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Aliasing The jaggy edges that appear in bitmap images with curves or lines at any angle other than multiples of 90°. The Anti-aliasing function in Elements softens around the edges of images to help make the problem less noticeable. See Figure A.1.
Figure A.1 Aliasing is most noticeable on the edges of text and objects with diagonal or curving edges.
Aspect ratio This is usually found in dialog boxes concerned with changes of image size and refers to the relationship between the width and height of a picture. The maintaining of an image’s ...
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