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Glossary – Epson PhotoPlus User Manual

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Active image

Active image

The image you are currently working on. The title bar of

the active image is highlighted.

Aspect ratio

Aspect ratio

The proportion of height to width in an image.

BMP (bitmap)

BMP (bitmap)

A standard Windows file format for color and grayscale

images.

Brightness

Brightness

The amount of light in an image or the amount of white

in a color.

Channel

Channel

One component of a color model. Channels in the RGB

model are red, green, and blue; in the HSV model, hue,

saturation, and brightness; in the CMYK model, cyan,

magenta, yellow, and black.

Contrast

Contrast

The amount of difference between bright and dark

colors in the image. Adding contrast increases the

difference; bright colors become brighter and dark

colors become darker.

Crop

Crop

The process of eliminating all but the selected area.

Dpi

Dpi

Dots per inch. An image with a higher dpi has more dots

and shows more detail.

File type

File type

The format in which a file is stored. PhotoPlus

recognizes the following file types for graphics: BMP

(bitmap), GIF, JPG (JPEG), PCX, TGA (Targa), TIF (TIFF),

and PCD (PhotoCD).

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