Yeah. That makes sense. But what are the advantages and disadvantages, and does anyone know if GIMP supports CMYK, or is it just indexed, RGB, and grayscale?
On 11/10/05, Steven Shelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Digital Pioneer wrote: > > >OK, new terms on me. Could someone please explain to me what vectors and > >rasters are, and then explain what CMYK is? > > > > > > Raster art is art made of little bitty dots (pixels) that combine to > create an image. It's like when you put a magnifying glass up to a photo > in a newspaper or TV screen. It works great for rendering photographs of > almost infinite colors at a fixed size, but the image quality starts to > degrade when you scale it up or down. > > Vector art is art that is rendered mathematically: lines, dots, and arcs > of solid color. It can be scaled infinitely large or infinitely small > without losing any detail. However, it cannot be used to render > photographs. > > Either raster art or vector art can be rendered in CMYK or RGB color, > depending on the usage. CMYK uses four colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, > and blacK) to create the color combinations desired. (Yellow and Cyan = > Green, for instance) CYMK is the standard for print jobs. RGB does the > same thing, but only uses three colors; Red, Green, and Blue. RGB is > what most illuminative media (TV, computer monitor, etc.) uses, but some > printers (usually low-end inkjets) also render in RGB. > > CMYK art printed on an RGB output source will shift colors, and vice > versa, which is why it's important to pick the right color model for a > specific job. > > Make sense? > > -- > Steven Shelton > Twilight Media & Design > www.TwilightMD.com <http://www.TwilightMD.com> > www.GLOAMING.us <http://www.GLOAMING.us> > -=-=-=-=-=- > Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular. > -=-=-=-=-=- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Thanks, The Digital Pioneer
