Glossary - ImagineArt Help Center

A quick reference to terms used throughout this guide and inside Film Studio.

Term	Meaning
Anamorphic	A lens type that produces widescreen cinematic images with characteristic horizontal flares and oval-shaped bokeh.
Aperture	The opening in a lens that controls how much of the image is in focus. Smaller f-numbers = more background blur.
Aspect ratio	The shape of the image, expressed as width:height. 16:9 is widescreen; 9:16 is vertical / social.
Bokeh	The visual quality of out-of-focus areas in an image.
Depth of field	How much of the image, from front to back, is in sharp focus.
Dolly	A camera move along the ground — forward, backward, left, or right.
Focal length	Measured in millimeters; controls field of view and perspective compression.
Genre	A stylistic category that informs lighting, color, and reference material the system uses.
Handheld	A camera operated by hand, with characteristic small movements.
IMAX	A large-format film camera known for massive resolution and epic scale.
Jib	A camera mounted on a crane that moves vertically (up or down).
Multi-shot video	A video made of multiple distinct shots stitched into one clip — up to 5 shots and 15 seconds total in Film Studio.
Pan	A horizontal camera rotation on a fixed axis.
Preset	A saved combination of camera body, lens, focal length, and aperture — reusable across images and videos.
Reference media	Images or clips you attach to a prompt to influence the style or content of the result.
Scene	An organizational unit in the timeline. A scene contains one or more shots.
Shot	A single continuous piece of footage within a scene.
Speed ramp	A controlled change in playback speed across a shot.
Spherical lens	The standard, naturalistic cinema lens family — the default optical look.
Storyboard	A sequence of frames that plan out a film before it is produced.
Tilt	A vertical camera rotation on a fixed axis (up or down).
Zoom	A change in focal length within a shot — optical rather than physical motion.

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