Terms 3 Flashcards
“object oriented graphics” is a method of electronically coding graphic images so that they are represented in lines rather than a series of dots, allowing an image on a computer screen, to be rotated or scaled and never look pixelated.
Vector graphics
is a vector drawing program
Adobe Illustrator
are computer graphics in which an image is composed of an array of pixels (dots) arranged in rows and columns,called a bit-mapped image.
Raster graphics
A raster program
Photoshop
All images seen on the monitor are bit-mapped. Even ______ images are converted to raster in order to view on a monitor.
Vector
The draw back to _____ images is that you can see individual pixels when enlarged too much, creating a blurry or low resolution look.
Raster
Files are more or less self- contained, reasonably predictable post script documents that describe an image or drawing and can be placed within another post script document
Encapsulated Postscript
A format primarily used for saving raster-based digital images like line art and photographs. These files are preferred by commercial printing companies.
Tagged image file format
Usually refers to the printed image resoutuion
DPI- Dots per inch
Usually refers to monitor image resolution
PPI- Pixels per inch
Good quality for web/ monitor images NOT print
72 dpi
Considered printer quality- overkill for web/ monitor and may even be too large for websites causing problems opening the site.
300 dpi or higher