Epson PhotoPlus Glossary, Dpi, Crop, Channel, Contrast, File type, Brightness, Active image, Aspect ratio, BMP (bitmap)

Glossary

Active image

The image you are currently working on. The title bar of the active image is highlighted.

Aspect ratio

The proportion of height to width in an image.

BMP (bitmap)

A standard Windows file format for color and grayscale images.

Brightness

The amount of light in an image or the amount of white in a color.

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

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

The process of eliminating all but the selected area.

Dpi

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

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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