digital manipulation
Altering photos electronically
Digital manipulation is the alteration of images, video, or audio using computer software.
The term often implies deceptive editing—removing objects from photographs, altering someone's appearance, or fabricating evidence: The photo was proven to be digital manipulation.
In medical contexts, digital manipulation refers to examination or treatment using the fingers (digits): The doctor performed digital manipulation of the joint.
- PhotoshopProfessional graphics manipulation program
- image editingModifying digital pictures
- retouchingPost-capture image enhancement
- touch upMake small corrections
- noise reductionDecreasing auditory interference
equalization · compositing · misinformation · reality distortion · selective editing · media literacy · color grading · Copyright infringement · artistic expression · pixelation · data visualization · masking · vectorization · deepfake · face swap · fake news · privacy concerns · file compression
- IDMLFO, Clark, glitch, breakbeats
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
- forensic documentsdocument fraud, handwriting analysis, signature verification, exemplars, forged documents
digital manipulationraw footage
Unprocessed recorded material
documentary photography · photojournalism · candid photography · unretouched · real image
digital manipulationanalog photography
Image-making using light-sensitive emulsion
film photography · optical effects · practical effects · chemical processing
digital, digit, digits, digitize, digitized, digitizing, digitization, digitally, manipulate