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Vector_graphics_editorsA 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 many popular vector graphics formats such as CDR , PDF, WMF or SVG. The main difference between this sort of application and those used in Computer Assisted Drafting is that the drawings produced by a vector graphics editor are mostly decorative and are neither intended to represent a real-world structure nor to act as the blueprint for one. Computationally speaking, however, the two processes are closely related.
1 Well-known commercial vector graphics editors
- Adobe Illustrator, the de facto standard
- Xara X, the fastest one that introduced antialiased Display of vector graphics on the PC
- CorelDraw
- Macromedia FreeHand
- Paint Shop Pro supports vector graphic editing.
- RealDraw Pro is a sharewareShareware is software that is distributed without payment ahead of time as is common for proprietary software. Typically shareware software is obtained free of charge by downloading, thus allowing one to try out the program ahead of time. A shareware prog vector and bitmapsmiley face in the top left corner is an RGB bitmap image. When zoomed in, it might look like the big smiley face to the right. Every square represents a pixel. Zoomed in further we see three pixels whose colors are constructed by adding the values for re editor, with SVG export.
- Microsoft WordMicrosoft Word is a word processor program from Microsoft. It was originally written by Richard Brodie for IBM PC computers running DOS in 1983. Later versions were created for the Apple Macintosh ( 1984), SCO UNIX and Microsoft Windows ( 1989). It became has a drawing tool that can be used as a very simple vector graphics editor. See How to draw a diagram with Microsoft Word for a tutorial.
- Creature House ExpressionA vector graphics software that was developed by Creature House Inc. which was later aquired by Microsoft. It will likely be the basis for " Sparkle", Microsoft's next-gen vector graphics software. Expression 3 can be freely downloaded from the. (aquired by MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation , headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, is the world's largest software company (with over 50,000 employees in various countries, as of May 2004). Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of software, who is using it to make their own vector graphics software— Sparkle)
2 Well-known free vector graphics editors
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