DTP - raster files

Question 1

Explain three advantages of using raster files.

Answer 1

allows for continous tone, allows for detailed images & no need for specialist software.

Question 2

Explain three disadvantages of using raster files.

Answer 2

Cannot be scaled without loosing quality, large file sizes (especially for detailed images), Conversion to vector can be very time consuming, Some service providers like engravers or stencil-cut designs require vector images.

Question 3

Name four raster file types.

Answer 3

BMP - JPEG - PNG - GIF - TIFF