UVP Doc-It Life Science - Manual (Page 111)

Glossary
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Pseudocolor: Artificial application of color to a non-color (monochrome) image, or artificial re-tinting of a
colored image. Doc-It provides several built-in pseudocolor sets that mimic certain lighting conditions and
reveal specific information in the image.
Resolution: The number of total pixels (width of the image in pixels multiplied by height of the image in
pixels). Higher resolution produces a smoother image (especially when zoomed in) but requires more
RAM and disk space.
TGA: Truevision Targa image format. TGA is a lossless compression format that reduces file size
somewhat. TGA files generally have a TGA extension.
Thumbnail: A reduced-size version of an image. From "thumbnail sketch."
TIFF: Tagged Image File Format, a common image format. Depending on settings, TIFF can be either a
lossy or a lossless compression format. In Doc-It, it is used in the lossless mode to reduce image file size
without losing integrity. TIFF files generally have TIF or TIFF extensions.
Zoom Factor: The percentage by which the image is scaled. A zoom factor of 100% (1.0) means that
each pixel is not scaled; it is its original size. Zoom factors greater than 100% indicate that the image has
been scaled up (meaning that several screen pixels are used to show one actual pixel). This generally
makes detail easier to see. Zoom factors less than 100% mean that the image has been scaled down.
This makes it possible to see more of the image in the Image window.