Digital Imaging Vocabulary

noun a continuous period or series of success or luck

verb running naked in a public place

• The streaking phenomenon has gained popularity in recent years, with many participants joining in public events.
• I heard there's a group of people streaking at the park tonight, wanna check it out?
• I can't believe he's streaking at the game, what a daredevil!
• Her winning streak in tennis has been unstoppable, she's on fire!

noun A process or technique of digitally swapping the faces of two or more people in an image or video

• The technology of face-swapping is becoming more advanced in the field of computer graphics.
• Have you tried that new face-swapping app? It's so funny!
• I can't believe how realistic the face-swapping filter on Snapchat is!
• In a way, face-swapping can be seen as a metaphor for how easily identities can be altered in the digital age.

verb to divide into a limited number of levels or categories, often for the purpose of measurement or analysis

• In digital signal processing, we often need to quantize the input data to a specific number of bits.
• When you quantize the image, it reduces the file size without losing too much quality.
• Dude, just quantize the audio file so it's not too big to email.
• She tends to quantize her emotions, never showing too much excitement or sadness.

noun a technical term used in photography to describe the clarity or sharpness of an image

• The acutance of the image was enhanced through post-processing techniques.
• The sharpness of the photo was improved using acutance adjustments.
• I used some acutance magic to make the picture look clearer.
• The acutance of her words cut through the silence in the room.