What is the difference between a raster file and vector based file?
Raster files are also called bitmaps or continuous tone images. These can be described as images that have been photographed and scanned into the digital formats such as TIF, JPEG, EPS or BMP. Raster files are files that basically have a photographic look to it. However, an EPS file that originally came out of draw program and was opened in PhotoShop or an image-editing program can be rasterized. Vector Graphics are native files created in a major draw programs (Adobe Illustrator, Freehand or CorelDraw). These files are what is required for vinyl graphic output ( see preparing art work for vinyl production). These files are generally of smaller file size due to the make up of the artwork being lines and shapes filled with color that can be edited with in a draw program. If you require further information or would like a free consultation for your project, please contact us any time by phone or by email. Do you have different fonts/typestyles? Yes, we support all postscript fonts and ty