AAC: Advanced Audio Coding is an audio coding standard for lossy digital audio compression.
Alignment: arrangement in a straight line, or in correct or appropriate relative positions. AVI: Audio Video Interleaved file is a sound and motion picture file that conforms to the Microsoft Windows Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification. Bit Depth: the color information stored in an image. Bit Rate: the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. Bitmap Graphics: images are stored as a series of tiny dots called pixels. Blue Screen: an error screen displayed after a fatal system error on a Windows computer system. BMP: a raster graphics image file format used to store bitmap digital images, independently of the display device. Buffer: store (data) in a buffer while it is being processed or transferred. CGI: Computer-generated imagery is the application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images in art, printed media, video games, films, television programs, commercials, videos, and simulators. Cloning: Copying one part of an image into another part of an image. Colour Balance: the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors. Colour Depth: the number of bits used to store each pixel in the image. Colour Levels: graphics filtering for altering the tones and intensities of colors in an image. Colour Management: ensuring printed output colors accurately match those on the screen. Colour Profile: used as part of color synchronization to specify how a device represents color. Colour Synchronization: ensuring printed output colors accurately match those on the screen. Composite Image: image which was created from several separate images. Compression: reduction in the amount of data used to store a file. Computer Aided Design: technical graphics software used to design products for manufacture. Copyright: legal concept which protects intellectual property from authorized copying, alteration, or use. |
Creative Commons: licensing system for authors who wish to distribute their work freely.
Cropping: taking a small part (subset) of an image. Desktop Publishing: software used for laying out text and images on pages. Commonly used for books, magazines, and brochures. Digital Effects: general name for operations performed on an image using graphics software. Digital Rights Management: software which restricts the actions a user can perform with a file, such as copying or printing. Digitization: the process of converting analog data into digital computer data. DOC: file format for documents, used by Microsoft Office. Dots per Inch: also known as printer resolution. The number of dots of color a printer is capable of producing in a certain amount of space. Fair Use: exceptions to copyright law that allow copying in certain limited circumstances. Filters: general name for operations performed on an image using graphics software. FLAC: lossless file format for audio. Flipping: image effect found in most graphics software. Footer: area of a document which appears the same on every page. GIF: lossless file format for images. Green Screen: technique used to replace part of a video image matching a certain color with computer graphics. Header: area of a document which appears the same on every page. Image Editor: software used to create or edit bitmap graphics. Intellectual Property: refers to creations of the mind - non-physical property such as photographs, music, stories, and films. JPG: lossy file format for images. Layer: technique used in graphics software to place digital images or effects on top of each other to build up a final image. Lossless Compression: compression technique in which the original file is completely recoverable, with no loss of quality. |