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AI image glossary

Every term you'll meet making images with AI — explained in plain English, with the tool where you can see each concept in action.

Are AI Images Copyright-Free?

Can you use AI-generated images commercially? The practical answer: usually yes via the tool's license — with honest nuance about copyright law.

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How to Restore Old Photos

Every way to restore an old photo — careful scanning, manual retouching, and the AI route that removes scratches, sharpens faces and adds color in seconds.

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Resolution vs DPI

Resolution is how many pixels an image has; DPI is how densely they print. Why screens ignore DPI and how many pixels you need for print sizes.

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What Does PFP Mean?

PFP means 'profile picture' — the image on your social accounts. Where the term comes from, how it's used, and tools to make a great one.

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What Is a Diffusion Model?

Diffusion models create images by learning to reverse noise — the technology behind modern AI art. A plain-English explanation of how they work.

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What Is a Negative Prompt?

A negative prompt tells an AI image generator what to leave OUT — artifacts, styles or objects you don't want. How it works and when to use one.

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What Is a Seed in AI Art?

A seed is the number that sets an AI generation's starting randomness — same seed + same prompt = same image. How to use seeds for consistency.

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What Is AI Upscaling?

AI upscaling enlarges an image while adding realistic detail instead of blur. How it differs from normal resizing and when to use it.

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What Is an AI Avatar?

An AI avatar is a generated image that represents you online — from stylized portraits to full characters. Types, uses and how to make one.

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What Is an AI Image Prompt?

An AI image prompt is the text description a generator turns into a picture. Learn what makes prompts work, with examples and tools to practice.

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What Is Aspect Ratio?

Aspect ratio is an image's width-to-height proportion — 16:9, 1:1, 9:16. What the numbers mean and which ratio each platform expects.

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What Is Image-to-Image?

Image-to-image AI transforms an existing photo instead of starting from text — restyles, edits and variations that keep your original as the base.

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What Is Inpainting?

Inpainting is AI's way of filling a selected area of an image — removing objects or replacing regions so seamlessly the edit disappears.

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What Is Outpainting?

Outpainting extends an image beyond its original borders — AI continues the scene to uncrop photos or change aspect ratios without stretching.

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What Is Style Transfer?

Style transfer repaints your photo in another visual style — anime, watercolor, oil painting — while keeping the subject. How it works and its uses.

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What Is Virtual Staging?

Virtual staging furnishes and styles a room digitally from a photo — what it costs vs physical staging, disclosure rules, and how AI does it.

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Need exact dimensions instead? See the image size guides for every platform.