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The choice between vector and
raster formats permeates all walks of computer-based contemporary life.
The question is: Which one is better suited for a specific application?
Vector imaging is line-oriented, scalable, and uses scant computational resources.
Raster imaging
is pixel-oriented, nonscalable, and uses a comparatively greater amount of resources.
Vector imaging requires a considerable amount of work to achieve near photo
quality. Raster imaging has a high photo quality from the start.
Vector is hard, raster is easy;
vector is light, raster is heavy;
vector is specific, raster is general; vector goes to the point, raster beats around the bush.
In certain cases, vector will be the better choice;
in other cases, raster will be superior.
A compromise may be the best strategy: Use vector when speed and effectiveness are paramount;
use raster when graphical beauty outweighs every other consideration.
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