So, how would you convert an image to a graphic? On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Devin Asay <devin_a...@byu.edu> wrote:
> > On Nov 29, 2010, at 2:07 PM, Cal Horner wrote: > > > I have sifted through the archives and read the documentation and once > again > > I am stumped. > > > > Here is the question. What is the difference between a graphic and an > image > > object? And how do you create an image object from a graphic? > > > > As with everything else in Elsie(L. C.) I know the answer will be simple. > But today I don't feel simple. > > A graphic object is a set of defined points and vectors, a mathematical > formula, if you will. As such it can be scaled and changed with no loss of > quality. Think MacDraw or Adobe Illustrator. > > An image object is a bitmap. Each pixel in the bitmap has a defined color > (and optionally a transparency value). It will rapidly lose quality if > resized or reshaped drastically. Think MacPaint or Photoshop. > > You can create an image from a graphic by using the import snapshot command > in LiveCode. > > HTH > > Devin > > > Devin Asay > Humanities Technology and Research Support Center > Brigham Young University > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- Do all things with love _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode