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Alpha channel

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, alpha channel means: An additional image channel that can store transparency or a saved mask.

In Turkish: alfa kanalı

How it is used

Specify whether the channel represents output transparency or a stored selection.

Example sentences

  1. The alpha channel keeps the smoke partly transparent over the background.

    Intermediate channel values can represent partial coverage or opacity.

  2. We saved the complex selection in an alpha channel.

    A separate channel can preserve a reusable mask.

Common collocations

  • alpha channel transparency
  • save an alpha channel
  • opacityHow solid or see-through an element is, usually set as a percentage: 100% is completely solid and 0% is invisible.
  • raster imageA digital image made of a grid of tiny coloured squares called pixels, such as a photo. It has a fixed resolution, so it loses quality when enlarged too much.

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