About Vector and Bitmap Graphics: Module 05 FLASH 5
About Vector and Bitmap Graphics: Module 05 FLASH 5
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Module 05 FLASH 5
5.1 Overview of the Flash interface, tools and Panels
5.2 Frame by Frame Animations
Flash Interface
Flash is an interactive multimedia application for the Web which uses vectors instead of bitmaps (such as GIF and JPEG).
Vector graphics
Vector graphics describe images using lines and curves, called vectors, that also include color and position properties.
When you edit a vector graphic, you modify the properties of the lines and curves that describe its shape. You can move, resize, reshape, and change the color of a vector graphic without changing the quality of its appearance. Vector graphics are resolutionindependent, meaning they can be displayed on output devices of varying resolutions without losing any quality.
Bitmap graphics
Bitmap graphics describe images using colored dots, called pixels, arranged within a grid
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When you edit a bitmap graphic, you modify pixels, rather than lines and curves. Bitmap graphics are resolution-dependent, because the data describing the image is fixed to a grid of a particular size. Editing a bitmap graphic can change the quality of its appearance. In particular, resizing a bitmap graphic can make the edges of the image ragged as pixels are redistributed within the grid. Displaying a bitmap graphic on an output device that has a lower resolution than the image itself also degrades the quality of its appearance.
Time Line
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Tools Layer 1
Panels
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Tools
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