Adobe ADBCD17648MC Manuel D’Utilisation

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Glossary

Hairline surface cracking seen in old paintings, and the effect used to simulate surface cracking in 

photographic images. 

Trimming a portion of an image to improve its composition or to create a frame around it.

A shape listed in the Custom Shape menu in the options bar. The Custom Shape menu is available when 

you select the Custom Shape tool. 

Sharpness or clarity of detail in an image.

A type of coding method used with certain JPEG files. Differential JPEG files are not supported 

in Photoshop Elements. 

A camera that records image data in pixels, which consist of bits of information that a computer can 

process.

The approximation of an unavailable color through the use of two or more available colors. The color of 

adjacent pixels is changed in an attempt to reproduce the unavailable color. 

The selective lightening of any part of an image. 

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A term used to describe Asian fonts, often called CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) fonts. Two bytes, 

rather than one, are needed to represent each character.

A small application that batch processes images that you drag onto the droplet icon. Photoshop Elements does 

not support droplets.

A two-color grayscale file that uses two custom inks. Photoshop Elements does not support duotone files.

An ICC (color) profile resident in an image file. This profile ensures that image colors are correctly 

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The last line of readable code in a file. The error “Unexpected end-of-file” indicates that the file you are 

trying to work with is damaged.

Encapsulated PostScript. A file format used to save images that will be used in illustration and page-layout 

programs

An Encapsulated PostScript file. A graphic file format that can represent both vector and bitmap data and is 

supported by virtually all graphic, illustration, and page-layout programs.

A low-resolution screen preview saved with a Macintosh EPS file.

A low-resolution screen preview saved with an EPS file.

A text file generated when an error occurs while running the Batch Processing command or the Process 

Multiple Files command.

A system or application message that alerts you to a failed command or operation.

Exchangeable Image File Format. A standard for simplifying the exchange of data between cameras and software. 

The data may include camera model, date and time the photo was taken, camera settings, shutter speed, and so on.

A plug-in that enables you to export images in different file formats from Photoshop Elements.