Adobe Photoshop Certification Exam Review

Action

A recorded step or series of steps that can be saved and played back in order to apply similar changes to multiple images.

Adobe Bridge

An application within Photoshop that is used to manage and browse files and file folders.

Aspect Ratio

The affiliation of the width and height in an image's proportions.

Auto-Tone

A feature which maximizes the tonal range in each channel of the image.

Batch Processing

A process within Photoshop CC that allows the user to automatically perform the same set of operations on a selection of files.

Bevel and Emboss

A layer style that adds a combination of shadows and highlights to a layer.

Bitmap Mode

An image mode that uses black or white color values to represent the pixels in an image.

Blending Mode

An option specified in the options bar or Layers panel that controls the interaction of pixels in adjacent layers or how pixels are affected by painting/editing tools.

Blur Tool

A Photoshop focus tool used to reduce detail on precise areas of an image.

Brush Tool

A drawing tool in Photoshop CC which gives the user the ability to draw freestyle using a variety of styles

Burn Tool

A blending tool used to increase the amount of exposure to be applied to a specified area of an image.

Camera Raw

A method of displaying photographic information about an image

Canvas

The workspace where an image is attached.

CIN

A video raster-based file format (Cineon) that is used with video formats and is proprietary to Kodak.

Clone Stamp Tool

A tool in Photoshop CC that samples a specific portion of an image that can be applied to another image or another part of the same image. It is useful for removing image artifacts or for repairing missing portions of an image.

CMYK

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black is a color model used for professional printing.

Color Picker

A Photoshop CC tool used to choose or define colors for the background and foreground using a color spectrum or numerical values.

Color Profile

A color management tool that is used to define the range of colors within a color model that is represented within the profile.

Content-Aware Scale

A tool used to select and adjust specific objects in an image rather than an entire image.

Contrast

The difference in brightness between the light and dark areas of an image. Contrast controls the number of shades in the image.

Copyrighted Material

An original work whose creator has the sole license to create

Channel

An optical depiction for each of the colors of light (red, green & blue).

Character Panel

A Photoshop CC panel that provides the user with the ability to change text attributes

DCS

Digital Color Separation is a print raster-based file format that is used to save print files. It is used less than other print raster formats.

Delete Cropped Pixels

An option that will remove excess pixels once an image is cropped.

Derivative Work

A work or creation that is created from or based on a preexisting creation.

DICOM

A medical industry standard for storing digital imaging and communications in medicine

Digital Camera

A camera device used for recording and storing digital images.

DNG

An Adobe open image format used for manipulating digital images. (Digital Negative)

Dodge Tool

A blending tool used to reduce or increase the amount of exposure on a specified area.

Duotone

A color mode that uses two colors

DWG

A binary file format that is vector-based. It is used to save vector-based files.

Embed

A process that saves content as part of a publication.

EPS

A file extension for a vector-based graphics file format. (Encapsulated PostScript)

Eyedropper Tool

A color selection tool which gives the user the ability to choose a color by grabbing it from an image.

Fair Use of Copyright

A copyright policy which implies parts of copyrighted works can be used without permission provided the use is reasonable and does not adversely affect the profit that may be expected by the copyrighted owner.

Feathering

A Photoshop CC tool used to smooth the edges of a selection by building a transition boundary between the selection and its surrounding pixels.

Filter

A tool used in Photoshop CC to enhance and change the composition of an image.

Fill

The background of a specific object used to fill graphic effects in Photoshop CC.

Fill Opacity

An option that allows for the opacity adjustment of pixels painted on a layer without affecting the opacity of any effects applied to the layer.

Flattened image

Also known as a background. All layers are collapsed into one single layer.

Floating Panel

A panel that can be moved anywhere within the workspace. It is not docked to one area.

Free Transform

A tool used to for adjusting a selected images scale with the mouse.

Fuzziness

A feature which allows more tones to be included in an adjustment.

GIF

A bitmap or raster file format used by the World Wide Web. Limited to 256 colors.

Gradient Map

A feature which maps the tones in an image to a selected gradient.

Grayscale

A color mode with a maximum of 256 colors that renders an image in a range of grays from white to black.

Guide

A Photoshop layout tool that is used to help a user to align or position properties of a document.

Histogram

A graph which depicts all the different tones of the image.

History Brush Tool

A tool that restores an image to its original state by painting in the original information.

Intellectual Property

An idea

JPEG

A compression algorithm for condensing the size of image files by subdividing and simplifying complex images. JPEG images are commonly used for photographic quality images over the Internet.

Lasso Tool

A Photoshop selection tool used like the Pencil tool to draw freehand selections around image objects.

Layer

A segment of a Photoshop CC image document which is separated from other segments for isolated editing. They are stacked like pieces of paper or pancakes.

Magic Wand Tool

A selection tool used to select a range of similar tonal levels.

Mask

A Photoshop CC tool used to isolate and protect areas of an image as color changes

Match Color Tool

A tool which allows the user to make two different images look similar.

Merge

A Photoshop feature used to combine two or more images to create a larger image

Metadata

Information that describes the photographic content of an image.

Opacity

A value that determines how transparent the paint will appear on an image. The lower the value

OpenEXR

A video raster-based file format that is used in conjunction with video files.

Patch Tool

A content-aware tool that will clear an area based on the destination area determined by the user.

PDF

A file format that displays a digital document with text or graphics. It can be viewed

Pen Tool

A Photoshop selection tool used to make precise selections with sharp

Photoshop CC

An Adobe graphics editing program. It is used to create and retouch images.

Pixel

A single dot in a digital image that is assigned a specific location and color value. Pixels are the base elements for all images in Photoshop.

PNG

An image file format which supports grayscale.

Project

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product

Project Plan

A roadmap for a project that is used to outline project scope and other elements that ultimately leads to project completion.

Properties Panel

A Photoshop CC panel used to display layer properties and elements.

PSB

Large Document Format is a specialty format that is used to save very large Photoshop files.

PSD

The default Photoshop file format which is also print raster-based. It is used in conjunction with print files.

Puppet Warp

A Photoshop CC tool which allows the user to specify pivot points

Selection Tool

A Photoshop CC tool in which a user can select a specific pixel or part of an image.

Raster Image

A graphic image type that displays a grid of pixels. The raster image type is used in various image files with varying formats.

Resolution

The number of pixels displayed per unit of printed length in an image

Tint

Hue + white

RGB

Red Green Blue is a color model used for web, film & video.

Rotate Tool

A Photoshop CC transform tool used to rotate an object from a specific reference point.

Scanner

A peripheral device used for scanning images and converting them into digital data.

Snap To

A Photoshop CC function that forces an object to line up with guidelines or other predefined objects such as rulers.

TARGA

A raster-based video file format that is used to save video formats and was created by Truevision

TIFF

A flexible bitmap or raster image format with a wide application support base.

Type Tool

A Photoshop CC tool used to enter type and vector graphics onto a document.

Vector

A graphic image type that defines an image using paths rather than pixels.

Workspace

The layout of panels and tool boxes in the Photoshop application which may be arranged and saved by the user.

Zoom Tool

A Photoshop navigation tool used to zoom in and out on an image.

Shade

Hue + black

Tone

Hue w/ both black, white or gray added

Primary Colors

Red, Yellow, Blue

Secondary Colors

Blending together primary: orange, violet, green

Tertiary

Blending together primary and secondary: yellow-green, red-orange, etc.

Complimentary

Colors that are opposite on wheel, they create high contrast: blue & yellow, etc.

Pixels

Smallest areas of illumination on an electronic display

Pixel Shading

Using changes in value to create light and shadow

Positive space

Area/volume occupied

Hue

Pure color

Negative space

Empty area/volume around primary objects

Visual perspective

Proportional scaling of objects as they move toward the vanishing point

Vanishing point

The point where two receding parallel lines appear to meet