Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Vector vs Bitmap



These two images are perfect examples of bitmapped images. You can tell that they are bitmapped because they are extremely pixelated. Bitmapped images are composed of pixels in a grid. Each pixel is a dot of color and they come together and form images. The dots in bitmapped images are rectangular dots of color that make the image appear pixelated. The rectangles are clearly seen in the above images because the edges are not straight, but rather roughly outlined.



These two images are very good examples of vectored images. These are clearly vectored images because they are outlines and are very clear. Unlike bitmapped images, vectored images are much clearer, crisper, and sharper in appearance and can be easily resized without having an effect on the image's clarity. Vectored are composed of dots that are not confined by the rectangles that take away from the clarity of bitmapped images.