Lightbox

For other uses, see Lightbox (disambiguation).
Small lightbox opened to reveal workings

A lightbox is a translucent surface illuminated from behind, used for situations where a shape laid upon the surface needs to be seen with high contrast.[1]

Types

Several varieties exist, depending on their purpose:

Wall mounted lightbox for inspecting medical X-rays
Lightbox used in outdoor advertising
Lightbox designed to produce images with diffuse lighting from all angles
Lightbox used as a Memorial Plaque

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Light boxes.
  1. Tony White (20 June 2014). Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator. CRC Press. pp. 309–. ISBN 978-1-136-14422-6.
  2. Bartosz Porebski; Karol Przystalski; Leszek Nowak (17 February 2011). Building PHP Applications with Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 259–. ISBN 978-1-118-06792-5.

External links

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