| Dyes | Types of pigment |
| Dye sublimation print | A high-quality print created using thermal dyes |
| DVE | Digital Video Effects Special effects eg. Page turning, patterns etc. |
| DV | Digital Video |
| Dub | (Dubbing) recording or replacing voices |
| Dropout | Occurs when a portion of oxide is missing on the videotape causing a small spot of light passing across the screen |
| DNR | Digital Noise Reduction. Cleanup process used when transferring analog video signals into the digital domain. |
| DNG | Adobe’s Digital Negative format |
| Dissolve | Fading from one image to another |
| Digital Negative format | Adobe’s open source Raw file format |
| Dew | A built in warning signal that appears in the viewfinder or a switch that automatically switches the camcorder off on detection of moisture on the tape or electronics |
| Device independent | Not dependent on a particular item of hardware. For example, a color result that can be replicated on any hardware device |
| Device dependent | Dependent on a particular item of hardware. For example, referring to a color result unique to a particular printer |
| Descreen | The removal of half-tone lines or patterns during scanning |
| Density | The measure of opacity of tone on a negative |
| Delete Editing | Editing by deleting scenes |
| DeInterlace | Smoothes moving images captured on video by removing either the odd or even interlaced lines in a video image. You can choose to replace the discarded lines by duplication or interpolation. |
| DAT | Digital Audio Tape. Tape format used to store computer data |
| D8 | Digital 8 Digital video recording system using 8mm tape cassette. |
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