Inkscape is consistently chosen as the best alternative to Adobe Illustrator alongside other open-source tools which compete with the rest of the Adobe suite. Using Inkscape alongside Krita makes a ...

The first part of this two-part feature on vector editing tools outlined the history and background of vector image creation and examined Inkscape, an open-source vector editing application, and ...

Illustrator is a popular Adobe application for creating vector graphics, one of the two main forms of computer graphics. Unlike bitmap images, vector graphics are mathematically generated and retain ...

Scalable Vector Graphics, or SVG, has languished as a graphics format on the Web, but now the stars are aligned for its success, Google argues. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

It takes years to perfect graphics conversion algorithms, especially when switching between vector and raster formats. Just because an application imports or exports a particular format does not mean ...

A file with the .ai extension is an Adobe Illustrator vector graphic file. Adobe Illustrator is a professional drawing and design application, and saves drawings in a vector graphic format with the ...

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Before discussing the principal graphics file formats, however, we need to review the two fundamental types of graphics: raster and vector. A raster image is like a photo in your newspaper. Look ...

Co-ordinates are used to identify the position of an object on screen. Most shapes will make use of at least two coordinates, X and Y. In the most common vector graphic file format (SVG), the default ...

Redmond joins the group overseeing the Scalable Vector Graphics standard. There's no promise to build it into Internet Explorer, but that sure seems likely. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...