Ch2 Digital Multimedia voc
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Sanders8408 on January 18, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bandwidth | the speed at which a computer can transmit information along a network |
| bitmap | an image made of pixels |
| compression | in graphic files is the process of reducing the size of the image |
| drawing programs | a general term for graphics software that uses mathematically defined lines to create an image |
| interlacing | displays an image within a web page in stages until an image has reached its full resolution |
| lossless | compression does not change any pixel data |
| lossy | compression reduces the size of an image file by removing information that is not essential. |
| native | refers to the file format in which a graphics program automatically saves an image |
| noninterlacing | renders an image from the top down until the image is complete |
| open source | programming is developed collaboratively for use without charge to the general public. |
| painting programs | a general term for grpahics software that uses pixels to create an image |
| pixels | a data representation of a sepcific color at a specific location in a matrix or grid. |
| rasterizing | converts a vector graphic to a bitmap |
| resolution | the density of pixels in an image |
| scaling | describes the process of enlarging or reducing an image |
| vector | an image created by using a series of lines and curves rather than pixels. the beginning and ending points of the objects are defined mathematically, making the image easier to resize or scale |
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