Digital Image Compositing Fundamentals is an introductory title covering concepts central to
digital imagery and digital image compositing using software packages such as Adobe Photoshop
or the open source GIMP software which is used for this book because it is free for commercial
use. This book builds on the fundamental concepts of pixels color depth and layers and gets
more advanced as chapters progress covering pixel transparency using the alpha channel pixel
blending using Porter-Duff blending and transfer modes and digital image file formats and key
factors regarding a data footprint optimization work process. What You'll Learn: What are the
most common memes in digital imaging What comprises a digital image compositing pipeline What
are the concepts behind digital imaging How to install and use GIMP 2.8 or 2.9 What are and how
to use the concepts behind color depth and image optimization Audience: This book is for those
new to image compositing editing. Ideal for web developers game developers who need to learn
these kinds of fundamentals quickly and effectively.
