VC 114 :: Week 01 1 of 1 01 October 2008
— Demonstration Outline —
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Vector and Raster Artwork Overview
Type Raster Artwork Vector Artwork
Also called Bitmap; Pixel-based Object-oriented
Artwork type strengths Soft, “painterly”, photographic Sharp, smooth, typographic
Composed of Square (or rectangular) pixels Mathematically-defined, separate,
distinct objects
Output quality Image dependent:
Can print smaller but not larger Image independent:
Can print perfectly at any size
File size
Generally big:
The bigger the print size, the larger
the file size;
The smaller the print size, the
smaller the file.
Generally small, regardless of
printed size
Conversion Vector can be converted into Raster (easy to do; generally must be done)
Raster can be converted into Vector (not very easy to do)
Extreme Zoom Comparison of Raster and Vector Artwork
Raster Artwork Vector Artwork
Zoomed to 1600%
Zoomed to 1600%
