Why does the same color in a bitmap/raster file not turn out to be the same in a vector artwork file or vice versa?
As strange as it may seem, the same color (for example: R255 G0 B0, which is red) comes out a little bit different depending on what graphics program was used to create the digital artwork in, and/or was imported into. Furthermore, it is possible that the raster/bitmap art file was create in the RGB color mode and the vector art file in the CMYK mode. Based on these observations, a vector text for example, placed over a bitmap or raster image that both contain the same color red, for example, will print out slightly different red colors. This phenomenon is due to the different ways vector-based images and bitmap/raster-based images are prepared for printing by the various digital printing engines. To overcome this “oddity” it is possible to create all text in the same raster/bitmap program that also created the image file. To assure that the text so created will not be reproduced in a pixelated manner, the resolution of the raster/bitmap file should be at least 360+ dpi’s. In the case
