Graphics Editing 1
a feature that allows you to place one image on top of another and edit each independently
Layering
a multimedia element consisting of alphanumeric characters
Text
hiding part of a layer so that you can manipulate only the visible parts of the layer
Masking
a photo editing technique to remove the red from the eye
Red eye reduction
the measure of relative lightness or darkness of a color (measured as a percentage from 0% [black] to 100% [white])
Brightness
the effect or impression used to produce materials that cannot be achieved by normal techniques
Special effects
vector image format created in the Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator (AI)
a design element that includes geometric, natural, or abstract shapes.
Shape
a compression formula that reduces the file size without data loss
Lossless
encoding data to take up less storage space and less bandwidth for transmission
Compression
compressing files to reduce file size
Zip
a visual quality in which a distant image or element can be seen through a nearer one Unzip – decompressing a zipped file
Transparency
a compression formula that reduces the file size by removing certain pixels
Lossy
an image created by using a series of mathematically defined lines and curves rather than pixels, making the image easier to rescale; also called draw-type graphics
Vector
an image composed of pixels with a fixed resolution
Bitmap
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
Joint Photographer Experts Group (.jpg)
an uncompressed bitmap file format that is very large and is not appropriate for the web
Bitmap (.bmp)
decompressing a zipped file
Unzip
compressed bitmap file format (lossless) similar to the gif format; it is not limited to 256 colors, is appropriate for the web, and supports transparency
Portable Network Graphics (.png)
Full form of .gif
Graphics Interchange Format
Microsoft's vector file format; most Microsoft clip art are metafiles and can be edited
Windows Metafile (.wmf)
special formatting style that blurs the edge of an image
Feathering
compressed bitmap file format (lossless) that supports only 256 colors and is appropriate for the web; supports transparency and animation
Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
converting vector objects in an image to raster (bitmap) content
Rasterize
uncompressed bitmap file format that supports 16 million colors; supports transparency, file size is very large, and is not appropriate for the web
Tagged Image File (.tif)