Comments on: Raster and Vector Images Explained

By: Max Nomad

Max Nomad — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:54:15 +0000

You’re quite welcome, Rosie! I’m glad the article helped you out. If you have any other questions about graphics, feel free to ask. Who knows, it might be the inspiration for another article.

By: Rosie Garfias

Rosie Garfias — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:43:02 +0000

Max, thank you 100 times. I am a student, only 4 weeks in class and I just couldn’t understand and couldn’t find my answer.Thanks to you I not only have my answer but I understand the difference between raster and vector based images. Again, thank you so much.

By: Max Nomad

Max Nomad — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:11:19 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Billy. Actually, I didn’t fail to make mention about fully vector or fully raster or both. Like I said in my previous comment, “For the sake of brevity, I purposely left out some details. I felt they would probably serve to add more confusion instead of making things clearer for the novice.”

And although you’re right about an ‘uneducated’ (untrained) person possibly trying to open a logo in Photoshop and saving it as an EPS thinking it’s now vector, here’s another take on that. (1) Short of using a pirated copy of Photoshop, most untrained people aren’t going to have that package — because they’re not going to be prone to spend a few hundred dollars on a program they don’t know how to use. (2) If an untrained person is accessing Photoshop on someone else’s machine, more than likely they’re have that person’s help. (3) If a person knows how to use Photoshop, s/he already knows the difference between Raster and Vector images. (4) Worst-case scenario, an untrained person might make that “Save as EPS” mistake once and it won’t be long before some Graphic Designer or professional at a printshop will set them straight.

By: Billy Wood

Billy Wood — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:46:17 +0000

Your “Vector Test” needs clarification. The uneducated person may read it and think, “oh, i’ll just open my logo in Photoshop, save it as an EPS, and voila, it’s vector.

You fail to mention that AI, EPS, FH & PS files can be fully vector OR fully raster OR a combination of both.

By: Max Nomad

Max Nomad — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:18:36 +0000

For the sake of brevity, I purposely left out some details. I felt they would probably serve to add more confusion instead of making things clearer for the novice. While it’s true that SVG can also embed raster graphics (just like with other vector formats like .ai, .eps, and .fh), this article was meant for the average person that doesn’t know much of anything about graphics. Aside from that, most Graphic Designers wouldn’t need the info about embedded raster images because they’d either already know it or savvy enough to figure it out on their own.