Graphic Terms..

Animated Gif- A single graphic file that contains a series of images which are displayed sequentially to give the illusion of movement or change over time. Animation is best used sparingly on text intensive webpages. Movement may add a dynamic feel to content but also distracts the user from reading text on the page.



Crop-  To cut out or trim unneeded portions of an image or a page is to crop. Cutting lines, known as crop
marks, may be indicated on a print-out of the image or page to show where to crop.


Dpi-  A measure of the resolution of a printer is called DPI or dots per inch.   

jpeg- A set of standards and file format for compression of digital color images.

Mirror- To reflect an image as it would appear in a mirror. Taking an image and reflecting it as an axis.


Resolution- Resolution is the image created as a result of the number of pixels or dots used.

Pixel- The number of pixels in an image is sometimes called the resolution.

FPS- A measure of the count of individual images, per second, that are displayed on a screen.

File Extension- A filename extension or filename suffix is an extra set of (usually) alphanumeric characters that is appended to the end of a filename to allow computer users (as well as various
pieces of software on the computer system) to quickly determine the type of data stored in the file.

BMP- A bitmap is a type of graphic composed of pixels (picture element) in a grid.

Frame- The information or image on a screen monitor at any one time.

Compression- The process by which data is compressed into a form that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it.

Flip- To turn an image on a certain axis.

Morph- Morph causes to change shape in a computer animation.

Frame Buffer- An area of memory used to hold a frame of data. Typically used for screen output, the buffer is the size of the maximum image that can be displayed on the screen.

Video Card- A piece of hardware installed into a personal computer to allow it to send video signals to an
external output device such as a monitor or projector

CPU-  The processor or central processor, the CPU is where most calculations take place. In terms of computing power, the CPU is the most important element of a computer system.


Colour Depth- Color depth or bit depth, is a computer graphics term describing thenumber of bits used to represent the color of a single pixel in a bitmapped image or video frame buffer.