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    This document discusses different graphic file formats, comparing bitmap and vector graphics. Bitmap graphics use pixels that can be edited and come in formats like JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and GIF. Vector graphics use points, lines, and curves and scale well, coming in formats like CGM, SVG, and EPS. Unlike vector graphics, bitmap graphics depend on file format, as smaller file formats can lose quality from fewer colors or blurriness when zoomed in. Bitmap files also tend to be larger due to individual pixel colors, while vector files are smaller, using mathematical equations instead of pixels.

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    This document discusses different graphic file formats, comparing bitmap and vector graphics. Bitmap graphics use pixels that can be edited and come in formats like JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and GIF. Vector graphics use points, lines, and curves and scale well, coming in formats like CGM, SVG, and EPS. Unlike vector graphics, bitmap graphics depend on file format, as smaller file formats can lose quality from fewer colors or blurriness when zoomed in. Bitmap files also tend to be larger due to individual pixel colors, while vector files are smaller, using mathematical equations instead of pixels.

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    This document discusses different graphic file formats, comparing bitmap and vector graphics. Bitmap graphics use pixels that can be edited and come in formats like JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and GIF. Vector graphics use points, lines, and curves and scale well, coming in formats like CGM, SVG, and EPS. Unlike vector graphics, bitmap graphics depend on file format, as smaller file formats can lose quality from fewer colors or blurriness when zoomed in. Bitmap files also tend to be larger due to individual pixel colors, while vector files are smaller, using mathematical equations instead of pixels.

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    P2 - Different Graphic Formats

    Introduction
    In this report I will be discussing the different types of graphic formats and how it relates to
    file formats. I will be giving brief explanations on the most recognised graphics: Bitmap and
    Vector, and make a comparison of both.

    Bitmap Graphics
    Bitmap graphics are graphics that use millions of pixels that can change in several ways.
    These kinds of graphics are usually used when using photographs because of how easy they
    are to edit. For example with a picture of a dress you may take one photo of one coloured
    dress yet preview it in any colour you desire.
    Bitmap Graphics images can also be saved in quite a few files formats such as:

    Jpeg
    Tiff/BMP
    png
    Gif

    Vector Graphics
    Vector graphics is the use of points, lines and curves that are all represent images in
    computer graphics. These images are seen as the most appropriate graphics to use when for
    example designing Logos for businesses, this is because they allow pictures to be resized
    without making the image lose its quality.
    Vectors Images can come in a selection of different file formats such as:

    CGM
    SVG
    EPS

    Most vector graphics formats are just about the same file sizes because they never really
    gain or lose quality because of the file formats. Due to this, it doesn't generally matter
    which file format you save a vector image as, except if you only want to open it with specific
    software, for instance.

    Bitmap Vs Vector
    Unlike vector graphics Bitmap graphics are quite dependent upon the file formats it is saved
    in. Different file formats can make or break an image. For example When a Bitmap image is
    saved in a file formats that require a small amount of memory, the images can sometimes
    lose its quality in ways such as losing colours in certain pixels and blurriness. On the other
    hand, when zooming in to a vector picture, you could zoom in as much as you can and not
    notice any change in the quality of the image. But on a Bitmap picture, it wouldnt be the
    same case.
    Bitmap files tend to be a lot larger than vector. This is because of all the different coloured
    pixels bit map has. Vector files tend to be a lot smaller because they use mathematical
    equations as an alternative, than use pixels, so this makes the file size for vector a lot
    smaller than Bitmap.

    Using bitmap files you are not able to zoom right into an image and still be able to see the
    image. This is because when you zoom in to the picture, it shows all the colour pixels within
    the image but when you zoom into a vector file they stay the identical and doesnt drop its
    quality level. These are commonly used in logos such as the Pepsi logo because it provides
    them with a better image.

    File Formats
    File Format

    Bitmap or Vector

    Description

    Size

    .jpg

    Bitmap

    4gigapixels

    .gif

    Bitmap

    .tiff

    Bitmap

    .png

    Bitmap

    .bmp

    Bitmap

    .eps

    Vector

    .ai

    Vector

    .cgm

    Vector

    Joint Photographic Experts Group


    is a Lossy Compression for digital
    images.
    Graphic Interchange Format (.gif)
    mainly used to save picture from
    the Internet and to save and use
    animations.
    Tagged Image File Format is a
    computer file format used to store
    achieved pictures and scanned
    images on the computer.
    Portable Network Graphics is the
    improved version of GIF and the
    most used Lossless Compression
    Image on the Internet.
    This is a Bitmap image file used to
    store bitmap digital images.
    Encapsulated PostScripts is used in
    vector-based images, which can
    also store contain text and graphics
    Adobe illustrator (.ai) is a Vector
    file extensions made by adobe
    systems to save vector-based
    drawings in either EPS or PDF
    formats.
    Computer Graphics Metafile is
    open and free international
    standard file format for 2D vector
    graphics and texts

    8Bits Per Pixel

    16Bits Per Pixel

    8Bits Per Pixel

    14bytes
    660 Kb

    40MB

    2-4bits Per Pixel

    Lossless Compression is data compression that allows the original data to be


    perfectly reconstructed
    Lossy Compression is data encoding, which has methods that uses partial data
    discarding to show content.

    Sources:

    http://vectormagic.com/support/file_formats
    http://www.teachict.com/as_a2_ict_new/ocr/AS_G061/316_present_communicate_data/bi
    tmaps_vectors/miniweb/pg3.htm
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG
    http://whatis.techtarget.com/fileformat/JPG-JPEG-bitmap
    http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/imagetypes.htm
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossless_compression
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossy_compression
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP_file_format
    http://whatis.techtarget.com/fileformat/EPS-Encapsulated-Postscript-Vector-graphicsAdobe-Illustrator
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Graphics_Metafile

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