New Unit 6 Digital Graphics

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Bitmaps and Vectors

For this task, you will need to investigate the
difference between bitmap and vector images.

Activity 1 Describe the difference

To investigate the difference between bitmap and
vector graphics, you need to:
1. Download a photo of a person, e.g. a photo of an
actor and save it in the correct folder
2. Upload it to the following website:
http://vectormagic.com/home
Take a screen shot (showing both images) and insert it
into your presentation, cropping it to just show the
both images.
Explain the difference between the 2 images use the
next slide.

 Insert your image

Describe the difference between the two images

One image is clear and the other is blurry

Activity 2 What are vector and

bitmap images?
Explain the difference vector and bitmap
images include how they are made and their
Advantages and disadvantages of vector and
bitmap
These links will give you more information
about bitmaps and vectors:
Bitmaps:
Vectors:

 Vector how is it
made?
images are made up by
lots of little pixels

Bitmap how is it
made?
images are made up by
lots of little pixels

 Vector advantages?
There are a set of instructions needed
If you make the picture bigger it will not be fuzzy

Vector disadvantages?
There are too many instructions
If you have a complicated image it will take longer

 bitmap advantages?
You can make more complicated images and make them
bigger

bitmap disadvantages?
If you make the images to big they will be blurry and
distorted

Extension task
Using a suitable software package
(e.g. Publisher) create a poster about
vector and bitmap graphics.
Include text as well as suitable
images