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Why do I need Raster to Vector conversions?
In everyday use, there are essentially two classes of
images: Raster Images (aka Bitmaps) are composed of discrete blocks of
colors called pixels arranged on a grid. Digital images and photographs
are composed of minute blocks of color which when viewed at once meld to
form an image.
Vector images are composed of lines controlled by
mathematical formulas. Most images you see on the web are bitmap or
raster images. Even though your monitor displays all images after the
manner of the bitmap/raster, the vector image is very important.
Vectors are scalable upwards with no loss of quality.
Raster images are not. When a raster image is scaled up, it increases
the size of the pixels and you end up with large blocky or jagged
images.
Many people have logos, diagrams, etc in bitmapped
form created from a web capture, scan, or output from a program such as
the MS Office Suite. Often when reusing these for other purposes, the
need to resize presents the problem of creating a jagged image.
Fleeting Glimpse specializes in converting these
raster objects into vector objects so that they can be used in a variety
of applications at any size.
Note: Charts, Logos and other simple items are
conducive to this conversion process. Full Color photographs do not
translate well.
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