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Term | Definition |
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Layer Mask | Something that you apply to a given layer to control the transparency of that layer. |
HTML | A Standard system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages. |
Loop | This is a section of a piece of music cut in such a way that it can be seamlessly repeated indefinitely by technical means. |
Raster | These types of images (sometimes referred to as bitmap images) are made up of thousands of pixels which determine the color and form of the image. |
Typography | The art of arranging type. It’s one of the fundamentals of graphic design. |
Lasso Tool | Use this tool to manually cut out an image using Pixlr or Photoshop. |
Chroma Keying | The term for taking out a specific color in a video such as green in Apple Motion or Final Cut. |
Keyframe | In animation and filmmaking, is a drawing that defines the starting and ending points of any smooth transition. |
Layers | In graphics software, a term used to describe the different levels at which you can place an object or image file. In the program you can stack, merge or define these when creating a digital image |
Animated Gif | A GIF graphic file, which consists of two or more images shown in timed sequence to give the effect of motion. |
Alpha | This channel is really a mask--it specifies how the pixel’s colors should be merged with another pixel when the two are overlaid, one on top of the other. |
Vector | These type of graphics use geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygons--all of which are based on mathematical expressions--to represent images in computer graphics. |
PNG | This type of file preserves transparency and can be opened by many photo editing programs. |
Gradient | Refers to a function in graphic software permitting a person to make an image contain a gradual change of colors(such as purple turning gradually into blues and then greens) |
Feathering | Use this to soften the edge of an image by making the edge gradually fade out until it becomes transparent. |
Hex Code | This code starts with a pound sign (#) and is followed by six values or three value pairs(for example, #AFD645). It is used as a way of specifying color. |
PXD | The type of Pixlr file that preserves all of its elements. This file type retains layers. |
Onion Skinning | This is a technique used in animating to see several frames at once. |
Pixels | The smallest element of an image. Images are comprised of many minuscule of these, providing a clear, high quality image to the viewer. |
Resolution | A measure of dots per inch (DPI) for printed works and pixels per inch(PPI) for digital work. |