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How do sensors work?
They change visible light into electricity.
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Which would give the best resolution? CCD, CMOS, LBCAST, or FOVEON?
FOVEON
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Why is FOVEON a better choice than CCD or CMOS?
It records all colors at every pixel.
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Do the individual pixels on the comera's sensor measure color values?
No.
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Cameras record through filters what three colors?
Blue, Red, and Green.
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What does "Lossy" mean?
It looses pixels.
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A 1-megapixel camera can be expected to make pictures up to what size?
4x6
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What sensor type is most common in cameras?
CCD
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A 5/6 Megapixel camera makes images up to what size?
13x19
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What is the most common type of recording for photos that will be displayed and edited virtually?
JPEG
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What recording format for photos is "lossy"?
JPEG
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What is the advantage of a RAW file?
You can correct exposure/color before transferring to a usable format
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Is a TIFF better for resolution than JPEG?
Yes.
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Will a lens show the same image area on a digital camera and a 35mm camera?
No.
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A standard lens for a 35mm camera has a focal length of 50mm. Would a standard lens for a typical digital SLR be longer or shorter?
Shorter
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Why is TIFF better than JPEG?
It maintains the original quality.
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What is a disadvantage of a compact digital camera compared to a SLR?
It doesn't allow lens interchange.
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What is an advantage of a compact digital camera compared to a SLR?
It is more compact in size.
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What mode should a scanner be in if your scanning art or photographs?
Reflective
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What scanning mode is most common?
Reflective
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What type of scanner is found only in high-end printing?
Upright/Drum Scanner.
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What should your resolution be if scanning for a computer screen?
72 ppi
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What should your resolution be if scanning for print?
300 ppi
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Are PPI and DPI the same thing?
No.
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How many bits per primary color is considered full color?
8 bits
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How many total colors is contained in 24-bit color?
16.8 million
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Which is fastest - USB 1.1, USB 2.0, or Firewire 4?
USB 2.0
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What is the difference between Firewire and IEEE 1394?
There is no difference.
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Do most people need scanners with at least 4800 ppi?
no.
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What is preferred - CD-RW or CD-R?
CD-R
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Should you use removable magnetic storage devices for long term use?
No.
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When a photoshop image is reproduced on an inkjet printer is each pixel painted by several dots or each dot contains several pixels?
Each pixel is painted by several dots.
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Inkjet printers output drops measured by what unit?
Picoliters.
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One picoliter is what fraction of a leader?
One millionth.
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The resolution of a typical printer starts at 720. What unit is this measurement?
DPI
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Which inks will not discolor over time?
None of them.
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What paper type offers the most vibrant colors and greatest contrast?
Glossy.
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What printer applies dyes with a gas or vapor?
Dye-sublimation
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Is an ink jet photo a continuous tone print?
No.
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What is the best scanning mode for black and white negatives?
Color Negative
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Should you scan at 600 ppi if you plan to make a picture larger than the scan?
Yes.
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Batch Scanning A. Allows continuous scanning of negatives. B. Is more expensive C. Requires supervision
A & B
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Will a histogram that stays within the graph (0-255) have good tones for shadows, midtones, and highlights?
Yes.
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What includes more data - print or transparency?
Transparency.
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Does high resolution scanning take time and produce large files?
Yes.
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Should you select the largest available print when scanning?
Yes.
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Do imported images reside within the Bridge program?
No.
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What do you see when you look at a file in Bridge?
A thumbnail of the file enlarged
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Which file can not be displayed in Bridge - JPEG, PSD, PDF, InDesign?
They can all be displayed.
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Why would you not render images as "Always High Quality"?
It takes up more room for storage.
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What kind of file is a DNG?
RAW
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What is good about DNG?
It is very universal.
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What is metadata?
Data that describes the camera, exposure, and user info.
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Does IPTC data include shutter speed, aperture, and file size?
No.
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Should files retain their original names to be kept in order?
No.
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Should you use all 5 stars in the rating system?
No.
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What should you do with unwanted images?
Put them in a reject folder.
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Is a Bridge web gallery viewed within the Bridge program or on any browser?
On any browser.
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What is it called when you put several images on one piece of paper.
A contact sheet.
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Is it possible to include music in Bridge slideshows?
Yes.
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How many backup copies should you make before deleting a file?
2
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Do you need to resave backup copies when you make changes in Bridge?
No.
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Do you need to make metadata changes individually to each file?
No.
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What kind of ISO should you use for the least digital noise?
Low.
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What should be the last step in editing?
Sharpening.
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What format should you convert your RAW files into after editing?
TIFF
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What utility allows you to adjust individual tones to different amounts?
Curves
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What utility allows you to compare images with color/lightness differences?
Variations
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What utility allows you to increase/decrease color depth and shift color values?
Hue/Saturation
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What utility allows you to adjust only shadow, midtone, and highlight amounts?
Levels
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What utility is best for improving sharpness?
Unsharp mask
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What keystroke changes a rotated picture to the original view?
Esc
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How do you crop a rectangle that is rotated?
Move the cursor out of the crop area and move the cursor.
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When cropping, what keyboard item makes the uncropped area go black?
/
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Can the uncropped area be made to go to any shade of grey?
Yes
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What keyboard shortcut cancels the cropping process?
Esc
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What will the "resample image" option result in?
Less quality
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What Versace trick is used to upsample and still maintain quality?
"Bicubic Sharper" sampling
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What tool makes it possible to stretch an image without distortion?
Content aware scaling
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What do you have to do first to stretch an image?
Make the canvas larger.
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How can you straighten a tilted image?
Use the ruler tool to draw along the tilted edge. Then choose Image>Rotate>Arbitrary
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What two things should you do before color correction?
- Set the eyedropper to sample at 3x3.
- Set the background to neutral grey.
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What tool is the hands down choice for color correcting?
Curves
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What are the RGB combinations you should use for highlights, midtones, and shadows?
245,245,245 - 133,133,133 - 7,7,7
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What typer of curve decreases contrast?
Backwards S-shape
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What keystroke makes a selected part of the curve darker?
down arrow key
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What are 5 advantages for using adjustment layers?
- Undos that live forever.
- Built in masks.
- Blending modes.
- One click presets.
- Live action changes.
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What does TAT allow you to do?
Change the lightness of any hue by clicking the picture and dragging left (darker) or right (lighter)
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What tool will boost the least vivid colors most?
Vibrance
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What happens when "show clipping" is checked and the shadow slider is dragged to the right?
The darkest tones show up first.
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What is the difference between the B&W converter in "Image>Adjustments" and the adjustment panel?
"Image>Adjustments" changes the actual photo pixels. The adjustment panel adds a layer and mask over the photo.
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On a mask, what color will conceal the underneath layer?
white
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Do the numbers in the Black and White converter have to add up to 100%?
no.
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What tool would you use to make the red in a person's hair lighter?
TAT
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In the Camera Raw grayscale mixer, what keystroke allows you to toggle between color and black and white?
P
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If you clip the highlights, what control can you adjust to bring them back down?
Recovery.
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What is Scott Kelby's easiest, fastest, and most predictable way to get a great image?
Gradient map
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When making black and white calculations, what channel should you manipulate first?
Channel 2
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What blending mode gives the strongest, darkest contrast?
Overlay
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What should you use to change the exposure when making HDR images?
shutter speed
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Should your autofocus be on when making an HDR?
No.
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How many pictures should you import into photoshop for an HDR image?
3
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