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HAVE GOOD IMAGE [5 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

Image compositing... that is, combining images to create new images. Porter and Duff [PORT84] suggest that compositing is a good way to produce images in general, since it is fairly easy to do, whereas rendering the individual portions of the image may be difficult. With compositing, if one portion of the image needs alteration, the whole image does not need to be regenerated. Even more important, if some portions of an image are not rendered but have been optically scanned into memory instead, compositing may be the only way to incorporate them in the image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Action d'assembler différents éléments visuels en vue de constituer une image unique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Studies
DEF

A very small park or area of greenery [typically located] in an otherwise urban area.

CONT

A pocket park is a small outdoor space, usually no more than ¼ of an acre, usually only a few house lots in size or smaller, most often located in an urban area surrounded by commercial buildings or houses on small lots with few places for people to gather, relax, or to enjoy the outdoors.

CONT

Generally, successful pocket parks have four key qualities : they are accessible; allow people to engage in activities; are comfortable spaces and have a good image; and finally, are sociable places : one where people meet each other and take people to when they come to visit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Urbanisme
CONT

[Ce] petit parc de poche offre un terrain de jeu ombragé aux enfants du voisinage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Urbanismo
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Record 3 2019-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Computer Hardware
CONT

What does the message "The smart hard disk check has detected an imminent failure" mean?... Computer disks have hard errors and soft errors.... So if you see such a message, back up your drive and be prepared to replace it soon.... It would be a good idea to back it up to some external media and then buy a compatible disk, and make an image copy so you can directly replace that failing disk.

Key term(s)
  • compatible disc

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Matériel informatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
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Record 4 2003-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Video Technology
DEF

... a measure of how pure the video signal is (the monochrome or black-and-white portion of the picture).

OBS

Tapes with good luminance signal-to-noise ratios have sharper, clearer image. This property has even greater importance on multiple generation copies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Mesure de la pureté d'un signal vidéo s'effectuant par l'analyse de la partie monochrome ou noir et blanc d'une image.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
OBS

registration : The degree to which one [film] frame lines up with the next is registration. A camera with poor registration will create an image that will gently bobble when projected. Projectors too can have good or poor registration(sometimes making it difficult to tell if it was the camera).

OBS

registration accuracy: term linked with the conception and development of large-format film technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
OBS

précision de fixité : terme établi dans le cadre de la conception et la mise au point de la technique du cinéma grand format.

Spanish

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