01.02 - Multimedia Flashcards
Bitmap image
System that uses pixels to make up an image
Pixel
Smallest picture element that makes up an image
Colour depth
Number of bits used to represent the colours in a pixel, e.g. 8-bit colour depth can represent 2^8 = 256 colours
Bit depth
Number of bits used to represent the smallest unit in, for example, a sound or colour file - the larger the bit depth, the better the quality of the sound or colour image
Image resolution
Number of pixels that make up an image, for example, an image could contain 4096 * 3192 pixels (12738656 pixels in total)
Screen resolution
Number of horizontal and vertical pixels that make up a screen display. If the screen resolution is smaller than the image resolution, the whole image cannot be shown on the screen, or the original image will become lower quality
Resolution
Number of pixels per column and per row on a monitor or television screen
Pixel density
Number of pixels per square centimetre
Vector graphics
Images that use 2D points to describe lines and curves and their properties that are grouped to form geometric shapes
Sampling resolution
Number of bits used to represent sound amplitude (also known as bit depth)
Sampling rate
Number of sound samples taken per second
Frame rate
Number of video frames that make up a video per second