9.4 Truth Issues-Manipulating Digital Data

Digital sound and images can be 
manipulated (morphed).
•Pros:
•Creates new forms of art
•Digital technology allows musicians to sing 

every track of a song and accompany 

themselves

•Morphing software makes one image morph

 into another

•Movie special effects are made possible
•Adobe Photoshop allows changes, 

enhancements to photos

•Cons:
•Has made “recordings” (sound 

manipulation) and photographs (photo 

manipulation) untrustworthy

•“News” can be faked