Basics Flashcards
What do layers do?
Layers allow you to combine different elements into a single file while retaining the ability to modify each layer independently of the others.
What is a composite image?
Image created by combining two or more images
The image Size dialog box has two sections, Pixel Dimensions and Document Size. Which of these is most pertinent for web designers vs print designers?
Web designers need pixel info while print designers need document size/document resolution
Choosing View/Fit on screen is the same as which shortcut?
Ctrl 0
What is the shortcut for Edit/Free Transform?
Ctrl T
Pressing H will bring up which tool? And what does that tool do?
Hand tool which moves you around a zoomed-in image
What happens when you double click the hand tool icon?
Makes the entire image visible
What is the native Photoshop filename extension?
.psd
What does lossy mean?
Format that removes image data in order to reduce the size of the file
It is a good idea to keep a original version in the PSD format as a master file. T or F
True
What does JPEG stand for?
Joint Photographic Experts Group
What does GIF stand for?
Graphic Interchange Format
What does PNG stand for?
Portable Network Graphics
What is the primary format for full-color images shared on the web?
JPEG
JPEG images are lossy compression and the quality of the image is degraded and quality and pixel data are lost and cannot be recovered. T or F?
True
GIF format uses a limited number of colors and is appropriate for logos and artwork and not photographs. T or F?
True
PNG uses lossless compression and supports transparency. T or F?
True
What does TIFF stand for?
Tagged Image File Format
What is a flattened image?
The combined image (multiple layers flattened into one image)
TIFF is a common bitmap image format. T or F?
True
What does EPS stand for?
Encapsulated Postscript
What is a bitmap image?
Aka raster image, stored as a series of pixels, each assigned a color. You edit by erasing or changing the color of the pixels in PS
What is a vector image?
Vector images are not based on pixels and use mathematical formulas to draw lines and curves.
Which is more scalable, raster or vector ages?
Vector. Because the age is redrawn and resolution never changes
How do you find the color settings dialogue box?
Edit/Color Settings
Which color profile is based on typical North American printing environments?
North American Prepress 2
Although you work on images in the RGB mode, they will be printed in
CMYK
For print, you want a resolution of at least
150 pixels per inch
For a high quality print image , you want at least ____ pixels per inch
300
Reducing image size does what to resolution?
Increases it
Rasterized means
Converted into pixels
Which file format retains both vector and bitmap data?
Photoshop PSD EPS or PDF
