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An '''image''' (from Latin ''imago'') is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional '''picture''', that has a similar appearance to some subject (philosophy)|subject—usually a physical object or a person.
Characteristics
Images may be two-dimensional, such as a photograph, screen display, and as well as a three-dimensional, such as a statue. They may be ''captured'' by optics|optical devices—such as cameras, mirrors, Lens (optics)|lenses, telescopes, microscopes, etc. and natural objects and phenomena, such as the human eye or water surfaces.
The word ''image'' is also used in the broader sense of any two-dimensional figure such as a map, a Graph (data structure)|graph, a pie chart, or an abstract art|abstract painting. In this wider sense, images can also be ''rendered'' manually, such as by drawing, painting, Wikt:carving|carving, rendered automatically by printing or computer graphics technology, or Image development (visual arts)|developed by a combination of methods, especially in a pseudo-photograph.
A volatile image is one that exists only for a short period of time. This may be a reflection of an object by a mirror, a projection of a camera obscura, or a scene displayed on a cathode ray tube. A fixed image, also called a hard copy, is one that has been recorded on a material object, such as paper or textile by photography or digital processes.
A mental image exists in an individual's mind: something one remembers or imagines. The subject of an image need not be real; it may be an abstract concept, such as a graph theory|graph, function, or "imaginary" entity.
For example, Sigmund Freud claimed to have dreamt purely in aural-images of dialogues. The development of synthetic acoustic technologies and the creation of sound art have led to a consideration of the possibilities of a sound-image made up of irreducible phonic substance beyond linguistic or musicological analysis.
A still image is a single wiktionary:static|static image, as distinguished from a moving image (see below). This phrase is used in photography, visual Electronic media|media and the computer industry to emphasize that one is not talking about movies, or in very precise or pedantic technical writing such as a Standardization|standard.
A film still is a photograph taken on the set of a movie or television program during production, used for promotional purposes.
Moving image
A ''moving image'' is typically a movie (film), or video, including digital video. It could also be an animated display such as a zoetrope.
See also
- Cinematography
- Mental image
- Painting
- Photography
External links
- The B-Z Reaction: The Moving or the Still Image?
- FACE: Friends of Active Copyright Education
- Library of Congress - Format Descriptions for Still Images
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