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Photography Post Production Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Located at the top of your screen provides functions and actions to choose from






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






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






4. Located at the top left of your screen - this offers basic functions like system info - file info - shut down options and logout






5. 1 million pixels






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






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






8. Is the color mode one should use for print documents taken to a commercial printer






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






10. To merge all the layers in an image into a single layer.






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






12. Is a compressed and flatttened image file; lossy format






13. An image made up of a pixels; best for continuous-tone image such as photos. This file does not maintain quality when enlarged.






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






15. Is the preferred resolution for images that will be printed






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






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






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






19. A unit of measurement equal to 1024 megabytes






20. Picture element






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






22. Resolution for the web should be






23. Is the preferred resolution for images that will be printed






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






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






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






27. Resolution for the web should be






28. The end product - such as print or web






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Is a compressed and flatttened image file; lossy format






37. The end product - such as print or web






38. Input device that digitizes images/text






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






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






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






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






43. While masking __________ reveals the image below






44. A unit of measurement equal to 1024 megabytes






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






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






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






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






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