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| Destructive Editing | Changes the original photo in a way that cannot be reversed after saving and closing; i.e. cropping, deleting a selection. |
| Non-Destructive Editing | Makes changes to the original photo that can always be reversed; i.e. masking. |
| SMART OBJECTS | vPerform nondestructive transforms. You can scale, rotate, skew, distort, perspective transform, or warp a layer without losing original image data. |
| COLOR MANAGEMENT | A process where the color characteristics for every device in the imaging chain is known precisely and utilized in color reproduction. |
| RGB | Monitor Color Profile: optimized for viewing on a screen. |
| CMYK | Printer Color Profile: optimized for printing purposes. |
| Color Gamut | The range of colors that is defined by the color profile; when working within a given color profile, color choices are selected from the gamut. |
| Color Libraries | Color system manufacturers create standardized colors for communicating color information across apps and processes, i.e. Pantone. |
| Optimization | File format requirements File size requirements File name requirements |
| Intellectual Property | Original creations of the mind that can be protected by law; literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, images, names, etc. |
| Copyright | The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell or distribute the expression of an intellectual property (literature, design, audio, video, etc.) |
| Trademark | A mark (logo, symbol, word, phrase, etc.) legally registered or established by a company to represent a service or product; cannot be used without the permission of the owner. |
| Fair Use | A legal allowance of using a copyrighted material without permission from the owner, provided the circumstances are reasonable and do not make the material less profitable. |
| Color Correction | Adjusting the color values of a graphic to make them appear more realistic or to meet the desired effect (ex: red eye correction or changing tint). |
| Retouching | Removing unwanted elements and/or blemishes from a photo to enhance the visual quality. |
| Adjusting Levels | Changing highlights, shadows, and mid-tones of a photo. |
| Exposure | The amount of light in a photo; under-exposed is not enough light, while over-exposed is too much light. |
| Sharpness | The property of a photo that describes the clarity of detail. |
| Contrast | The amount of separation between the darkest areas of a photo and the brightest areas; adding contrast causes a photo to look more defined. |
| Cropping | Eliminating unwanted parts of a graphic. |
| Scaling | Changing a graphic’s size dimensions (height and width). |
| STRAIGHTEN TOOL | With the crop tool, you can straighten the image. Choose Straighten Tool by clicking on its icon in the Options Bar or press CTRL/CMD while the crop tool is active. |
| FREE TRANSFORM | Change by using rotate, scale, skew, distort, or perspective in one continuous operation. Instead of choosing different commands, you simply hold down a key on your keyboard to switch between transformation types. |
| LAYER STYLES | Preset effects applied to graphics and/or text within a layer that add depth and dimension. |
| FILTERS | Preset effects applied to entire graphic used to quickly adjust a graphic’s appearance. |
| Shear | Shearing objects will slant or skew the object. This is great for casting shadows. |
| Feathering/Blending | Smoothing or blurring the edges of an image to help transition into the background or into another image. |
| Area Type | Area type fills the text in a closed path. |
| Point Type | Point type begins right where you click and does not automatically wrap to the next line. |
| TYPE ON A PATH | The text flows along an open or closed path. |
