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90 Cards in this Set
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Additive Color
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- red, green, and blue colors (collectively called RGB) that televisions and computer monitors mix in various intensities to create all other colors; these are the actual (and not reflected) colors seen by the eye
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Anchor Point
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- a point on a path that indicates a change of direction
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Anti-alias
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– softening of the jagged edges in images that have become aliased (when the curves and other lines in a graphic becomes jagged)
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Auto trace
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– a function in graphic design software that automatically traces images; paths are created along the edges of a scanned sketch; the paths are then cleaned up and the scanned file are discarded off
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Bevel
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– bevel is a function in graphic design software that, when applied to an image, gives the image the appearance of being raised out of the surface
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Bezier
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– the Bezier (or Pen) tool draws curved line segments that can be reshaped by changing its anchor points and/or direction lines
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Bitmap (BMP)
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– a graphic image stored as a specific arrangement of screen dots or pixels
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Bleeding
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– when an image or printed color extends beyond the trimmed edge of a page, it is called a "bleed"; ensures that the print extends to the edges of the paper
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Canvas size
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– the full area of an image
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Cast shadow
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– similar to a drop shadow but with added perspective to create the illusion of a third dimension
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CMYK
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– CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black, the four process color inks used for printing
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Color correction
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– correction to a color cast created by the scanner on the scanned image; the preview image on the computer display is adjusted; color correction is usually done in CMYK
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Color palette
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– a set of colors that make up an image or animation; it is also the set of colors available to be applied to images
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Color space
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– color space is a particular way to describe color. Examples of color spaces include: RGB and CMYK
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Comp (comprehensive)
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– comp's are made to see what a prospective design project will look like for example the layout of the image, use of color, the size and the paper that will be used; it is also named a dummy
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Composite image
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– a graphic image (or photograph), made up of a combination of images
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Continuous tone
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– black and white photographs often contain gradient tones from black to white which are called continuous tones
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Contrast
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– the difference between light and dark areas in an image; the wider the tonal range is in an image, the lower the contrast will be
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Control handle
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– the handle that extends from an anchor point that is used to create curved shapes in a path. Stretching the control handle will affect the depth of the curve
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Crop
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– a tool that enables the user to trim away the edges or part of an image
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Dither
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– the mixing of adjacent pixels to simulate additional colors to fill the gaps between two colors
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DPI (dots per inch)
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– DPI is the number of dots (or pixels - PPI) that fit horizontally and vertically into a one-inch measure; the more dots per inch, the more detail is captured and the sharper the image
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Drop shadow
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– similar to a cast shadow but without added perspective to create the illusion of a third dimension
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Dummy
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– a dummy counts as an example of a piece of design work (brochure, ad, book cover etc.) that needs to be approved by the client
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Duotone
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–made by printing an image with two colors, usually black and a second color; creates more of a depth
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Emboss
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–gives an image a three dimensional (3-D) quality; the 3-D effect is created with highlights and shadows on the edges of the image
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Feathering
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– a graphic software tool used to make the edges of an image appear blurry
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Fill
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– a graphic software tool used to fill selected parts of images or their backgrounds with a color
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Filter
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– applied to images or art works to easily create special effects or to achieve a look that would be too difficult to create manually
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Font
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– a complete set of characters in a particular style and typically consists of a full letter set, number set and all other special characters you get by pressing the shift, control or option keys
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Foreground color
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– color applied to objects in the foreground of the designed layout
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four-color process
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the printing process that reproduces colors by combining cyan, magenta, yellow, and black
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freehand drawing tool
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a tool found in Illustration software allowing the user to draw freeform shapes as if with a pencil
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GIF
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(graphics interchange format) GIF images display up to 256 colors; GIF images generally have very small file sizes and are the most widely used graphic format on the web
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gradient
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a function in graphic software that allows the user to fill an object/image with a smooth transition of colors
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grayscale
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images containing black, white, no color and up to 256 shades of gray
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high-resolution image
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an image with a high level of sharpness/clarity
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image map
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a single graphic image (on a website), containing multiple click-able hyperlinks
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JPEG
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(joint photographic electronic group) a common compression method that shrinks a file's storage size by discarding non-important picture detail; excessive jpeg compression can cause poor image quality
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kerning
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adjusting the lateral (horizontal) space between letters
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layers
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a function within graphic software that allows the user to assemble, organize and re-edit their artwork
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leading
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the vertical spacing (measured in points) between lines of text
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letter spacing
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see kerning
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line weight
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line weight is a term referring to the thickness of a printing line
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logos
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unique visual business identifiers; a logo is an image that acts like a business signature, identifying the company and differentiating it from the competition; although not a requirement, many logos illustrate the nature of the business and/or the nature of its products/services
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lossless
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refers to a form of data compression where the detail is retained and no data is lost after file downsizing; the lossless compression method is commonly used in TIFF and GIF formats
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lossy
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a form of data compression where detail is removed as the file size is reduced; a common lossy compression method is JPEG
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Low-resolution image
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an image with a low level of sharpness/clarity
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magic wand tool
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a tool in graphic software that allows the user to select parts of an image, for example areas with the same color
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margins
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guidelines in page layout software to show the user the body copy areas
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mask
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a function that allows a shape to mask part of an image; the masked part of the image can be edited but won't let you work past the borders of the clipping path
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master page
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a feature found in page layout software that allows the user to create a consistent page layout
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noise
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a term used to describe the occurrence of pixels that contain random colors
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non-printing guides
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alignment aids (rulers or margin guides) found within page layout software
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non-reproducible colors
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colors present in an original photograph, that fall outside of the gamut
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object
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things found in images
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opacity
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the density of a color or tonal value; the opacity of an image or object can range from transparent (0% opacity) to opaque (100% opacity)
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outline
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the outer edge of text or a graphic
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page layout
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the design of a page; created by placing text, text columns, images etc. on the page
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page size
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a setting in graphic software that enables the user to define the size of the page that the artwork on
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Pantone Matching System
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used for specifying and blending match colors; it provides designers with swatches of over 700 colors and gives printers the recipes for making those colors
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paste board
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the area around a page surface in a page layout program; this area allows the user to put down elements that is to be used in the page layout
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path
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the shape of a single element in illustration
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patterned fill
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a custom fill usually defined by the user
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pixel
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the smallest picture element (used to display an image on a computer), that can be independently assigned a color
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PNG
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Portable Network Graphics format; PNG (usually pronounced "ping"), is used for lossless compression; the PNG format displays images without jagged edges while keeping file sizes relatively small, making them popular on the web
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PPI
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Pixels per Inch; a measurement of the resolution of a scanned image
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printable color
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the range of available color on an output device
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rasterize
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an image is said to be rasterized when converted from vector image to a bit-mapped image
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re-sample
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a function available in image editing that allows the user to change the resolution of the image while keeping its pixel count intact
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resolution
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an important factor in determining the attainable output quality; the higher the resolution of an image, the less pixilated it will be and the curves of the image will appear smoother
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RGB
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(red green blue) RGB is the model used to project color on a computer monitor; by mixing these three colors, a large percentage of the visible color spectrum can be represented
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rotate
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a function within graphic software that enables a user to rotate an image or pixel by any number of degrees
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rulers
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alignment or measurement aids found in page layout software
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saturation
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the color intensity of an image; a color with high saturation will appear brighter and more vibrant than the same color with low saturation; colors in gray scale images have no saturations
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scaling images
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resizing an object horizontally, vertically, or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its original size
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selection
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an area of an image that is selected (isolated) so it can be edited while the rest of the image is protected
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Selective Color Correction Adjustment
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a setting available in graphic software that allows the user to adjust a specific color in an image
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shadow detail
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refers to the amount of detail contained in the dark areas of an image
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subtractive color
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a term describing the three subtractive primary colors (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow) as opposed to the three additive colors (Red, Blue and Green)
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text wrap
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a term used in page layout software, referring to the way text can be shaped around the edges of images
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thumbnail
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a small version of the original image
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TIFF
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(tagged image file format) a common graphic file format used for saving bitmapped images such as scans, photographs, illustrations and logos
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tint
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a color is tinted by adding white to make the color lighter
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tolerance
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the range of pixels a tool in graphic software operates in. In other words the range of shade or color pixels a Magic Wand selects etc.
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true color system
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a 24-plane graphics sub-system which produces the entire range of 16.7 million colors
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un-sharp masking
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a very sophisticated sharpening method that sharpens images without the graininess that appears with most other sharpening methods
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value
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with reference to color, the term is used to describe brightness
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vector graphic
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drawn in paths and allows the designer to re-size images freely without getting pixilated edges as is the case with bit-mapped images; the vector format is generally used for in printing while the bitmap format is used for onscreen display
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white point
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the combination of RGB at full intensity on a monitor
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