An image (from Latin imago) is an artifact, usually two-dimensional (a picture), that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person. 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 optical devices—such as cameras, mirrors, 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, a pie chart, or an abstract painting. In this wider sense, images can also be rendered manually, such as by drawing, painting, carving, rendered automatically by printing or computer graphics technology, or 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, 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. [edit] Still image A still image is a single static image, as distinguished from a moving image (see below). This phrase is used in photography, visual 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 standard. A film still is a photograph taken on the set of a movie or television program during production, used for promotional purposes. [edit] 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. [edit] 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 Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image" Categories: Photography | Digital photography | Computer graphics | Graphic design | VisionHidden categories: Articles lacking sources from April 2007 | All articles lacking sources Views Article Discussion Edit this page History Personal tools Log in / create account if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search   Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Donate to Wikipedia Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent linkCite this page Languages العربية ÄŒesky Avañe'ẽ Dansk Deutsch Eesti Esperanto فارسی Français Gaeilge Magyar 한국어 Ido Bahasa Indonesia Italiano ქართული LatvieÅ¡u Nederlands 日本語 ‪Norsk (bokmÃ¥l)‬ Português Русский Simple English Suomi తెలుగు ייִדיש 中文 This page was last modified on 23 January 2009, at 06:09. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers if (window.runOnloadHook) runOnloadHook();

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