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find the most common retouching and cgi terms explained. if you have further questions or want to find out how they apply to your project, get in touch!
2D
Two Dimensional. Determined by width & height.
3D
Three Dimensional. Determined by width, height & depth.
CAD Data
Computer Aided Design. This normally contains precise real-life measuring tools.
CGI
Computer generated imagery.
CMYK Colour Space
A colour space of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black used for outputing work for commercial and editorial printing.
Compositing
The process of combining multiple elements into a single image.
HDRI
High Dynamic Range Image. This records all lighting range in a scene from the lightest hightlight to the darkest shadow.
ICC Profile
Defines the way colours are represented within an image.
Jpeg
File format with adjustable compression. Useful when balancing file size against image quality.
PSD File
Native Photoshop Document.
Rendering
The process of combining CG elements to create a final 2D image.
RGB Colour Space
A colour space of Red, Blue, Green, used for online or screen output.
TIFF
Tagged image file format. Commonly used final file format for output.
Two Dimensional. Determined by width & height.
3D
Three Dimensional. Determined by width, height & depth.
CAD Data
Computer Aided Design. This normally contains precise real-life measuring tools.
CGI
Computer generated imagery.
CMYK Colour Space
A colour space of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black used for outputing work for commercial and editorial printing.
Compositing
The process of combining multiple elements into a single image.
HDRI
High Dynamic Range Image. This records all lighting range in a scene from the lightest hightlight to the darkest shadow.
ICC Profile
Defines the way colours are represented within an image.
Jpeg
File format with adjustable compression. Useful when balancing file size against image quality.
PSD File
Native Photoshop Document.
Rendering
The process of combining CG elements to create a final 2D image.
RGB Colour Space
A colour space of Red, Blue, Green, used for online or screen output.
TIFF
Tagged image file format. Commonly used final file format for output.
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