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Chapter 15 Digital Darkroom Basics
7. If the
Resample Image
box in the
Image Size
dialog is not checked, how will an increase in
resolution affect the image dimensions?
8. What is the advantage of placing different
elements of an image on separate layers?
9. How would you copy a selection from one
image to another?
10. What is a histogram? How is it used to adjust
the tonal range (darkness or lightness) of an
image?
11. What are the
Burn
and
Dodge
tools used for
in the digital darkroom?
12. The most precise way of controlling contrast
in an image is to use the _____ command.
13. Which of the following is not a technique
for converting a color image to a grayscale
image?
A. Straight mode conversion
B. Mode conversion using a color channel
C. Desaturation
D. Color stripping
14. Describe the operation of the process that is
the digital equivalent of spotting a print.
15. Discuss why the statement sharpening restores
lost detail to an image is incorrect.
Questions for Review
Please answer the following questions on a
separate piece of paper. Do not write your
answers in this book.
1. Give at least two advantages of the digital
darkroom compared to a conventional
darkroom.
2. Would you associate the term digital darkroom
with the activities of image processing or image
manipulation? Why?
3. The software used to alter and refine digital
images is called a(n) _____.
A. scanning program
B. digitizer
C. image editor
D. image processor
4. For more efficient program operation, you
can use _____ instead of a mouse and menu
choices.
5. Why is it important to make a working copy
of an image file for processing?
6. Name the two tools used to crop photos.
Which is more useful, and why?