User Guide

Glossary

Absolute Colorimetric

Rendering intent, generally used for proofing. Based on a device-independent color space,

reproducing colors within the available gamut perfectly, and reducing colors outside of the

gamut to the nearest reproducible hue (at the expense of saturation).

ACD InTouch

Data exchange service for staying in touch with new developments at ACD Systems.

acquire

Often used term to describe the process of locating images on peripheral devices (such as

scanners and digital cameras) and adding the images to your hard drive. Can also refer to

taking screen captures.

album

Collection of images, often organized by theme or event. In ACDSee, albums contain shortcuts

to where the images are stored on your hard drive. ACDSee versions 5.0 and earlier save

albums using the .ais file extension.

aliasing

Process that smooths lines and curves in a digital image that become distorted due to low

resolution.

anchor

Method of fixing an object such as a selection to a screen, page, or image location. In ACD

Photo Editor, the selection marquee disappears after you anchor the selection to an image.

antialiasing, anti-aliasing

Software technique for reducing jagged lines, or ‘jaggies’. Uses shades of gray and color to

smooth out the contrast between adjacent pixels. Although this technique may result in some

loss of overall image clarity, it significantly reduces the appearance of jaggies.

aspect ratio

An image’s width-to-height ratio. For example, an image with an aspect ratio of 3:1 has a

width 3 times larger than its height.