Just as you'd never send an IT person to do a human resource manager's job, digital image file formats all have their rightful place in the world, complete with their own strengths and weaknesses.

Can anyone recommend software for conversion of a raster image to vector representation? I have a .jpg that I need to blow up to poster size. This is just a one-off so I can't pick up an expensive ...

If you enlarge illustrations or live-action images to a large extent, the outlines will be blurred. Using the free web application ' Vectorizer.AI ', it is possible to convert illustrations and ...

Adobe Illustrator’s Live Trace feature is a phenomenal way to transform a raster image into a vector image—or to put it more plainly—to turn a photograph into a drawing. Placing a raster image into ...

When they select an image format for a web project, developers typically lean on raster images, such as the JPEG, PNG and GIF file types. They should also consider the Scalable Vector Graphics format.

Vector graphics are infinitely scalable images created using mathematically defined elements. In simpler terms, you can make a vector graphic as large or small as you want without losing any quality.

Converting pixelated images to vector images used to be a hassle, but a new online tool from students at Stanford University makes the entire process a breeze. Peter is a writer and editor for the ...