Quiz #1 Reading Assignments & Study Questions

Layers give you the freedom to do what to your image?

With layers, all these things can be done without doing what?

When you create, import, or scan an image in Photoshop Elements, what does the image consists of?

If you're retouching the image, you can edit the original layer to make permanent changes. Alternatively, you can leave the original layer intact as a backup, and retouch what?

The power of layers is that they enable you to work on one element of your image without disturbing the others, and without making tedious selections.

A good way to think of layers is as what?

You can use layers to create what kind of animation?

When you're ready to paint on these four layer types (Fill, Adjustment, Type, Shape) or apply special effects to them, you must convert them to regular pixel-based image layers by doing what to them?

When you open Photoshop Elements for the first time, the Layers palette appears where?  And what can you do to keep the palette on display?

The Layers palette uses icons to provide information about layers. What does the leftmost column in the palette display next to visible layers?  Next to hidden layers?

To hide a layer in the document window, what do you click in the Layers palette?  And what do you do to redisplay the layer?

Are only visible layers are printed?

Except in the case of adjustment layers and some changes to linked layers, changes to an image affect only what?

The second column from the left shows a paintbrush icon or layer mask icon next to the active layer; layers without either of these icons can't be what?

What do you do to a layer to make it active?  And how many layers can be active at a time?

If you don't see the desired results when you use a tool or apply a command, you may not have what?

What allows you to apply visual effects--such as drop shadows and bevels--to a layer?

Can you apply multiple styles to a layer?

Simplifying a type layer converts it to a what?

Simplifying a type layer is necessary when you want to do what?

Once you simplify a type layer, you can no longer do what?

In the Layers palette, a simplified layer's thumbnail changes from the type icon to a what?

You can use the Photomerge command to combine several photographs into what?

For example, you can take five overlapping photographs of a city skyline, and then assemble them into a what?

What plays a large role in the success of your panoramic composition?

Images should have an __________________ of approximately 30% to 50% of the image area?

Use a consistent ____________ and avoid using the ___________ feature of your camera while taking a series of images for use with Photomerge.

Keep the camera ___________.  Although slight rotations between images are tolerated, a tilt of more than a few degrees can result in errors when automatically assembling the panorama.

Using a what helps maintain camera alignment and viewpoint?

Take pictures from the same ___________________.  If you walk to a new position while taking photographs, you'll likely disrupt the _________________ of your images.

What feature in Photomerge helps smooth out different exposures?

If you choose to have Photoshop Elements automatically detect and align your images, can you still override the results in the assembly window?

If you deselected Attempt to Automatically Arrange Source Files, all source images appear in the lightbox, and you must manually assemble the composition by dragging each image from where to where?

Is a tutorial available for learning how to use the Photomerge command?

When assembling a panoramic composition, your goal is to align the separate pieces and blend them into a what?

Because of differences in perspective, the pieces may not what?

Which option reduces the "bow tie" distortion that can occur when you apply perspective correction?

Which option minimizes color inconsistencies that result from blending images with exposure differences.

Photomerge composition files are saved with a ___________ extension.

Do not move the composition from the same folder as the source images. Doing so will prevent you from doing what?

When you're satisfied with your Photomerge composition, you can generate the panorama. The final image appears in a new what?  And is it editable like any other image?

_______________ is the process of compressing an image and setting display options for use on the World Wide Web or in e-mail.

When you distribute images via these mediums, creating graphics with ___________________ is very important.

In general, the file size of an image should be small enough to allow what?  But large enough to represent what?

With the above command, can you also preview your image in different file formats and with different optimization settings and set transparency and animation settings?

For basic optimization, you can use the __________________ command.

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