Monday, October 10, 2011

Non-Destructive Image Editing - 2



Instructions

Read the article provided – ‘Non-Destructive Imaging: An Evolution of Rendering Technology’ by Peter Krogh - and answer the following questions in the space provided.

Part II – The Rendering Engine

  1. What is a Rendering Engine ?

the software either on your computer or camera, that converts the RAW data into a visual image

  1. What three things determine the final colour of an image pixel ?
    1. original image data
    2. rendering engines mathematical forumla
    3. the user settings applied
  2. What are the three main components of a RAW file ?
    1. j peg preview
    2. meta data
    3. mosaic raw image
  3. Can PIE software be used only on Raw files ? Yes / No
  4. What is a Live Rendering ?

a view of the raw image that is only available when the source image is loaded into the software. a temporary preview that is created from the source data when it is requested

  1. Where can the Rendering Metadata be stored ?
    1. inside the image file
    2. in a sidecare file - the extensible meta data platform file
    3. the data base catalogue
  2. Give two examples of a Fixed Rendering
    1. derivatives b. prints
  3. Is a Preview a Live or a Fixed Rendering of the image ? fixed rendering
  4. Where can Previews be stored ?
    1. in the image
    2. along with the image
    3. in a catalogue
  5. Why do File Browsers and Cataloguing software create Previews ?

to speed up the viewing of the images