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Unit3: Graphics Edit
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Term | Definition |
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Adobe Illustrator (AI) | vector image format created in the Adobe Illustrator |
Bitmap | An image composed of pixels with a fixed resolution |
Bitmap (.bmp) | An uncompressed bitmap file format that is very large and is not appropriate for the web |
Brightness | the measure of relative lightness or darkness of a color |
Compression | encoding data to take up less storage space and less bandwidth for transmission |
Feathering | special formatting style that blurs the edge of an image |
Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) | compressed bitmap file format (lossless) that supports only 256 colors and is appropriate for the web |
Joint Photographer Experts Group (.jpg) | a compressed bitmap file format (lossy) that is preferred for photographs |
Layering | feature that allows you to place one image on top of another and edit each independently |
Lossless | A compression formula that reduces the file size without data loss |
Lossy | a compression formula that reduces the file size by removing certain pixels |
Masking | hiding part of a layer so that you can manipulate only the visible parts of the layer |
Portable Network Graphics (.png) | compressed bitmap file format (lossless) similar to the gif format |
Rasterize | converting vector objects in an image to raster (bitmap) content |
Red eye reduction | a photo editing technique to remove the red from the eye |
Shape | a design element that includes geometric, natural, or abstract shape |
Special effects | the effect or impression used to produce materials that cannot be achieved by normal technique |
Tagged Image File (.tif) | uncompressed bitmap file format that supports 16 million colors |
Text | a multimedia element consisting of alphanumeric characters |
Transparency | A visual quality in which a distant image or element can be seen through a nearer one |
Unzip | decompressing a zipped file |
Vector | an image created by using a series of mathematically defined lines and curves rather than pixels |
Windows Metafile (.wmf) | Microsoft's vector file format |
Zip | compressing files to reduce file size |