Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Another kind of image world

Due to the working with Flash, I got a lot of chance to touch with another type of image, it is called Vector graphics.

"Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s), which are all based upon mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphics.
Vector graphics formats are complementary to raster graphics, which is the representation of images as an array of pixels, as it is typically used for the representation of photographic images.[1] There are instances when working with vector tools and formats is best practice, and instances when working with raster tools and formats is best practice. There are times when both formats come together. An understanding of the advantages and limitations of each technology and the relationship between them is most likely to result in efficient and effective use of tools."

Quote from wikipedia-Vector graphics.


The normal picture in the computer such as photo, they are made of pixels, they are like all little dots, to display the whole picture. Vector graphics is a kind of picture that safed a lot of quality, but used different geometry shape to make the picture work.
It is the kind of picture that used a lot in the animation work, and iconograph.

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