Digital Imaging and File Formats

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pixel

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A tiny dot of color

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MP

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Megapixel or a million pixels

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resolution

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The dimensions of an image or screen. (width BY height)

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ppi

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Pixels per inch

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4K resolution

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3840 by 2160

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12 MP

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The most common camera resolution for phones

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Byte

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The basic unit of storage. Stores a number from 0–255

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Total number of colors a computer can display

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16,777,216

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JPEG

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The most popular file format for photos. Does not support transparency.

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lossy compression

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A way of reducing the size of a file, but with a slight loss in quality