Backup Folder
There is a newer version of Backup Folder.
The new version adds the following features and bug fixes:
* Fixes a bug that could halt the backup operation if a folder contained an item that was the same name as the enclosing folder.
* The download now includes sample workflows, and a simple page of explanation.
* Fixes a bug that could cause the action to crash when opting to pass on only the First or Second folder.
You can download the new version here.
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Compare Folders
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Another masthead image, this cityscape needed more work than simple cropping, it needed contrast and depth. Contrast is easy, thanks to a simple Levels adjustment, but trying to give the image more depth requires more of a painterly approach. |
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dark frame subraction
A method of reducing noise in long-exposure digital photos.
demosaicing
The interpolation process that a CCD uses to calculate color. The color of any individual pixel is determined by analyzing the color of the surrounding pixels.
Depth of field
A measure of the area of an image that is in focus. Measured as depth from the focal point of the image.
device profile
A description of the color qualities of a particular device such as a printer, scanner, digital camera, or monitor. Also known as profile or ICC profile.
Digital Negative Specification
An open-source raw format standard proposed by Adobe. Currently, unlike JPEG files, there is no accepted standard for the formatting of raw files from a digital camera. Each camera vendor devises their own standard and usually develops their own software for working with their unique form of raw file. If a third party wants to support that raw format, they must reverse engineer the format and build a custom raw converter. Sometimes camera vendors help with this process, and sometimes they don’t. Adobe’s hope is that camera vendors will adopt their standard, which will make it much easier for third parties to support cameras that use the Digital Negative Spec.
For the end user, the main promise of a single raw standard is protection against obsolescence. Currently, there’s no guarantee that your raw format will still be supported years from now, which means you could be left with a bunch of unreadable image data. A single standard would also mean that third party raw conversion software would be able to more-quickly support new cameras.
So far, adoption of the Digital Negative Specification by camera vendors has been slow, largely because most camera vendors are not comfortable with a single company (Adobe) controlling the spec. Even though Adobe claims the specification is open source, there’s nothing that would prevent them from changing this in the future.
See Adobe’s official Digital Negative Specification page for more details.
So far, adoption by camera vendors has been
Diopter
An optical control that lets you adjust the viewfinder on a camera to compensate for nearsightedness.
Downsample
The process of reducing the size of an image by throwing out data.
DNG
See “Digital Negative Specification.”
Dual-axis focusing zone
An autofocus mechanism that measures contrast along both horizontal and vertical axes.
Dynamic Range
The range of colors that a device can represent. A digital camera with larger dynamic range can capture and store more colors, resulting in more accurate color images, and more detail in highlights and shadow areas.
Store Original Name
There is an update to Store Original Name.
The new version adds the following bug fixes and features:
* The downloaded archive now includes the Restore Original Filename action. I forgot to put it in the previous posting. Whoops!
You can download the new version from here.
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catchlight
The white highlight that appears in people’s eyes.
CCD
Charge-coupled device, the image sensor used in most digital cameras. For a more-detailed description of how a charge-coupled device works, see Chapter 2 of Complete Digital Photography, 3rd Edition.
center-weight metering
A light metering system similar to matrix metering, but that lends more analytical weight to the center of the image
channel
One component of a color image. Different channels of color are combined to produce a full color image. For example, red, green, and blue channels are combined by your monitor or digital camera to create a full-color picture. Also known as color channel.
chromatic aberrations
Color artifacts caused by the inability of a lens to evenly focus all frequencies of light. Usually appears as colored fringes around high-contrast areas in a scene. See also purple fringing.
chrominance
Color information.
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