adobe PS Flashcards

1
Q
How can you open a file selected in Lightroom CC for retouching in Photoshop CC? ( find all that apply) 
A. Double-click the file 
B. Choose file> Edit in Photoshop
C. Choose file> save to photoshop 
D. Press Cmd/Ctrl+E
E. Press Cmd/Ctrl+o
A

Both B, D

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2
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What happens when you double-click on a file named PIcture.dng in Adobe Bridge?

A

That file will open in the Camera Raw plug-in.

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3
Q

Which screen mode is shown below?

Photoshop interface showing image on most of the screen, menu bar on left, 3 panels on the right

A

Full-screen mode with menu bar

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4
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Which action was mostly likely just carried out on the image below?
image of highly pixellated image

A

Zooming in

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5
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The keyboard shortcut to cycle through all open documents is ___.

A

Ctrl + tab

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6
Q

What should you try first if a tool is not working correctly?

A

Right-click the tool and choose Reset Tool.

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7
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If you try to assign an existing keyboard shortcut to a new function, what will Photoshop do?

A

warn you but reassign the shortcut if you accept

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8
Q

Which tool is selected when you press the V key

A

move tool

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9
Q

which panels shown in the image below are nested together?

A

Properties and info

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10
Q

Which of these file saving methods will overwrite the original file?

A

File > save

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11
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How can you undo one or more changes just made to an image? ( find all that apply) 
A. Use the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl+Z
B. Click a state in the history panel 
C. Choose file > undo 
D. Press Cmd/Ctrl+ 
E. Click file > revert
A

A, B, E

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12
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Which line screen setting are you most likely to use when printing a newspaper

A

85

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13
Q

The colors contained in a color space are referred to as the space’s ___.

A

color gamut

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14
Q

Which color mode depicted in the image below, uses more than one channel?
4 side by side images of a flower. First image has label bitmap. Second image has label Greyscale. Third image has label Index Color. Fourth image has label RGB.

A

RGB

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15
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Which of these file types uses lossy compression?

A

JPEG

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16
Q

what does photoshop base new pixels on when using the content-aware fill feature?

A

pixels at the edge of the fill area

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17
Q

if you apply the crop identified by the red arrow below, what will happen

image of an ice floe, with crop markings. Crop area included the entire image of the floe plus a surrounding band of while. A red arrow points at the mask.

A

The canvas size will include the white border pictured.

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18
Q

which tool will only rotate the layer that is currently selected in a multilayer document?

A

Ruler tool

19
Q

what will the file size be if you flatten and save the image picture below?

*Doc: 5.81M/27.7M

A

5.81 MB

20
Q

How can you select a specific layer? ( find all that apply)

a. click the eye icon in the layers panel
b. use the move tool with auto-select enabled
c. right-click the image and select layer
d. press cmd/ctrl and click the layer
e. press cmd/ctrl+O

A

B,C,D

21
Q

which action can be performed on the background layer?

A

convert to a regular layer.

22
Q

if you press the ctrl+alt/opt keys and drag the pointer up in the image below, what will the brush do?

image of a red circle being drawn with brish tool. a pop up box shows diameter: 326px, hardness 50% opacity 100%

A

become softer

23
Q

where is the libraries panel stored?

A

in the cloud

24
Q

if you hold the shift key and click on a click layer mask, what happens?

A

the mask is disabled

25
Q

if you paint on a mask with___, you’ll be able to see what is underneath in the final image.

A

white

26
Q

to make a selected mask larger, what should you do?

A

move the shift edge slider to the right.

27
Q

how can you quickly select only the background of an image when only the subject is currently selected?

A

invert the selection.

28
Q

the quick select tool uses ___ to make a selection, while the magic wand tool does not.

A

edge detection

29
Q

which setting subtracts from a selection when using the marquee selection tool?

4 icons labeled a,b,c, and d. label a shows a single square. Label b shows 2 overlapping squares with equal gray fill. Label c shows two overlapping squares where foreground square is darker grey than background square. Label D shows two overlapping squares where the intersection of the two squares is lighter than the rest of the squares.

A

c

30
Q

click ___ in the layer pane; to unlink a mask from the layer it is masking>

A

the lock icon

31
Q

what does the green-colored mask overlay shown below represent?

two images of a horse. image on the left shows a green mask and a white hay bale surrounded by section marker. image on the left shows the same horse and the hay bale has disappeared

A

areas that can be sampled as a fill source

32
Q

which two tools both require that you select a source area before removing elements from your image?

A

regular healing brush tool + patch tool

33
Q

if you want to see a stronger effect when the blend color is lighter, which blend mode should you use?

A

screen

34
Q

what is the best workflow if you are planning to scale or transform an image multiple times?

A

use smart objects

35
Q

based on the histogram below, what is most likely?

image of a histogram with main body of the graph on the right. Pop-up control display channel: RGB

A

the image is mostly white.

36
Q

the best time to correct distortion is ___.

A
  • as early as possible
37
Q

where is the reference point in the image below?

image of an old war cannon with 4 labels. The image is selected and titled. Label a points at a star-shaped mark. Label b points at the top right corner f the image. label c points a top left corner of the image. label d points at the center of the image.

A

a

38
Q

whats the best reason to use a clipping mask

A

to control which layer are affected by an adjustment

39
Q

why is it best to use the vibrance slider to adjust portraits shot outdoors

A

vibrace protects ski colors and affects blue and greens more.

40
Q

which curves profile will create the most contrast?

A

the S curve in the line shows that darks will be darker and lights will be lighter, thus increasing contrast

41
Q

suppose you want to apply a filter to multiple layers at once, but retain the ability to make changes to the source layers. which workflow is best?

A

select the layers you want and choose filter > convert for smart filters.

42
Q

if you aren’t able to work directly with a raw file, the best option is to ___.

A

the camera raw smart filter offers many of the same adjustments.

43
Q

what is the ideal amount setting for the unsharp mask filter?

A

it varies depending on the image.

44
Q

what are the benefits of using smart filters on your workflow? ( find all that apply)

a. reduce file size
b. non-destructive
c. image can be re-edited
d. image pixels are permanently altered
e. each filter has its own filter maks

A

B,C,E