Glossary for Computer Concepts: media

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3D: 3D Modeling (three-dimensional) (Lesson: Digital Media)
   also called ray tracing, utilizes sophisticated software graphics tools to create realistic 3D models that can be rotated and viewed from any angle in a virtual environment
animation: Animation (Lesson: Digital Media)
   involves displaying digital images in rapid succession to create the illusion of motion
augmented reality: Augmented Reality (Lesson: Digital Media)
   displays computer-generated images or information over objects viewed in real time and space
bitmap: Bitmap (Lesson: Digital Media)
   a bitmap image contains a grid of information about the color of each pixel
CMYK: CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (Lesson: Digital Media)
   printed color uses the CMYK color model to define colors
color: Color(Lesson: Digital Media)
   Experiment with RGB Colors
digital audio: Digital Audio (Lesson: Digital Media)
   any type of sound, including voice, music, and sound effects, recorded and stored digitally as a series of 1s and 0s
digital camera: Digital Camera (Lesson: Digital Media)
   a camera that captures photographs, and sometimes video, and stores them digitally rather than on film
digital graphics: Digital Graphics (Lesson: Digital Media)
   digital media applications that support creating, editing, and viewing 2D and 3D images and animation
digital media: Digital Media (Lesson: Digital Media)
   refers to digital technologies of all kinds that serve and support digital publishing and broadcasting, and digital audio, video, and graphics
digital music player: Digital Music Player (Lesson: Digital Media)
   a mobile or desktop device that plays digital music that is stored on the device or streamed from a computer or the Internet
digital photography: Digital Photography (Lesson: Digital Media)
   a form of photography that captures, stores, and manipulates photographs digitally as a series of 1s and 0s
digital publications: Digital Publications (Lesson: Digital Media)
   include eBooks, electronic magazines, online newspapers, blogs, and other forms of traditional publishing that have moved online
digital video: Digital Video (Lesson: Digital Media)
   stores a progression of digital photographs and displays them at 24 to 30 photos, or frames, per second (fps) to give the illusion of a smoothly flowing scene
eBooks: eBooks (Lesson: Digital Media)
   books published in a digital format and viewed online or with special eBook software on a reading device—an eReader, smartphone, tablet, or PC
immersive media: Immersive Media (Lesson: Digital Media)
   digital media that involve user interaction for education, training, or entertainment
media questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson: Digital Media)
   What have you learned?
online publications: Online Publications (Lesson: Digital Media)
   Online newspapers and magazines include electronic versions of print newspapers and magazines as well as online-only publications
photo editing: Photo Editing (Lesson: Digital Media)
   the process of altering digital photographs, using software tools
pixel: Pixel (picture element) (Lesson: Digital Media)
   Digital images are made up of a grid of small points called pixels
podcast: Podcast (Lesson: Digital Media)
   an audio file that contains a recorded broadcast distributed over the Internet
resolution: Resolution (Lesson: Digital Media)
   relates to number of pixels that make up an image: An image with a lot of pixels is called high resolution
RGB: RGB: Red, Green, Blue (Lesson: Digital Media)
   colors are expressed using numbers that represent combinations of intensities of red, green, and blue
sampling: Sampling (Lesson: Digital Media)
   the process of capturing the value of a sound wave at regular intervals, typically thousands of times per second, to store sound and music digitally
vector graphic: Vector Graphic (Lesson: Digital Media)
   graphic consists of shapes, curves, lines, and text which together make a picture, Vector graphics can be combined in a series to create an animation
video editing: Video Editing (Lesson: Digital Media)
   makes use of special software that allows professionals and amateurs to edit video footage by deleting scenes, combining scenes, and adding transitions and other effects to create a professional-style video production
video game: Video Game (Lesson: Digital Media)
   uses 2D or 3D interactive digital media to provide gaming entertainment for individuals or groups using handheld devices, game consoles, computers, and the Internet
virtual reality: Virtual Reality (Lesson: Digital Media)
   a computer-simulated, three-dimensional environment that can be explored and manipulated by a user
visualization: Visualization (Lesson: Digital Media)
   general term that refers to the use of imagery to communicate an idea. However, in the area of digital graphics, it typically refers to using imagery to experience information in a manner difficult to experience through any other medium
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