Files, Metadata & Workflow
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Export
Generating a delivery file from an edited image, with a chosen format, size, colour space and metadata.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowExport Preset
A saved combination of export settings applied in one action to ensure consistency and avoid errors.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowFile Naming Convention
A consistent rule for naming image files so they sort predictably and stay unique.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowFile Size
The storage a file occupies, determined by pixel count, bit depth, channel count and compression.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowFolder Structure
The hierarchy of directories in which image files are physically stored.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowFormat Migration
Converting archived files to a current format before the original becomes unreadable.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowGeotagging
Recording the latitude, longitude and sometimes altitude of an image's capture point in its metadata.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowHEIF
A modern container format using video-derived compression to store images at roughly half the size of JPEG for equivalent quality.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowImage Licensing
Granting specified rights to use an image while retaining ownership of the copyright.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowIngest
The controlled process of copying images from a memory card into the working system, with verification and renaming.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowIPTC
A metadata standard developed for the press, holding descriptive and rights information such as caption, creator, keywords and copyright.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowJPEG
The dominant lossy image format, using frequency-domain compression to achieve small files at the cost of some quality.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowJPEG XL
A newer image format offering both lossy and lossless compression, high bit depth, and lossless recompression of existing JPEGs.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowKeywords
Descriptive terms attached to an image to make it findable by subject rather than by filename or date.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowLossless Compression
Compression that reduces file size while allowing the original data to be reconstructed exactly.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowLossy Compression
Compression that permanently discards image information judged least perceptible, in exchange for much smaller files.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowMetadata
Information stored within or alongside an image file that describes the picture rather than forming part of it.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowMetadata Preset
A saved template of creator, copyright and contact fields applied automatically on import.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowModel Release
A signed agreement in which a recognisable person consents to the commercial use of their image.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowPick Flag
A binary marker used during a first culling pass to separate keepers from rejects.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowPixel Dimensions
The width and height of an image measured in pixels, which is its only fixed measure of size.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowPNG
A lossless format with transparency support, designed for graphics and screen use rather than photographic delivery.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowPSD
A layered working format that preserves layers, masks, adjustments, text and smart objects for continued editing.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowRAID
An array of drives configured for redundancy, speed or both, presented to the system as a single volume.