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Photography Post Production Basics

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Located at the top of your screen provides functions and actions to choose from






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






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






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






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






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






12. Picture element






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 1 million pixels






24. Input device that digitizes images/text






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






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






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






28. A unit of measurement equal to 1024 megabytes






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






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






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






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






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






34. Picture element






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






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






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






38. Input device that digitizes images/text






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






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






41. The end product - such as print or web






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 1 million pixels






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






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