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Multimedia And Digital Media

Subject : it-skills
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1. General name for operations performed on an image using graphics software.






2. Technique used to replace part of a video image matching a certain colour with computer graphics.






3. Lossy file format for images.






4. Compression technique in which the original file is completely recoverable - with no loss of quality. Compare lossy compression.






5. Refers to the number of colours in an image.






6. Licensing system for authors who wish to distribute their work freely.






7. Lossy file format for video.






8. Refers to the number of colours in an image.






9. What You See Is What You Get. Refers to programs that present their output onscreen exactly as it will appear when printed.






10. Musical Instrument Digital Interface. System for communication between musical hardware and software applications.






11. File format that stores characters using ASCII or Unicode encoding.






12. Licensing system for authors who wish to distribute their work freely.






13. Tools to control placement of objects in presentation or DTP software.






14. Standard file format for vector image data.






15. Used as part of colour synchronisation to specify how a device represents colour.






16. File format that stores characters using ASCII or Unicode encoding.






17. Lossless file format for images.






18. Lossless file format for images.






19. Compressed file format for general data.






20. Graphics filtering for altering the tones and intensities of colours in an image.






21. Image effect found in most graphics software.






22. Temporary storage area used to store video or audio data ready for playing.






23. Lossy file format for audio.






24. Lossy file format for video.






25. Tools in graphics software for selecting only a subset of an image.






26. Graphics created entirely on a computer - using 2D or 3D graphics software.






27. Exceptions to copyright law that allow copying in certain limited circumstances.






28. Lossy file format for video.






29. Image effect found in most graphics software.






30. Software used to create or edit bitmap graphics.






31. The process of adding an author name or logo into an image to identify its owner and prevent intellectual property theft.






32. Taking a small part (subset) of an image.






33. Graphics filtering for altering the tones and intensities of colours in an image.






34. Software used for laying out text and images on pages. Commonly used for books - magazines - and brochures.






35. Lossless file format for images.






36. Ensuring printed output colours accurately match those on the screen.






37. Lossless file format for audio.






38. Lossless file format for audio.






39. Graphics composed of rectangular grids of pixels.






40. Number of samples taken each second when recording sound.






41. Also known as printer resolution. The number of dots of colour a printer is capable of producing in a certain amount of space.






42. Lossless file format for audio.






43. Lossy file format for video.






44. Animated characters used in films - created entirely using computer graphics software.






45. A system used to capture human movement into a computer by attaching sensors to an actor and tracking their location.






46. Common file format for the exchange of documents - which appears on screen exactly as it will appear on the printer.






47. Area of a document which appears the same on every page.






48. Software which restricts the actions a user can perform with a file - such as copying or printing.






49. Unit used to measure the resolution of digital cameras. Refers to 1 million pixels.






50. The process of converting analog data into digital computer data.