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Describes the colour output on a monitor or printer. Requires at least 16 million colour nuances.
Tele Converter:
Lens attachment that extends the focal length.
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Describes the colour output on a monitor or printer. Requires at least 16 million colour nuances.
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The process of reading information (picture, graphics and text) through the use of a scanner.
A device used to digitized printed information (picture, graphics and text).
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RAM:
Random Access Memory. The user can read and write data from/ onto this type of memory. RAM is used to temporarily store both data and programs. As opposed to ROM, all memory stored in RAM is lost when the power is turned off and is therefore called volatile memory.
Raster Length:
The number of raster points that can be displayed per inch. Given in lines per centimeter (L/cm) or per inch (lpi). A 60 raster is 60 L/ cm or 152 lpi.
Real Image Viewfinder:
Optical real image viewfinder.
Random Access Memory. The user can read and write data from/ onto this type of memory. RAM is used to temporarily store both data and programs. As opposed to ROM, all memory stored in RAM is lost when the power is turned off and is therefore called volatile memory.
Raster Length:
The number of raster points that can be displayed per inch. Given in lines per centimeter (L/cm) or per inch (lpi). A 60 raster is 60 L/ cm or 152 lpi.
Optical real image viewfinder.
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Quark XPress:
Popular Desktop Publishing Software developed by Quark Inc.
Quick Time:
Developed by Apple Inc. This is a standard videos and streaming media. More than half of all internet videos are in quick time format.
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Popular Desktop Publishing Software developed by Quark Inc.
Quick shooting mode:
This function allows a number of photos to be to be taken in quick succession (usually with 1 to 2 seconds between each shot). With a large memory (D RAM) it is even possible to take high resolution shots with only a 10th of second between them. The images are then later saved onto the cards.Developed by Apple Inc. This is a standard videos and streaming media. More than half of all internet videos are in quick time format.
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PageMaker:
PageMaker was one of the first desktop publishing programs, introduced in 1985 by Aldus Corporation, initially for the new-Apple Macintosh and in 1987 for PCs running Windows 1.0.
PageMaker relies on Adobe Systems PostScript page description language and in 1994 Adobe Systems acquires Aldus and pageMaker.
PAL:
Phase Alternating Line. A color television standard developed in Germany in 1967 and used in many European and non-European countries. The image size is 786 x 576 pixels with a frequency of 50Hz interlaced (2x 25 half images are generated each second).
Pantone:
A color scale consisting of about 3000 gradations in tone that is used in editing digital images.
PageMaker was one of the first desktop publishing programs, introduced in 1985 by Aldus Corporation, initially for the new-Apple Macintosh and in 1987 for PCs running Windows 1.0.
PageMaker relies on Adobe Systems PostScript page description language and in 1994 Adobe Systems acquires Aldus and pageMaker.
PAL:
Phase Alternating Line. A color television standard developed in Germany in 1967 and used in many European and non-European countries. The image size is 786 x 576 pixels with a frequency of 50Hz interlaced (2x 25 half images are generated each second).
A color scale consisting of about 3000 gradations in tone that is used in editing digital images.