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3GP

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Third Generation Partnership

Made to stream 3G video on smartphones and tablets
Uses high compression so quality is poorer than other video formats

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3DS

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3DS Studio Max File Format

Used by 3DS Studio Max Software involving 3D modelling, animations and renderings

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AI

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Adobe Illustrator File

A single paged vector based drawing made in Adobe Illustrator

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AVI

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Audio Video Interleave

Contains video and audio data
These are usually large video files although there are different codecs for compression
Not normally used for streaming because of the size

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BMP

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Bitmap Image File

A raster file graphic format
Common
File sizes are a lot bigger than PNG and JPEG
Bitmap files can use different colour depths including monochrome (binary) up to 16 million

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Cloud Storage

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It is used to save files online
Files saved can be accessed from anywhere with Internet access
Normally password protected
Examples of cloud storage are Google drive and Microsoft one drive

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DRM

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Digital Rights Management

It exists to prevent unauthorised redistribution of digital media and restrict the ways consumers can copy content which they have purchased

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DXF

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Direct Exchange Format

A universal CAD format which stores 2D vector graphics. It is highly compatible with other programs because the format is ASCII (text) based

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EPS

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Encapsulated Postscript

Adobe Illustrator vector file
It can contain text and graphics
Often a format used for company logos

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File Format

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The structure of how information is stored in a computer file
They are designed to store specific types of information

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HDRI

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High Dynamic Range Imagery

A form of photography that captures multiple pictures and combines them to enhance colours and shadows

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AC

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Across the corners

A drawing method used to construct shapes such as hexagons

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AF

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Across the flats

A drawing method used to construct hexagons and octagons

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ASSY

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Assembly

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BS 8888

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A British Standards Institution publication which sets British and International drawing standards providing a common language that can be understood worldwide

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BSI

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British Standards Institution

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CAD

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Computer Aided Design

A combination of hardware and software that is used enables people to design products

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CAM

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Computer Aided Manufacture

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CGI

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Computer Generated Imagery

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CAI

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Computer Aided Illustration

Using technology to create visually appealing and realistic graphics

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DPI

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Dots per inch

Describes the resolution for printing
The higher the DPI the better the print quality

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DTP

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Desktop Publishing

The production of printed matter by means of a printer linked to a desktop computer with special software

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DWG

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Drawing Format

A binary file format used for storing 2D and 3D CAD data
This is the native format for AutoCAD

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CFD

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Computational Fluid Dynamics

CAD simulation which visualises how a liquid or gas flows
It uses applied mathematics and physics
By altering variables the user can visualise the velocity, pressure, temperature and density of moving fluid

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FEA
Finite Element Analysis A simulation of how a product reacts to real world forces, vibrations, heat, fluid flow, and other physical effects It can show how an object reacts to certain conditions and whether it will break or wear out
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GSM
Grams per square metre The measurement of paper weight relating to an area of paper that remains constant no matter what the sheet size is
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GUI
Graphical User Interface Using graphics to make something on a computer easier to use
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IBL
Image Based Lighting A simulation of how light and shadow properties from a real environment would interact with a CAD model
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IGES
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification A vendor neutral file format that allows the digital exchange of information among CAD systems
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IPR
Intellectual Property Rights Common types are copyright, patents and industrial design rights These are the rights that protect trademarks and trade secrets
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JPG
Joint Photographic Experts Group Highly compressed photographs which reduce file size but maintain good quality Often standard format for digital cameras and phones It uses a lossy compression which means if you keep saving it, the quality worsens
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MOV
Apple QuickTime Movie An apple video file format
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MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group Moving JPEG files Used to encode audio and video with a range of compression options
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PDF
Portable Document Format A fixed layout flat format It is commonly used when sharing files as it can open up without original software
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PNG
Portable Network Graphic Ideal for websites due to small file sizes Uses lossless compression Replaced GIF files as they could only use up to 256 colours
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PPI
Pixels per inch It's a measurement of the pixel density (resolution) of an electronic image device such as a computer monitor
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PRT
Standard definition for part
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QuickTime
A multimedia framework developed by Apple | It is capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture sound, panoramic images and interactivity
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STEP
Standard for the Exchange of Product model data A CAD file format that can be used to exchange data between CAD systems Uses ASCII structure so it is easy to read by a range of CAD softwares A common method of sharing 3D CAD components between different softwares Like a PDF of CAD
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STL
Standard Tessellation Language Used for allowing stereo lithography machines to read CAD models Can be used as a CAD file format to help compatibility between different CAD softwares
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SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics
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TIFF
Tagged Image File Format Common raster graphics file format for exchanging images, particularly scanned images Usually large graphic files
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TWAIN
Protocol to allow scanners and cameras to share images with software
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VP
Vanishing Point
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VRML
Virtual Reality Modelling Language Standard file format for passing 3D CAD data to simulation software It can also be used for representing 3D vector graphics on the Internet
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WWW
Worldwide Web A way of accessing information over the Internet The web is a large portion of the Internet It uses HTTP to communicate to send and receive data
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WMV
Windows Media Video File A file type which can contain video in one of several video compression formats developed by Microsoft Originally designed for video streaming on the Internet
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Raster Image
A detailed image type with a certain number of pixels - fixed resolution If you zoom into it, the quality worsens and becomes blocky Photos are an example
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Vector Image
Vectors describe an image according to its geometric characteristics and can be filled with colour These images may be created with the use of a computer and can be changed in size without losing detail

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