Graphics Editing Flashcards
Brightness
The measure of relative lightness or darkness of a color
Bitmap
An image composed of pixels with a fixed resolution
Feathering
Special formatting style that blurs the edge of an image
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(.jpg) a compressed bitmap file format (lossy) that is preferred for photographs; supports 16 million colors and is appropriate for the web; does not support transparency or animation
Layering
A feature that allows you to place one image on top of another and edit each independently
Red eye reduction
A photo editing technique to remove the red from the eye
Shape
A design element that includes geometric, natural, or abstract shapes
Special effects
The effect or impression used to produce materials that cannot be achieved by normal techniques
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
Vector
An image create by using a series of mathematically defined lines and curves rather than pixels, making the image easier to rescale; also called draw-type graphics