BITMAP AND VECTOR
GRAPHICS…
The two main types of graphic types used are vector and
bitmap graphics.
Bitmap graphics are made up of very tiny pixels and these
are usually all different colours in order to make up an image. The image
usually loses quality when enlarged. They hold a large file size as the
computer has to store information on each pixel in the image. Bitmap graphics
can be created using software’s such as Adobe Photoshop.
On the other hand Vector graphics are made up of shapes that
can be edited separately. When these images are edited and enlarged they do not
loose quality and they tend to have a small file size, they don’t take up a
large amount of memory.
FOR A BROCHURE:
Both types of graphics can be used for a brochure. Bitmap
graphics are best to use when using photographs, such as photos of students
taken by a digital camera, and vector graphics can be used when creating things
such as logos. To ensure the bitmap and vector graphics are kept separate the
file should be saved as a PDF.
FOR A WEBSITE:
For the school website it would be mainly bitmap graphics
used as there is likely to be lots of photographs such as photos of departments
and photos of students from the school. Although it would mainly be bitmap
graphics, there is use of vector graphics for background patterning and the
greenwood dale logo. This would be saved as a JPEG or a GIF to enable everyone
to view it on any browser or web.
FOR A VEHICAL:
For Vehicles the only graphic that would be used is Vector
as the image is able to be enlarged without losing quality.
