A term used in image processing to describe individual images put together to form a single composite image viewed on common axes. Part of each image will be transparent, allowing the images underneath to show through. It is rather akin to the building-up of a cartoon frame from different ``cells'' - a character or item is drawn on clear plastic. The majority of the layer is transparent allowing anything underneath to show through. However, individual items are not transparent and will obscure those directly underneath.
The apparent stacking of physical tension in the body.
Are like transparent pages stacked on top of each other. Only the actual objects on each layer can be seen. Layers can be rearranged, toggled on or off and each layer's transparency can be adjusted. Layers can be adjusted on the Layer Palette and from the Layers Menu.
A function within graphic software that allows the user to assemble, organize and re-edit their artwork.
Out-flow layers. An HTML feature, supported by Netscape 4.0 and above, that allows overlapping of transparent or opaque content in an HTML page to be positioned absolutely. Multiple layers can be overlapped and then dynamically peeled away to reveal the layers underneath. JavaScript can be used to dynamically change whether a layer is visible or not, to move the placement of the layer, and to change the order in which layers overlap. Layers are ignored by browsers that do not support them.
A term referring to layers in photoshop. Some images are provided with layers to accommodate clipping paths and layer masks.
Most modern graphics programs allow you to use layers. These are the computer equivalent of the clear acetate sheets used in cartooning. You can place an object, or a series of related objects on different layers. You can change the order of the layers, to move objects behind or in front of other objects. You can lock layers to prevent accidentally moving objects. You can also turn off or hide layers to allow you to concentrate on a certain section of your drawing at a time
A feature of Adobe Photoshop that lets you edit portions of your image without affecting other areas. Layers are arranged front to back on the background canvas, so that each object can occupy its own layer. In PhotoDraw, ordering objects functions much the same way layering does.
one of a series of transparent planes on which you can place objects in a drawing or advertisement. You can control how objects in your drawing overlay one another by placing individual objects on individual layers. You can move or lock layers or make them invisible and nonprintable. Layers are used to help organize different components of a complex drawing. Once the series of layers have been "flattened," "merged" or "combined," the file is no longer editable.
Used to organize the images, animations and other objects that are part of a movie. The layers are organized within the Timeline.
In a CAD, drawing or image editing program, the ability to maintain elements on separate "canvases" for greater control and enhanced editing. Layers provide different capabilities depending on the program. For example, paint and image editing programs deal with bitmapped images, which are matrices of pixels. When one element is finally placed on top of another, it cannot be removed without leaving a blank space in its stead. When such programs use layers, elements can be freely moved under and over each other, because each complete, original element is maintained within its own layer. A composite of the layers is used as a final image, but the original layered images can always be maintained for further editing.
Pertains to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files. Layers are best described as sheets of acetate stacked one on top of the other. Where there is no image on a layer, you can see through to the layers below. All layers in a file have the same resolution and have the same color characteristics.
DHTML element for superimposing text or images in a page. In image-editing software, a constituent part of an image that can be manipulated independently of other parts.
Layers are used in digital image editing to separate different elements of an image. A wide range of image editing programs include this feature. Adobe Photoshop has had the functionality since 1994.