In computer graphics, graphics software or image editing software is a program or collection of programs that enable a person to manipulate visual images on a computer. It has been suggested that CG artwork be merged into this article or section. ... A computer program is a collection of instructions that describe a task, or set of tasks, to be carried out by a computer. ... A BlueGene supercomputer cabinet. ...

A screenshot from the raster graphics editor KolourPaint

A screenshot of the vector graphics editor xfig

Computer graphics can be classified into two distinct categories: raster graphics and vector graphics. Before learning about computer software that manipulates or displays these graphics types, you should be familiar with both. Image File history File links Kolourpaint screenshot. ... Image File history File links Kolourpaint screenshot. ... A screenshot from the KDE raster graphics editor KolourPaint A screenshot from the GIMP raster graphics editor A raster graphics editor is a computer program that allows users to paint and edit pictures interactively on the computer screen and save them in one of many popular bitmap or raster formats... KolourPaint is a free, easy-to-use Bitmap graphics editor for the KDE Desktop Environment. ... Image File history File links Xfig_screenshot. ... Image File history File links Xfig_screenshot. ... A screenshot of the xfig vector graphics editor A screenshot of the modern vector graphics editor Xara Xtreme A vector graphics editor is a computer program that allows users to compose and edit vector graphics images interactively on the computer screen (compare with MetaPost) and save them in one of... Xfig is an interactive drawing tool which runs under the X Window System on most UNIX-compatible platforms. ... Suppose the smiley face in the top left corner is an RGB bitmap image. ... Example showing effect of vector graphics on ppm scale: (a) original vector-based illustration; (b) illustration magnified 8x as a vector image; (c) illustration magnified 8x as a raster image. ...

Many graphics programs focus exclusively on either vector or raster graphics, but there are a few that combine them in interesting and sometimes unexpected ways. It is simple to convert from vector graphics to raster graphics, but going the other way is harder. Some software attempts to do this.

Most graphics programs have the ability to import and export one or more graphics file formats. See also Category:Graphics file formats Here is a summary of the most common graphics file formats: Some file formats, e. ...

Several graphics programs support animation, or digital video. Vector graphics animation can be described as a series of mathematical transformations that are applied in sequence to one or more shapes in a scene. Raster graphics animation works in a similar fashion to film-based animation, where a series of still images produces the illusion of continuous movement. Animation is the filming a sequence of drawings or positions of models to create an illusion of movement. ... Digital video is a type of video recording system that works by using a digital, rather than analog, representation of the video signal. ...

See also

• Raster graphics editor
• List of raster graphics editors
• Comparison of raster graphics editors
• Vector graphics editor
• List of vector graphics editors
• Comparison of vector graphics editors