The process of combining multiple images, layers, or elements into a single final image, especially in film, photography, or digital art.
From 'composite' + '-ing' (suffix forming gerunds and present participles). This modern term emerged in the digital era but uses traditional English word-building patterns.
Film compositing—layering images together to create impossible scenes—has roots in 19th-century photography but became a real art form with digital technology; now visual effects artists spend years learning software that makes the 'impossible' look inevitable.
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