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Adobe Photoshop CS 5

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A special kind of state in the History panel that remains available well after twenty operations.






2. A filter that mimics the functionality of Unsharp Mask by retaining areas of high contrast and sending low-contrast areas to gray.






3. Accessible by pressing Ctrl - this tool permits you to move selected pixels - even between images.






4. Click inside the Preview panel to access this feature - which allows you to zoom an image's detail from 100 to 800 percent.






5. A tool in Liquify that puffs out areas of an image.






6. A filter with a massive dialog box that allows you to warp - bloat - pinch - stretch - and generally swirl around pixels.






7. Adjusting for the predominant color of neutral white - usually off as the result of an uncorrected light source.






8. A single image that represents a view wider than a traditional camera lens can capture.






9. An intricate command that lets you edit a selection using a series of slider bars and preview the results of those edits as you work.






10. The thickness of the effect applied by a filter - often expressed as a softly tapering halo.






11. Expressed as an exponent - this value multiplies the brightness of an image to lighten or darken midtones.






12. A column of type created by dragging with the type tool - useful for setting long sentences or entire paragraphs.






13. Use this tool to select free-form - straight-sided areas in an image.






14. A new feature in CS5 that fills in selections automatically based on what Photoshop understands about surrounding pixels.






15. An independent environment in Photoshop where you can squish and stretch pixels.






16. An anchor point along a path that has two control handles to allow for creating a continuous - even arc.






17. A Photoshop command that allows you to create masks based on a mathematical comparison of the luminance values in two of the color channels.






18. This command expands a selection to include additional contiguous colors that fall inside the magic wand's Tolerance range.






19. An interpolation setting that results in crisp edge transitions - perfect when the details in your image are impeccable and you want to preserve every nuance.






20. A new feature in Photoshop CS5 that allows you to fine-tune your mask by setting a prescribe radius for edge calculation.






21. A file that contains the instructions for modifications made to a raw file.






22. This viewing mode allows you to quickly see the mask created by a selection and assess the edges automatically.






23. A printing process that outputs each of the CMYK color channels to independent plates so that they can be loaded with different inks.






24. A Bridge operation that stands portrait-style photographs upright and writes the results to metadata. You can perform the operation from the keyboard by pressing Ctrl and a bracket key [ ] .






25. A tool that allows you to distort a subject by changing the relationship between set points.






26. A command that saves the size of thumbnails - the position and visibility of panels - and the size of the Bridge window itself.






27. Commands from the Filter menu or the Adjustments panel that can be applied nondestructively to a smart object.






28. A command that lets you examine and save the descriptions - credits - and keywords assigned to one image so that you can apply them to others.






29. Removing softness in a photograph by increasing edge contrast.






30. When one color pervades an image to a degree that is unpleasant or unrealistic.






31. A camera's native format for which no on-board camera processing has occurred.






32. Brush-based tools that allow you to paint lines and fill shapes with the foreground color.






33. This tool lightens portions of an image as you paint - which makes it great for bringing out naturally shaded areas such as eyes.






34. This panel lets you scale - rotate - and even flip the source image as you paint it onto the destination - as well as preview the source as a translucent overlay.






35. Set points in the puppet warp that serve as fixed points and points of stretching.






36. Digital photographs and scanned artwork composed exclusively of colored pixels.






37. This otherwise fairly useless tool is handy for finessing mask edges by smushing edge pixels in one direction or another.






38. A new feature in CS5 that allows you to access the Bridge's photo organizing features.






39. A variety of glossy or matte-finished paper that holds lots of ink - allowing you to print extremely high-resolution images.






40. A feature of the Refine Edge command that tells Photoshop to adjust the radius based on the smooth or jagged nature of your mask.






41. Effects like drop shadows and strokes that can be applied to specific parts of an image only.






42. A varied set of Photoshop commands that apply effects to an entire image.






43. A Photoshop effect applied directly to an entire image or a selection.






44. Also known as a mask - this special channel selects white pixels and deselects black ones - allowing you to hide or reveal corresponding parts of your image.






45. A Photoshop plug-in that allows for the development of unprocessed native image files.






46. A lever-like device that allowed you to control the curve of a path through a smooth point.






47. An option that spaces all lines of type in a selected layer by similar amounts to give the layer a more even - pleasing appearance.






48. The clarity of the image formed by the lens element and captured by the camera - whether digital or film.






49. The number of pixels that will print in a linear inch or millimeter of page space.






50. The appearance of luminance aberrations - caused in HDR photos by an element moving or changing apperance between individual frames.