Glossary
Appearance master
A computer file representing an image that is relatively permanent and used as the authoritative source of appearance, when generating derivatives or renditions in a given job.
Archival
Of, relating to, kept in, or suitable for archives: "An archival material should have a neutral or slightly alkaline pH; it should also... have good aging properties" - Artist's Magazine
Blind embossed
Produces a raised image with a 3D effect without using ink or foil.
Colour management
The concept of colour management is to implement and control a method of working (workflow) that attempts to standardise the encoded appearance of digital images. The aim is to ensure that the appearance of any image (hue, lightness, chroma) remains consistent as it is moved, and rendered on any computer system with any device (screen, printer).
Copyright
The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, artist or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. Copyright is protected by Copyright Laws and Copyright Agreements, Copyright in Australia is automatic, therefore upon an artwork being made it is automatically protected under the Copyright Act for the lifetime of the creator. The copyright continues for a further 70 year after the artists death. Viscopy, Dictionary.com
Digital
A description of data which is stored or transmitted as a sequence of discrete symbols from a finite set, most commonly this means binary data represented using electronic or electromagnetic signals. The opposite is analogue. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, Copyright 1993-2001 Denis Howe
Fine Art
Art produced or intended primarily for beauty rather than utility. eg: sculpture, painting, music etc. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, Copyright 1993-2001 Denis Howe
Giclee
Means 'to spray'. A giclee is a high quality print done on an Inkjet printer. They are printed on traditional art mediums such as canvas or watercolour paper to give the feel of the original. The original piece is digitized and the computer uses that image to print the piece directly.
Inkjet
Of, relating to, or being a dot based printer in which electrically charged droplets of ink are projected onto the paper. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, Copyright 1993-2001 Denis Howe
Reproduction
Something reproduced, especially in the faithfulness of its resemblance to the form and elements of the original.
RGB - Acronym for Red, Green, Blue
The three colours of light which can be mixed to produce any other colour. Coloured images are often stored as a sequence of RGB triplets or as separate red, green and blue overlays though this is not the only possible representation. These colours correspond to the three "guns" in a colour cathode ray tube and to the colour receptors in the human eye.
Scanning
The process of resolving (a picture) into its elements of light and shade for the purpose of transmission and storage.
Transparency
A positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector.
Viscopy
VISCOPY is the copyright collecting society for visual artists in Australia and New Zealand. VISCOPY was established in 1995 by a Federal Government grant. http://www.viscopy.com/