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A HANDY GUIDE TO DESIGNING FOR FLEXOGRAPHY

CHAPTER 3- VECTORED VS. RASTERED OBJECTS

For quality purposes, it is a good idea to keep as much of your art vectored as possible (ex. type, logos, spot color objects and linework). Vector graphics use geometrical points to create objects such as lines, curves, and polygons. It is used by contrast to the term raster graphics. Rasterization is the representation of images as a collection of pixels or dots. Objects created in Illustrator are mostly vectored while Photoshop's are rastered.

The resolution of a vectored object is entirely output-device-dependent. This means that it's resolution becomes that of the device set with the task of replicating it (ie. platemakers, imagesetters, laser printers, etc.). Because our CDI platemaker outputs at 2540 dot per inch, every vectorized object in your digital file will be produced at this resolution. The resolution of a raster image however, depends entirely on the resolution it was created or scanned at. In most cases, raster images are 300 dots per inch. Four-color process imagery/graphics are usually rastered.


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