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atténuation

English translation: contrast / brightness

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French term or phrase:atténuation
English translation:contrast / brightness
Entered by: Mary Lalevee

19:33 May 5, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
French term or phrase: atténuation
This is in the terms of use of a website, which asks people to upload photos. The peoppe who upload photos have to agree to grant the website owners certain rights to the photos.

La présente autorisation couvre non seulement l’exploitation de ces photographies par tout procédé numérique actuel ou futur, pour une diffusion online, offline et/ou sur support papier, directement et/ou indirectement par XXX, ...., constituant des œuvres collectives, comprenant, sans que la liste soit limitative, texte, photographie, illustrations, vidéos.

En conséquence de quoi, et conformément aux dispositions relatives au droit de la propriété intellectuelle et du droit à l’image, vous autorisez XXX :
• à adapter ou faire adapter les photographies en terme de taille, définition, cadrage, atténuation, transparence ;

Does it mean something like "shading"?
Mary Lalevee
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:00
contrast / brightness
Explanation:
I think that logically, this must be referring to the contrast and/or brightness of the image — how dark or light it is, or to what extent it is 'faded out' (attenué); for example, for use as a graphic element behind something else.

Can't say I have any specialist knowledge of this vocabulary, but it is the only thing that seems to me to make sense with the other elements in the list.
Selected response from:

Tony M
France
Local time: 15:00
Grading comment
Thanks Tony, this does seem to be it.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4shading
Cécile A.-C.
1 +3contrast / brightness
Tony M
4attenuation
kashew
3fading
B D Finch


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
shading


Explanation:
as you said...

Cécile A.-C.
United States
Local time: 09:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I think that could have misledaing connotations, and suggest 'dégradé', for example.
12 hrs
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +3
contrast / brightness


Explanation:
I think that logically, this must be referring to the contrast and/or brightness of the image — how dark or light it is, or to what extent it is 'faded out' (attenué); for example, for use as a graphic element behind something else.

Can't say I have any specialist knowledge of this vocabulary, but it is the only thing that seems to me to make sense with the other elements in the list.


Tony M
France
Local time: 15:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 128
Grading comment
Thanks Tony, this does seem to be it.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Loise
3 hrs
  -> Merci, Loise !
agree  SafeTex: as in luminosité et contraste" in Microsoft's Paint program in French
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, SafeTex! I believe so...
agree  rkillings: as well as gamma, RGB colour balance and saturation too.
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, R! Yes, indeed, though I doubt such detail is necessary / desirable in a document of this nature. ;-)
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
attenuation


Explanation:
*

Example sentence(s):
  • The photographic attenuation values were calculated using the method described by Yates
kashew
France
Local time: 15:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fading


Explanation:
Though fading is perhaps also covered under the previous "définition", it could perhaps also be specifically applied to fading the edges, as in vignetting.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 15:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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