Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Maximum Performance: Unleash the Hidden Performance of Elements

By Mark Galer

Jargon Buster

Adjustment layers:: Non-destructive (always editable) image adjustment placed on a layer.
Adobe gamma:: A calibration and profiling utility supplied with Photoshop.
Aliasing:: The display of a digital image where a diagonal or curved line appears jagged due to the square pixels.
Anti-aliasing:: The process of smoothing the appearance of lines in a digital image.
Artifacts:: Pixels that are significantly incorrect in their brightness or color values.

Bit:: Short for binary digit _, the basic unit of the binary language.
Bit depth:: Number of bits (memory) assigned to recording color or tonal information.
Blend mode:: The formula used for defining the mixing of a layer with those beneath it.
Brightness:: The value assigned to a pixel in the HSB model to define the relative lightness of a pixel.
Byte:: Eight bits. Standard unit of data storage containing a value between 0 and 255.

CCD:: Charge-coupled device. A solid-state sensor used in digital image capture.
Channel:: A division of color or luminance data.
Clipboard:: The temporary storage of something that has been cut or copied.
Clipping group:: Two or more layers that have been linked. The base layer acts as a mask limiting the effect or visibility of those layers clipped to it.
Cloning tool:: A tool used for replicating pixels.
Color fringing:: Bands of color on the edges of lines within an image.
Color gamut:: The range of colors...

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Maximum Performance: Unleash the Hidden Performance of Elements