Folder: About Images

Image Effects Image Formats

Color Profile

Definition
Something that tells the computer how to interpret the color values of the pixels in the data stored inside an image file.
Color Depth

Definition
How many bits are used to store the color information of the pixels of an image or screen.
Filter (in an Image Editor)

Definition
What is a "Filter" in an Image Editor? A "filter" in an image editor is an effect that can be applied to an image, such as a filter to make it blurry, to make it less blurry, to make it gray scale, and so on. Filters are different from blend modes in that filters normally […]
Wallpaper

Definition
Term for the image that stays behind the icons on your desktop, in the background.
Blend Mode

Definition
The blend mode means which method will be used to blend the pixels of one object (such as a layer in an image editor) with another object.
Transparency

Definition
Means you can see through something. The antonym is opacity.
Opacity

Definition
The opposite of transparency.
Layer Group

Definition
A folder of layers.
Pixel Perfect Freehand Drawing

Definition
A feature of pixel art editors that lets you draw pixels on an image using a freehand brush tool that paints over only a single pixel when moving diagonally.
Applications that don't Support WebP

Reference
A list of applications I have found that don't support files in the WebP image format.
GIF Video

Definition
A video file that is displayed without sound and looping automatically, like an animated GIF.
Animated GIF

Definition
Animated image saved in the GIF image format.
Animated Image

Definition
A video without sound stored in an "image" format such as GIF or WebP that supports animation.
Sprite

An image in a game that moves and changes, that has animation, specially in the context of 2D games. Sprites are usually images of characters, enemies, monsters, spells, and other effects.
Thumbnail

What is a Thumbnail? A thumbnail is generally a small image automatically generated by a computer program from a larger image (e.g. a photo) that is supposed to represent the larger image. A thumbnail can also be generated from a video instead of an image, in which case the thumbnail represents the video. In some […]
HiDPI

HiDPI refers to screens with high pixel densities, i.e. high PPI (pixels per pinch), which is also called high DPI (dots per inch).
Pixel Density

The amount of pixels per inch (PPI) that a screen can display.
PPI

Pixels per inch: the amount of pixels of a digital image or physical screen that occupy 1 inch of physical space.
DPI

Dots per inch (or pixels per inch). Term used when measuring the resolution of something, such as digital images, monitor screens, mouses, drawing tablets, and scanners.
Chromatic Aberration

Chromatic aberration is a distortion in photography that creates a "color fringe" effect, typically red, orange or magenta and blue, violet or purple colors.