What is vector and bitmap?
Vector is made up of points in space connected by lines, literally line artwork, scalable up and down with no loss of clarity. This type of artwork is necessary for any process that involves cutting, i.e. signs, but is common to clip art and higher end graphics programs. Vector images can be taken apart. Bitmaps are made up of pixels. Your digital camera takes bitmaps. Your scanner makes bitmaps. Bitmaps are basically photographs, they are images made up of pixels – little squares of color. Bitmaps don’t scale as well, and when their resolution is bad you have “jaggies”. Bitmaps don’t come apart, they can be masked, cut and pasted, but are more difficult to take apart and manipulate. They make for bigger files depending on resolution, resolution doesn’t apply to vector images. An EPS or PDF file can contain either or both vector and bitmap elements. These file types are commonly used; EPS = Encapsulated Post Script, PDF = Portable Document Format or Adobe Acrobat. These formats offer f
