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An area of internal memory that temporarily holds reusable data to ensure a faster access time. Large programmes, such as PhotoShop, require quite a bit of cache, otherwise they get very slow.
A darkroom technique that is used to change the blacks of a black & white image into a chosen colour. The paper base is not affected so whites stay white. Common toning colours are sepia and blue. This can be achieved digitally using most software’s hue/saturation settings or Photoshop’s duotones system.
A small file thats dropped into the acquire folder of programs such as Photoshop. Then you would go to Twain>Acquire and the computer would connect to the scanner or frame grabber and operate it from within the program.
A filter that makes a picture appear sharper by increasing edge contrast. Its usually supplied with scanners and comes with some image-editing programs such as Photoshop.