Photoshop Certification Study Guide

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Adjustment layer

A special kind of layer used for modifying color and contrast

<p>A special kind of layer used for modifying color and contrast</p>
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Adobe Bridge

A digital asset system that allows the sharing of images across multiple Adobe programs

<p>A digital asset system that allows the sharing of images across multiple Adobe programs</p>
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Aspect ratio

The proportion relationship between an image's width and height

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Baseline

Used to shift selected characters up or down relative to surrounding text to create exponents or footnotes

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Background layer

The back-most image in the layers panel

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Character tracking

Changes the spacing between all characters in a block of text

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CMYK

A subtractive color model (color space) used in printing that uses Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black for color channels

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Color Gamut

The range of colors that can be displayed by any given device

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Contrast

Creating difference between elements on a page. This can be achieved with color or by varying size, fonts, and font styles.

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Copyright

The exclusive right to copy, distribute, and profit from a work

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Framing

Placing the subject of an image into focus or changing contrast, brightness and cropping an image to highlight the subject

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GIF file

A bitmap image format that supports animation

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H.264 file

A video coding format that is currently one of the most commonly used formats for the recording, compression, and distribution of HD video content like Blu Ray dics

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Harmony

Pulling the composition of an image together by using repetition or rhythm

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Hierarchy

Contains elements that lead the reader through each element in order of significance

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Improving readability

Create contrast with font styles and use space and proximity

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Indexed color

Images that use a color palette with a default maximum value of 256 colors

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JPEG

A commonly used format with lossy compression for digital photography

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Kerning

Changes the spacing between two letters of text

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MPEG

A standard for lossy compression of video and audio

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Non-lossy (full quality) file formats

BMP, RAW and PNG

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Non-destructive editing

Changing images without altering the original pixels (adjustment layers)

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Pixels

Individual dots that make up an image

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PNG

A raster graphics file formats that supports lossless data compression

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Raster (or bitmap) image

Represented by pixels in a grid layout and cannot be re-sized without loss of quality

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Rasterizing

Converting a vector image into pixels so more special effects/filters can be applied

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RAW file

Contains unprocessed, uncompressed grayscale picture data from a digital camera's image sensor, along with information about how the image was captured (metadata)

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Readability

Level of ease the reader can understand information in the design which can be improved using spacing and proximity or creating contrast with font styles

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Repitition

Creating visual consistency by repeating an element such as colors, styles, or shapes

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Resolution

Measurement of an image's size by the number of dots that make up the image

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RGB

Color mode best for digital documents (not printed) that allows access top the most features in Photoshop including 3D using Red, Green, and Blue color channels

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Rule of Thirds

9 Equal sections divided by equally space horizontal and equally spaced vertical lines used to create a visually appealing image or design

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Scale

Using the relative size of elements against each other to attract attention to a focal point

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Sans serif font features

Simple modern looking fonts (no decorative lines), better in digital documents due to readability at small sizes

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Serif font features

Traditional textbook-style fonts which which better in printed work, has small decorative lines or embelishments

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Shape layer

A layer that holds shapes that are created

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Smart objects

Contain image data from raster or vector images and allow for nondestructive transforms

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SVG file

A vector format that produces high-quality, interactive web graphics

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TIFF file

A tag-based file format for storing and interchanging raster images

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Tracking

Changes the spacing between all characters in a block of text

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Tool bar

Contains all the tools used when working with images including selection tools, etc.

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Type layer

A layer that holds type that is created

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Vector images

Created with mathematical calculations, can be re-sized without loss of quality

<p>Created with mathematical calculations, can be re-sized without loss of quality</p>
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Vector mask

A resolution independent path that clips out the contents of the layer

<p>A resolution independent path that clips out the contents of the layer</p>
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