Jargon Buster
A
Adjustment layers: Non-destructive (always editable) image adjustment placed on a layer.
Adobe gamma: A calibration and profiling utility supplied with Photoshop.
Aliasing: The display of a digital image where a diagonal or curved line appears jagged due to the square pixels.
Anti-aliasing: The process of smoothing the appearance of lines in a digital image.
Artifacts: Pixels that are significantly incorrect in their brightness or color values.
B
Bit: Short for binary digit, the basic unit of the binary language.
Bit depth: Number of bits (memory) assigned to recording color or tonal information.
Blend mode: The formula used for defining the mixing of a layer with those beneath it.
Brightness: The value assigned to a pixel in ...
Get Photoshop Elements 4.0 Maximum Performance now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
