Glossary of photographic terms These are some photographic terms used in The Panorama Factory. We intend that these terms be used with their conventional meaning. Be sure you have good translations of these terms before beginning to translate the string table. Please contact support@panoramafactory.com if you need clarification of an English term or a references that can help explain the term. back to Language localization instructions 35mm camera noun Fotocamera 35mm a camera using 35mm wide film 35mm equivalent focal length noun Lunghezza focale equivalente per 35mm a way to describe the focal length of a camera by stating the focal length of a 35mm camera that produces the same field of view APS camera noun Fotocamera APS Advanced Photo System camera having a different film size and therefore different field of view from a 35mm camera for the same focal length barrel distortion noun Distorsione a type of image distortion in a rectilinear projection where scale increases with increasing distance from the center of the image. brightness falloff noun Vignettatura a gradual reduction in image brightness with increasing distance from the center of the image. cylindrical projection noun Proiezione cilindrica see http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CylindricalProjection.html digital camera noun Fotocamera digitale a camera using a digital sensor instead of film digital SLR noun Reflex digitale a digital singlle-lens reflex camera, usually having interchangeable lenses equirectangular projection noun Proiezione equirettangolare see http://mathworld.wolfram.com/EquirectangularProjection.html exposure noun Esposizione the amount of light reaching the imaging surface (film or digital sensor). focal length noun Lunghezza focale distance from center of projection to the imaging surface (film or digital sensor); an inherent attribute of a camera's lens focal length multiplier noun Fattore moltiplicativo della lunghezza focale a multiplicative factor that relates the focal length of a camera to the focal length of a 35mm camera that produces the same field of view HFOV noun Angolo di campo orizzontale horizontal field of view, usually expressed in degrees pixel noun Pixel a single dot in a digital image rectilinear projection noun Proiezione rettilineare the projection produced by a conventional camera; also called gnomic projection, see http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GnomonicProjection.html rotational camera noun Fotocamera rotante a type of panoramic camera in which the entire camera rotates as the film is pulled through the camera, painting the image through a slit onto a curved film plane and producing a cylindrical projection sensor noun Sensore light sensitive device that captures a digital image swing lens camera noun Fotocamera ad obiettivo rotante a type of panoramic camera in which the lens rotates from side to side, painting the image through a slit onto a curved film plane and producing a cylindrical projection telephoto converter, tele converter noun Adattatore teleobiettivo an adaptor that increases the focal length of another lens, decreasing the field of view VFOV noun Angolo di campo verticale vertical field of view, usually expressed in degrees wide angle converter noun Adattatore grandangolare an adaptor that reduces the focal length of another lens, increasing the field of view Glossary of terms specific to The Panorama Factory These are terms used in The Panorama Factory in a specialized way. We intend to use these terms in ways that are compatible with their conventional meaning, but in some cases they are used in a more specialized or otherwise idiosyncratic way. The meanings of these terms are listed to help you choose appropriate translations. Be sure you have good translations of these terms before beginning to translate the string table. Please contact support@panoramafactory.com if you need clarification of an English term. back to Language localization instructions 360 degree panorama noun Panorama a 360 gradi a panoramic image covering exactly 360 degrees of HFOV accessory lens noun Aggiuntivo ottico a wide angle converter or telephoto converter align verb Allineare to adjust the offset between a pair of images so that they match correctly. alignable adjective Allineabile able to be aligned <alignable image>. aligning noun Allineamento the act of adjusting the offset between a pair of images so that they match correctly. Alignment properties Proprietà di allineamento name of the dialog box containing settings to control automatic alignment. approve verb Approvare to accept or OK an interactive image processing operations such as sharpening, cropping, etc. APS classic print noun Stampa APS classica an APS image produced when the camera is set to record a 25mm x 17mm image on the film APS film scan noun Scansione pellicola APS a full frame scan of a film image produced by an APS camera; 30mm x 17mm APS hdtv print noun Stampa APS HDTV an APS image produced when the camera is set to record a 30mm x 17mm image on the film APS panoramic print noun Stampa APS panoramica an APS image produced when the camera is set to record a 30mm x 10mm image on the film archive noun Archivio a project where calculated images are usually represented only by recipes array verb Mettere in sequenza to create a new image by arranging a set of images in a horizontal or vertical sequence optionally separated by white space array noun Sequenza a horizontal or vertical sequence of images, optionally separated by white space Array of images Sequenza di immagini name of the dialog box for controlling an arraying operation arrayed adjective Disposto in sequenza resulting from an arraying operation <arrayed image> arraying noun Posizionamento in sequenza the act of creating an arrayed image barrel distortion correction, barrel correction noun Correzione della distorsione adjustments to the shape of a conventional image to eliminate barrel distortion. black level noun Livello del nero the numeric pixel value in a digital image that represents black blend verb Fondere to combine the overlapping parts of one or more pairs of adjacent alignable images, making a smooth transition from one image to the next in the stitched image; contast with compare Blending properties Proprietà di fusione name of the dialog box containing settings to control blending. brightness falloff correction noun Correzione vignettatura see falloff correction. Camera properties Proprietà fotocamera name of the dialog box containing settings describing a camera. cap noun Riempimento an image or color used to fill the area above a panoramic image so that its vertical field of view reaches the zenith (north pole) or nadir (south pole) <top cap> <bottom cap> clear fine tuning verb Rimuovi correzione di precisione to remove the fine tuning of one or more pairs of images, returning them to their original state prior to fine tuning. color correction noun Correzione colore adjustments to the colors in the images as controlled by the color tool. Color tool Strumento correzione colore name of the dialog box controlling color correction. compare verb Confrontare to combine the overlapping parts of a pair of alignable images by showing 50% gray for parts that are equal and brighter or darker values in proportion to the difference in color between the images; contrast with blend corner noun Angolo see trimming corner crop verb Rifilare to create one image from another by removing the left, right, top and/or bottom edges. Crop image Rifila immagine name of the dialog box controlling image cropping. cropped adjective Rifilato resulting from a cropping operation <cropped image>. cropping noun Rifilatura the act of creating a cropped image cropping rectangle noun Rettangolo di rifilatura a rectangular image decoration whose size and angle can be controlled; see Working with image decorations cylindrical reprojection noun Proiezione cilindrica also called cylindrical projection, see http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CylindricalProjection.html decimate verb Decimare to reduce the sampling resolution of an image. decoration, image decoration noun Decorazione a figure drawn on an image with thin lines detect verb Individuare to optimize the value of a variable, without having any specific initial value <automatically detect focal length>; contrast with refine drag verb Trascinare to move an item on the screen by moving the mouse while holding the mouse button down. draw verb Disegnare to copy the non-overlapped portion of an alignable image into the stitched image. drawing noun Disegno the act of copying the non-overlapped portion of an alignable image into the stitched image. enhance verbI Migliorare to create one image from another by apply a filtering operation, usually a sharpening filter; contrast with improve quality enhanced adjective Migliorato resulting from an enhancing operation <enhanced image>. enhancing noun Miglioramento the act of creating an enhanced image exposure correction noun Correzione dell’esposizione adjustments to the overall brightness and contrast of the stitched image to achieve a pleasing range from dark to light. exposure matching noun Far combaciare l’esposizione adjustments made to the overall brightness of one or both overlapping alignable images so that their brightnesses match well in the overlapping region. falloff correction noun Correzione della vignettatura increasing the brightness in the corners of an image to eliminate brightness falloff. Filter control Applica filtro name of the dialog box containing settings to control image enhancement. filter kernel noun Kernel del filtro a convolution kernel for producing an enhanced image fine tune, fine tune image alignment verb Correggere con precisione to make small scale, localized adjustments to the alignment between one or more pairs of images in order to minimize the differences in the overlapping parts of the images; contrast with refine fine tuning verb Correggere con precisione the act of making small scale, localized adjustments to the alignment between one or more pairs of images in order to minimize the differences in the overlapping parts of the images; contrast with refining Fine tuning properties Proprietà correzione di precisione name of the dialog box containing settings to control fine tuning. fixed size rectangle noun Rettangolo di dimensioni fisse a rectangular image decoration whose size cannot be changed; see Working with image decorations Histogram Istogramma name of the dialog box showing the number of pixels containing each color value from 0 to maximum. hotspot noun Area sensibile an area within an image that does something when you click on it with the mouse. Hotspot properties Proprietà area sensibile name of the dialog box containing properties of the selected hotspot. Image properties Proprietà dell’immagine name of the dialog box containing properties of the current image. import verb Importare to read an image file into the project. Import Images Importazione di immagini name of the dialog box for selecting images to be imported. imported adjective Importato resulting from an importing operation <imported image>. importing noun Importazione the act of reading an image into the project improve quality verb Migliorare la qualità to create a destination image that results from a series of image processing operations (trimming, warping, cropping, etc.) in a single generation in order to minimize generational image degradation; contrast with enhance License and Registration information Informazioni su licenza e registrazione name of the dialog box containing registration information. low res size noun Dimensione bassa risoluzione midrange noun Gamma intermedia the middle brightness range between the black level and the white level of an image monochrome adjective Monocromatico made with shades of gray <monochrome image> normalize verb Normalizzare to adjust the filter kernel so that it does not change the overall brightness of the image Notes for %1 image Note per l’immagine %1 name of the dialog box containing the title and description of the current image; %1 is replaced by an adjective form of an image type <Notes for enhanced image> Overlap region Regione di sovrapposizione name of the dialog box controlling tasks to perform on the overlap between one alignable image and the next. Page setup Impostazione pagina name of the dialog box controlling page setting for printing. partial panorama noun Panorama parziale a panoramic image covering less than 360 degrees of HFOV preview verb Anteprima to display a web page template or a thumbnail index template using placeholders for the image, the image title and the image description <preview in browser>; contrast with view profile noun Profilo a named collection of settings for different parts of the program. Profile organize Gestione profili name of the dialog box for managing profiles. project noun Progetto a collection of images and image recipes, usually for creating a panoramic image Project notes Note del progetto name of the dialog box containing the title and description of the current project. Project properties Proprietà del progetto name of the dialog box containing properties of the current project. reblend verb Ripeti fusione to repeat the blending of an image that has previously been blended. recipe noun Procedimento instructions for creating an image or a set of images from one or more source images refine verb Rifinire to optimize the value of a variable, starting from some initial value <refine barrel correction>; contrast with fine tune and detect refining noun Rifinitura the act of optimizing the value of a variable, starting from some initial value; contrast with fine tuning register verb Registrare to enter a registration key, previously purchased from Smoky City Design, on the License and Registration dialog box. registration mark noun Segni di registro small marks drawn in the margins of a printed page to help to help align multiple page panoramas resample verb Ricampionare to increase the sampling resolution of an image. resize verb Ridimensionare to create one image from another by changing the width and/or height as measured in pixels. resized adjective Ridimensionato resulting from a resizing operation <resized image>. resizing noun Ridimensionamento the act of creating a resized image resolution noun Risoluzione density of pixels in an image, usually expressed in pixels per inch or pixels per centimeter Resize image Ridimensiona immagine name of the dialog box for controlling the size of a resized image. restitch verb Ripetere unione to repeat the stitching of an image that has previously been stitched. rotate verb Ruotare to create one image from another by rotation Rotate image Ruota immagine name of the dialog box for controlling image rotation rotated adjective Ruotato resulting from a rotation operation <rotated image> rotating noun Rotazione the act of creating a rotated image saturation noun Saturazione chromatic purity; freedom from dilution with white Save Archive Salva archivio name of the dialog box for selecting the file in which to store a project archive. Save Image As Salva immagine con nome name of the dialog box for selecting the file in which to store the current image. search range noun Area di ricerca separable adjective Separabile capable of being separated into a horizontal filter followed by a vertical filter <separable filter> sharpen verb Contrastare to create one image from another in a way that accentuates edges, usually with an enhancing filter. sharpened adjective Contrastato resulting from an sharpening operation <sharpened image>. sharpening noun Contrasta the act of creating a sharpened image spherical reprojection noun Proiezione sferica also called equirectangular projection, see http://mathworld.wolfram.com/EquirectangularProjection.html stitch verb Unire to warp, align, fine tune and blend a series of alignable images into a complete panoramic image. stitched adjective Unito resulting from a stitching operations <stitched image> stitching noun Unione the act of creating a stitched image target noun Destinazione the frame in which to open a new web page; see the Hotspot properties dialog box template noun Modello a web page that functions as a prototype for creating other web pages thumbnail noun Miniatura a small image used as a representation of the full image, also <thumbnail image>, also <cropped thumbnail>. thumbnail index noun Indice miniature a web page containing thumbnail images Thumbnail index properties Proprietà indice miniature name of the dialog box containing information about a thumbnail index web page. tile noun Riquadro a small rectangular decoration used to fine tune the image alignment; see Working with image decorations trim verb Ritagliare to extract the required part of an imported image in order to prepare it for stitching. Trim imported image Ritaglia immagine importata name of the dialog box controlling image trimming. trimmed adjective Ritagliato resulting from a trimming operation <trimmed image>. trimming noun Ritaglio the act of creating a trimmed image trimming corner, corner noun Angoli di ritaglio an image decoration used to mark the corners of the portion of an imported image to retain when trimming; see Working with image decorations Trimming properties Proprietà di ritaglio name of the dialog box containing settings for image trimming. update noun Aggiornamento a new version of software containing bug corrections or relatively minor improvements, usually without a fee to current customers. upgrade noun Aggiornamento major improvements to the software, usually with a fee for current customers that is less than the price of the software. view verb Visualizza to display an image on screen <view in browser>; contrast with preview white level noun Livello del bianco the numeric pixel value in a digital image that represents white warp verb Deformare to change the shape of an image so that it may be smoothly aligned with the adjacent image or images. warped adjective Deformato resulting from a warping operation <warped image>. warping noun Deformazione the act of creating a warped image watermark noun Filigrana a visible mark applied to an image in order to mark it as having been produced by an unregistered copy of The Panorama Factory.