QUOTE (wittyfox @ Oct 11 2006, 12:47 AM) Any one care to explain to me the diffence of a Raster image and a vector image. I just learned it today in class, but need some refreasing.
A raster image is composed of data that describes what the image looks like. When scaling/stretching, this image is prone to quality loss.
Example:
- a bmp or jpg of a circle, when zoomed in 1000x times becomes really really pixelated and ugly looking.
A vector image is composed of data that describes how to make the image.
Example:
- cad diagram of a circle, when zoomed in 1000x times... just draws a bigger circle using a formula
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/aboutgrap...itmapvector.htm
bitmap = raster, vector = ... vector
A raster image is composed of data that describes what the image looks like. When scaling/stretching, this image is prone to quality loss.
Example:
- a bmp or jpg of a circle, when zoomed in 1000x times becomes really really pixelated and ugly looking.
A vector image is composed of data that describes how to make the image.
Example:
- cad diagram of a circle, when zoomed in 1000x times... just draws a bigger circle using a formula
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/aboutgrap...itmapvector.htm
bitmap = raster, vector = ... vector