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Photography Post Production Basics

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1. How solid or transparent a layer or element is; opaque is the opposite of transparent.






2. Picture element






3. The process of softening the edges of an image in the foreground so that it blends into the background image with less contrast.






4. The working surface(s) of a Photoshop image which allow you to work independently on different elements using editing tools and filters.






5. The process of softening the edges of an image in the foreground so that it blends into the background image with less contrast.






6. This icon provides a place to discard unwanted files and eject removable media or logout of the server.






7. Physical components of your computer system ie: monitor - CPU - printer






8. A unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes






9. Adjusts the brightness and darkness of the blacks - whites and greys in an image






10. While masking __________ reveals the image below






11. Are used to edit without changing the base layer. This change can later be modified by simply clicking on the layer.






12. These are the specific variables available in a tool within the toolbar. ie: brushes or fonts






13. Files based on pixels of color; lose quality when enlarged; good for continuous tone/photos ie: Adobe Photoshop






14. When an application 'fakes' higher resolution by creating new pixels based on existing ones






15. A lossless image file format; stands for tagged image file format. We use this format in class to indicate a finished - flattened file.






16. Short for Picture Element - it is a single point in a graphic image.






17. Programs you add to your system for the functions you need/ use






18. Central Processing Unit; the brain of your computer that processes input and output.






19. These are the specific variables available in a tool within the toolbar. ie: brushes or fonts






20. Lets you apply a function to a series of photos






21. Homebase for your computer. Your main screen prior to open applications






22. File format with irreversible data loss and higher compression capability.






23. Central Processing Unit; the brain of your computer that processes input and output.






24. The height and width of the image multiplied by the resolution






25. Short for Picture Element - it is a single point in a graphic image.






26. Are used to edit without changing the base layer. This change can later be modified by simply clicking on the layer.






27. Dots per inch; the # of dots or pixels per inch in an image; resolution






28. A unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) kilobytes






29. Hardware that is not essential to the system; to the side ie: printer - scanner - webcam






30. A unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes






31. To choose or isolate an element - layer - or object so that you can edit it in some way.






32. A unit of measurement equal to 1024 megabytes






33. An image that uses point-based coordinates. The quality does NOT diminish as size changes. Logos are often done in this format.






34. Programs you add to your system for the functions you need/ use






35. Adjusts the brightness and darkness of the blacks - whites and greys in an image






36. When an application 'fakes' higher resolution by creating new pixels based on existing ones






37. Changes your image pixel dimensions when you have this box checked in Ps






38. How solid or transparent a layer or element is; opaque is the opposite of transparent.






39. Dots per inch; this term is often used instead of ppi to refer to the dots per inch in an image.






40. Using __________ allows you to modify images non-destructively by making parts of a layer invisible or visible.






41. The platform on which your system runs and provides your interface ie: Vista - Mac OSX - Linux






42. The bar that offers tools from which to choose for your application's functions. A black triangle indicates more options for the tool






43. Is the color mode one should use for web documents






44. Displays the distribution of blacks - whites and greys in an image in a mountain-like diagram






45. Pixels per inch; term used to discuss file dimensions of digital images






46. ______ is the file extension for a photoshop document that maintains its layers; proprietary file type






47. The bar that offers tools from which to choose for your application's functions. A black triangle indicates more options for the tool






48. The color structure of an image. Examples are CMYK - RGB - Grayscale - or indexed.






49. Physical components of your computer system ie: monitor - CPU - printer






50. Dependent on physical dimensions - resolution - and file mode.







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