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Funny name, but completely wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasterisation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasterisation Rasterization or Rasterisation is the
by idm 17y ago
Funny name, but completely wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasterisation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasterisation
Rasterization or Rasterisation is the task of taking an image described in a vector graphics format (shapes) and converting it into a raster image (pixels or dots) for output on a video display or printer, or for storage in a bitmap file format.
- teilo 17y agoIn the printing industry, it is also a synonym for "ripping", and can apply to images as well as vector files. For example, if you have a contone image, whether RGB or CMYK, that data is going to be converted to a set of line screens, often expressed as 1-bit TIFFs, and then burned directly to plates. This process is also sometimes called rasterization, because not just the vectors/fonts, but also the bitmap images are getting converted to a line-screen equivalent.