Ljósmyndaorðabókin - M

Mac - Skammstöfun fyrir Apple Macintosh tölvur.

Mac OS - Apple Macintosh stýrikerfi.

Mackie line is an effect sometime found on a negative or print, in which a light line forms along the boundaries of the darkest image areas. It may also be caused during processing by the diffusion of exhausted developer, lack of agitation, or by solarization.

Macro The ability of a lens to focus very close (less than 8") for taking pictures of small objects at a 1:1 ratio.

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Macro attachment are supplementary elements attached to the front of a normal lens to give an extreme close-up facility.

Macro converter see Macro attachement

Macro lens is a lens specially designed to give accurate resolution of a very near subject without the need for supplementary attachments. Sometimes, incorrectly, referred to as a micro lens.

Macrophotography is photography which produces an image larger than the original subject size without the use of a microscope.

Magazine(film) is a light-tight container holding roll film. Magenta is the complimentary color to green. It is composed of blue and red light.

Magnification is the size of the image relative to the size of the subject used to produce it. It is an expression of the ratio of the subject-lens distance to the image-lens distance. When object distance = image distance, magnification = 1.

Magnification ratio see Magnification.

Main light sjá Key light.

Mailbox - Or Electronic Mailbox. Either an answering machine or a computer service that enables the user to leave voice announcements, text messages, digital images or any other type of file. Ordinarily, mailboxes are accessed via telephone lines through the use of a modem.

Mask is an opaque material used to cover the edges of the printing paper, and thus produce borders when the paper is exposed to light.

Masking is a system of controlling negative density ranges or color saturation through the use of unsharp masks.

Masking frame is an adjustable frame used to hold printing paper in position under the enlarger, also referred to as an enlarging easel.

Mastic varnish is varnish used for negatives.

Matte- Sjá Mat

Mat is an alternative term used for matte. Also describes the cardboard surround in a picture frame.

Matte field is a granular textured surface that disperses light in order to form a clear image. Used in the viewfinder optical system.

Matrix is a relief image, usually made from gelatin and used for processes such as dye transfer printing.

Matrix Array CCD''''''''s sellur sem uppraðaðar geta "tekið" ljósmynd án frekar framköllunar.

Matrix Metering A metering method which uses the entire image; however, it breaks the area down into smaller segments and uses the individual readings to calculate the best possible exposure. Matrix-metering is the most accurate of the metering systems.

Matte is a term used to describe a non reflective, non-textured surface.

Matte box is a mask used to make images suitable for wide- screen projection.

MiniDisc (MD) Digital recording media like a small floppy disc.

MB - Megabyte

Megabyte 1 MB = 1,024 âkilobytes.

Megapixel (MP) Upplausn sem nemur 1 miljón pixla.

Megapixel digital camera Stafræn myndavél sem getur skráð upplýsingar eða myndir sem eru  1,000,000 pixlar.

Memory Stick Minnis kubbur þróaður af Sony.

Meniscus lens is a simple lens consisting of a single piece off glass, thicker at the center than at the edges. It has one concave and one convex face. Mercuric chloride is a chemical used in certain types of intensifiers.

Mercury vapor lamp is an artificial light source produced by passing current through mercury vapor in a tube.

Metadata - Metadata is a set of standardized information about a photo, such as the author’s name, resolution, color space, caption, copyright, and keywords applied to it. For example, most digital cameras attach some basic information (exif) about a file, such as height, width, file format, and the time the image was taken. Metadata Includes EXIF and IPTC information

Metadata Template - A template for captioning images

Metal print is a photographic print made on a sensitized metal surface

Methyl alcohol is a volatile, poisonous spirit commonly known as wood alcohol. Used as a substitute for pure alcohol in some photographic processes.

Metol is a reducing agent which is soft working, especially in the presence of a weak alkali.

Metolquinone is a combination of metol and hydroquinone, used as a developing agent (MQ developer).

Microfiche is a sheet of microfilm usually forming part of a filing system.

Microfilm is a film used to produce a microscopic record of a document and intended for projection.

Microflash is an electronic flash of very short duration used to illuminate subjects traveling at a very high rate of speed. •Micro lens is a lens for microscopic photography. Not to be confused with a Macro lens.

Micron (μ) is one millionth of a meter. Microphotograph is a photograph produced to a very small size which can be viewed with a microfilm reader.

Microprismcollar is a grid type ring found in the center of a camera focusing screen, usually surrounding a split image screen.

Midtone is an area in a print or scene that contains average values.

Millimicron (mμ) is one thousandth part of a micron.

Miniature camera is a term commonly applied to cameras with a format size of less than 35mm.

MiniCards - Small memory cards.

Mired is an abbreviation for the term micro reciprocal degrees, a scale of measurement of color temperature. The mired value of a light source is calculated by dividing 1,000,000 by its color temperature in Kelvins.

Mirror box is a box containing one or more mirrors, usually angled to the light beam, as in the main body of an SLR camera.

Mirror lens is a lens system which uses mirrors within its internal construction. Most lenses of this type have a mixture of reflecting and refracting optics and are known as catadioptric lenses.

Micro- processor - The programmable chip controlling the computer. It is composed of either one or more integrated circuits.

Microfiche is a sheet of microfilm usually forming part of a filing system.

Mode is the prime operating function of SLR cameras, e.g. manual mode, aperture priority mode, shutter priority mode, etc.

Modeling light is a light used to create a three dimensional effect achieved through the perception of form and depth.

Modelscope is a device employing a short rigid endoscope fitted with a right angle mirror at its tip, used to photograph scale models from a seemingly eye-level viewpoint

Model release. Written permission to use a person''''''''s photo in publications or for commercial us.

Modem - Word derived from Modulation and Demodulation. A device which transforms digital data into analog signals in order to send the information through a telephone line.

MO Disk - Abbreviation for Magneto-Optical Disk. An MO Disk can be rewritten as often as desired and features high storage capa- city (up to 1.3 GB in 3.5’’ format) and data security.

MO Drive - Device used for the reading of information from, and the writing of information to, an MO Disk.

Modular enlarger is an enlarger with interchangeable filtration heads and illuminations systems.

Monobath is a single solution which combines developer and fixer for processing b&w negatives. It is a quick simple system but does not allow for development control.

Monochromatic are light rays of a single wavelength.

Monochrome Einlitt. Mest notað yfir svart hvítar ljósmyndir, en stundum teygt yfir á sepia og aðra eintóna myndir.

Monopack er úrelt form til að lýsa filmuhylkjum.

Monopack: stundum notað yfir leifturljós sem tengjast rafmagni gegnum rafhlöðu.

Monorail camera is a sheet film camera, of modular construction, mounted on a rail system to give maximum camera movements.

Montage er samset mynd gerð úr myndhlutum margra ljósmynda.

Mordant is a colorless dye absorbing substance used in some forms of toning. The silver image is converted into a mordant then soaked in dye.

Mosaic is a composite made up from a patchwork of partly overlapping photographs.

Motion JPEG - Röð jpg mynda sem suma stafrænar myndavélar geta tekið upp og verða að hreyfimynd vistaðri í QuickTime Motion JEPG formi.

Motor drive er sjálfvirk filmu færsla sem sett er á myndavélar sem sér til þess að filman færist milli ramma í hvert skipti sem smellt hefur verið af.

Mottle is a processing fault characterized by random print density differences.

Mount is a frame and/or backing used to support and protect prints and transparencies.

MPU - Mathematical Processing Unit. Either an integrated or separate component of a processor, which carries out the mathematical calculations, e.g. for certain image processing tasks.

MMC (MultiMedia Card) Flash minnis kort notað í myndavélar og MP3 spilara.

Moiré Sjáanlegt mynstur í efni sem verður til við að hálftóna mynstur mis registerar í litmynd.

MOV Apple QuickTime MOVie þjappað hreyfimyndaform frá Apple.

MPEG - Motion Picture Expert Group. The abbreviation is used to describe a compression format for digitized video images.

MQ/PQ developers are developing solutions containing the reducing agents metol and hydroquinone or phenidone and hydroquinone.

MS-DOS Microsoft Disc Operating System.

M-synch er leifturljósa stilling á myndavél sem samhæfir blossa leifturljóss og lokara.

MTF (Modulation transfer function) A comparison of contrast between a test chart and the reproduced image. One of the measurements of lens performance used in the manufacturing process.

Multi-band photography is a method of aerial photography using cameras and scanners which are sensitive to different wavelengths in the spectrum to record different subject characteristics.

Multimode camera er vanalegast notað yfir 35mm myndavél með fjölstilli kerfi.

Multiple exposure er sú tækni a lýsa oftar en einu sinni ofan í hvern filmu ramm þannig að mynd byggist upp.

Multiple flash notkun tveggja eða fleiri leifturljósa, venjulega samstillt til að lýsa fyrirmyndina.

Multi-image. A type of slideshow that uses more than one projector to create greater visual impact with the subject.

Multimedia. A generic term to describe the use of more than one medium together e.g slideshow,video and sound to create a visual effects.

Multi Spot Focusing An autofocus system using several different portions of the image to determine the proper focus. Multiple Exposure An image made up of two or more superimposed images.

Multi- megapixel Ljósmynd eða sensor sem inniheldur amk tvær miljónir pixla.

Munsell system is a method of precise color description, based on comparison with comprehensive hue and saturation charts. Has closest application to pigments, whereas the CIE system relates directly to light.

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