What is the difference between Vector images and Raster images?
In the design world, there are two types of artwork Vector and Raster. Vector images are the best type of artwork to give your image the best look on both the screen-printed and embroidered work. A vector image is made up of lines which are a mathematical equation. The benefit of vector art is that it can be sized as big or as small as you like, but the capabilities in quality of vector art is limited. Raster images are different from vector art because the image is made up of small dots or pixel. Each pixel on the image has an actual defined color. Raster art can have much more detail than vector, but it is limited to the size and resolution which the art is created at. If the image is made bigger, it will look blurry, low in detail, or pixilated.
Raster Files: Raster files are images made up of tiny squares, known as pixels. Typically the squares are so small that the image looks crisp and they are not detectable. However, when a raster image is enlarged, as often happens when blown up for a large sign or banner, the pixels become very obvious and the image quality does not look good. The quality of a raster file is measured in dots per inch, or DPI. For a printed image to appear crisp, it must be at least 300 DPI at the size it is to be printed at. A file pulled from a web site is typically only 72 DPI. Common raster file formats are .JPEG, .TIFF, .PNG, .BMP, and .GIF. Vector Files: On the other hand, a vector file is a file made up of lines and arcs stored as coordinates. This means that vector files are made up of precisely defined entities, each with its own beginning and end, rather than lumpy groups of pixels as found in raster files. Vector files can be enlarged to any size without loosing any quality. Common vector file
Raster images are the usual images you will find, they are made up of lots and lots of little coloured blocks called pixels. If you resize them or zoom in very close you can see the individual pixels. Vector images use mathematics to create the image area so you can resize it as much as you want and not loose details. If you zoom in close you’ll see smooth lines. Vector images require alot of work to get lots of effects such as soft transitions and gentle shading, so it is best suited for inking and hard cell shading.
Raster Files: Raster files are images made up of tiny squares, known as pixels. Typically the squares are so small that the image looks crisp and they are not detectable. However, when a raster image is enlarged, as often happens when blown up for a large sign or banner, the pixels become very obvious and the image quality does not look good. The quality of a raster file is measured in dots per inch, or DPI. For a printed image to appear crisp, it must be at least 300 DPI at the size it is to be printed at. A file pulled from a website is typically only 72 DPI. Common raster file formats are .JPEG, .TIFF, .PNG, .BMP, and .GIF. Vector Files: On the other hand, a vector file is a file made up of lines and arcs stored as coordinates. This means that vector files are made up of precisely defined entities, each with its own beginning and end, rather than lumpy groups of pixels as found in raster files. Vector files can be enlarged to any size without loosing any quality. Common vector file
Raster Files: Raster files are images made up of tiny squares, known as pixels. Typically the squares are so small that the image looks crisp and they are not detectable. The quality of printing is measured as Dot per Inch (DPI). Common raster file formats are .JPEG, .TIFF, .PNG, .BMP, and .GIF. Vector Files: Vector file is a file made up of lines and arcs stored as coordinates. Vector file is the same size no matter how large the banner you would like to print without losing quality. Common vector file formats are .EPS, .AI, .
