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Photography Post Production Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Hardware that is not essential to the system; to the side ie: printer - scanner - webcam






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The end product - such as print or web






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






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






11. Resolution for the web should be






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 1 million pixels






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. While masking __________ reveals the image below






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Input device that digitizes images/text






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






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






46. While masking __________ reveals the image below






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






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






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






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