FEATURES OF IMAGE EDITORS

MARQUEE TOOL

for selecting rectangular or other regular polygon-shaped regions

Contrast-Brightness

(type the answer like this: ________-_________) Adjusting_________ means adjusting ____________ because they work together to make a better image.

PHOTO MANIPULATION

- includes all simple editing techniques and have some manipulation techniques like erasing, adding objects , adding some graphical effects, background correction, creating incredible effect, change elements in an image, adding styles , eliminating blemishes from a person's face and changing the features of a person's body. - involves transforming or altering a photograph using various methods and techniques to achieve desired results. Some of this are considered skillful artwork while others are frowned upon as unethical practices, especially when used to deceive the public, such as hat used for political propaganda, or to make a product or person look better.

SATURATION

- is an expression for the relative bandwidth of the visible output from a light source. As it increase, colors appear more "pure.'' As it decreases, colors appear more '' washed-out.''

PHOTO EDITING

- signifies the regular process used to enhance photos and to create them ''Actual editing simple process''. Also includes some of the regular programs used for editing and expose how to use them.

IMAGE ORIENTATION

Image editors are capable of altering an image to be rotated in any direction and to any degree. Mirror images can be created and images can be horizontally flipped or vertically flopped. Rotated image usually require cropping afterwards, in order to remove the resulting gaps at the image edges.

SELECTION

One of the prerequisites for many of the app mentioned below is a method of selecting part(s) of an image, thus applying a change selectively without affecting the entire picture

Contrast

Underexposed images can be often be improved by using this feature.

CROPPING

creates a new image by selecting a desired rectangular portion from the image being cropped. The unwanted part of the image is discarded. Image cropping does not reduce the resolution of the area cropped.

LASSO TOOL

for freehand selection of a region

PERSPECTIVE

is the art of drawing solid objects on a two- dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.

Brightening

lightens the image so the photo brightens up. Brightness is a relative expression of the intensity of the energy output of a visible light source.

Sharpening

makes images clearer. Too much, causes grains on the surface of the image.

Softening

makes images softer that removes some of the highly visible flaws. Too much, causes the image to blur.

IMAGE SIZE

resize images in a process often called image scaling, making them larger, or smaller. High image resolution cameras can produce large images which are often reduced in size for Internet use.

MAGIC WAND TOOL

selects objects or regions in the image defined by proximity of color or luminance

CLONING

uses the current brush to copy from an image or pattern. It has many uses: one of the most important is to repair problem areas in digital photos.

LAYERS

which are analogous to sheets of transparent acetate, stacked on top of each other, each capable of being individually positioned, altered and blended with the layers below, w/o affecting any of the elements on the other layers.