seed’ there are. Funny? Indeed, this is the world of P2P, they are not trying to steal internet users’ wallets, but the advertisers, if the reputation of your website is high, the advertisers will find you and desire you can give them permit to let their ads posted on your website, of course, they will pay you for that, and it is huge. How do the advertisers earn benefit? Well, they earn from how many times internet users click on the ads. Thus, basically, if the website is popular, the click ratio is high, the chance of clicking the ads will high. This is the commercial cyberspace.

Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 (Part 2)

Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 (Part 2)

Comparing Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, Web 1.0 used the data as the core of network, but Web 2.0 mainly based on P2P. The different and update between Web 1.0 and 2.0 below the list:

In the web1.0 era, the whole web station was created and managed by the webmasters only, users only had the rights to read, there was no option to let users custom the pages. Nevertheless, with web2.0, they can not only read, but also write, change the contents and layouts in the pages, for instance, in P2P services, internet users upload their software, videos onto the FTP servers, and allow other users to download them, and share to even wider group of people. In Flickr, people edit their photos with online photo editing tools and transfer them onto the web albums, so that other people can see them. In blogging, they share their experiences and mood between friends, even they are staying in two different countries, they can still reach each other, and leave comments or messages. In Facebook, there is tons of interesting stuff, first of all, it is connecting worldwide universities, secondly, it integrates blogging, forum all together, thirdly, there are thousands of API on the site, and they are not for individual, but intergroup.

Reference

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html?page=1 accessed on 23/11/2008

Web 2.0

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is a new term, which can make people understand the application of current World Wide Web as a way to change. Web 2.0 increased network effect for users, because of that “online users are no longer limited to find, see or download off the web, but also they can do interact, combine, remix, upload, change and customize for themselves” (Amy Shuen, Amy Anne Shuen, 2008: p1)

Web 2.0 is not only a technical standard, but it contains technical architecture and application software. People are encouraged to sharing their resources of information through Web 2.0 technical. In recently, internet as a platform, such as many important ideas, Web 2.0 has no exactly boundary, but a gravitational core.

The web2.0 is all about users generated online application technology, and sharing information in World Wide Web. Users are commonly using the terms of blogging, P2P, forum to describe web2.0, thus, what exactly is web2.0? What does it do? Why it is so popular?

(To be continued…)

Reference

Amy Shuen, Amy Anne Shuen (2008) Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide, O'Reilly: p1

News and Technology (Part 2)

News and Technology (Part 2)

News can become valuable also depend on the audience, not only related to where they live, but also what they are. Different groups have different lifestyle and differences of them have their interest in different types of information. For example, to the younger audience, they target the news programme will mostly about music and sports stars, but to the order and more affluent audience who will be interested on business news. About the types of news, hard news is basically the major information of the same day on the newspaper, which published on the front of page or the top of the page for a class of news. Such as war, politics, business and crime are often the subject of hard news. This kind of news has a time-sensitive and controversial, which can produce a wide- ranging implications. The local residents also need access to these relevant information immediately, because these subjects of news are all related with people’s daily life in closely. Actually, in recent years, television has been in general and local TV News in particular. However, both of them have become a part of everyday life. (Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Michael L. Hilt, 2002: p1)

On the other hand, the subject is not the only standard to distinguish between hard and soft news. In most cases, the ways of writing of hard and soft news are also different. Hard news is usually directly into the subject, which make the readers understand the most important information as soon as possible. However, the soft news is often anecdotal or specific cases as a prelude to take the reader’s interest, so it may be necessary to wait for a while, and then to reach the main content. In addition, some news writing combines hard and soft together, they do not have a strong time-sensitive but focus on the major issues.


Reference

Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Michael L. Hilt (2002) Crime and Local Television News: Dramatic, Breaking, and Live from the Scene, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: p1)

News and Technology – What is News?

News and Technology – What is News?

What is News? The answer seems in obviously. News is news, which just referring to the valuable events and the trustworthy information. The definition of News is that reports of the recent events or some unknown information in the past. “New information about a subject of some public interest that is shared with some portion of the public” (Mitchell Stephens, 2006, page4) However, in every day there are many incidents in the world are not reported, because they do not have the property of News. Then as a message, what kind of News is enough to report on the newspaper or broadcast? Actually, there is not an exact answer, which depending on different factors. Because of that News usually contain the current affairs, sports, entertainment and so on, all of these information need to relate to the general and attractive for audience, but sometimes News are danger and not so kind for the people, “perhaps the most valuable news we can receive is warning of a clear and present danger” (Mitchell Stephens, 2006, page24) As a valuable News, it must includes time effect, is this just happen recently or are the information got by people at first time. If so, it has news value. Of course, “recent” meaning will depend on the nature of media. For example, a News magazine published since last week, everything happened in that week can be said that had a time effect. Nevertheless, in a 24-hours news channel, most of the sensitive information may be some “Breaking News”, which maybe taking place at that moment and the reporters must make a live coverage from the scene of the news. “The rapid circulation of news is evidence of more than just the desire of individuals to know and tell; it is evidence of a societal commitment” (Mitchell Stephens, 2006, page15)

Reference

Mitchell Stephens (2006) A History of News, Oxford University Press, page4, 15, 24)