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Photography Post Production Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Input device that digitizes images/text






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






3. The bar located at the bottom of your screen that provides frequently used aps - trash - finder - and other common destination shortcuts






4. The number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Picture element






16. The end product - such as print or web






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Resolution for the web should be






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The end product - such as print or web






31. Is a companion program that lets you sort - group - label images. It also has automated functions like contact sheet template generation and web page design.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A unit of measurement equal to 1024 megabytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 1 million pixels






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






50. Input device that digitizes images/text