User Guide

raster image
An image composed of individual pixels. The image quality of a raster image is
higher than a vector image, but changing the size of an image adds or subtracts
pixels from the image, changing its composition. Resizing also changes the file
size. FotoCanvas only supports raster images.
RGB
The Red, Green, Blue values in a color. The value represent how much of each
color is present, the higher the value the brighter the color. White has an RGB
value of 255, 255, 255. Black has an RGB value of 0, 0, 0.
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saturation
The purity of a hue or the amount of grey it contains. A color with a maximum sat-
uration is vivid; a hue with a minimum saturation is grey. One of the three compo-
nents of the HSL mode.
selection
A portion of an image highlighted by a marquee (a rectangle with dashed lines).
shell
The outermost layer of a program. ACDSee provides an alternative shell command
list. This offers a command processor interface to execute operating system com-
mands. When using ACDSee shell commands you can open and edit files with
other applications.
shortcut menu
This is the menu that appears when you right-click in an area of the ACDSee win-
dow; shortcut commands are available to select.
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thumbnails
An image preview of a full-sized image. Thumbnails are displayed in the Browser.
timestamp date
The date associated with the last modification of a file (the date that can be seen
in Explorer’s file list).
transitions
Special effects that are used when displaying an image in a slide show.
TWAIN
Interface standard for scanners and certain digital cameras.
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