
GLOSSARY
RESAMPLE | To change the number of pixels in the image. If pixels are |
| discarded when shrinking an image, it is called resampling |
| down. If new pixels are created in an image, it is called |
| resampling up. |
RESOLUTION | The number of pixels in a given area of the image; such as |
| pixels per inch or pixels per centimeter. High resolution is the |
| term for an image with a lot of pixels in a given area. Low |
| resolution means there are not many pixels in a given area. |
RGB | Red, Green, and Blue. These are the colours of the three |
| channels that make up the scanned image. Monitors use red, |
| green, and blue phosphors to create the image you see on the |
| screen. |
SHADOWS | The dark areas of an image. |
TIFF | Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files contain |
| data. In addition to being a widely supported format, TIFF is |
| able to handle the colour palette needed for professional- |
| quality images and graphics. |
WINDOWS® BMP | (Windows only)The BMP graphic file format is for |
| images. BMP images are supported by the Paint accessory |
| and can easily be opened on most PCs running Windows. |
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