| graphics: vector versus raster easy: vector --> raster, virtually impossible: raster --> vector |
| graphics: comparison table |
| most used: vector: PS, pdf, SVG (web), raster: gif, jpg, png, tiff, ppm |
| graphics: ImageMagick , magick, convert, display, ... |
| RGB , HSV: Hue-Saturation-Value , HSV, conversion , encoding 0.0 to 1.0 or 0 to 255, HDR: 10/12 bit, alpha channel, layers |
| Postscript |
| Encapsulated Postscript / EPS |
| postscript language elements , PS reference manual , BLUEBOOK RPN language: Reverse Polish Notation (HP11 pocket calculator), stack |
| Postscript/pdf as a language FILE:code.postscript1 PS example |
| ps2pdf |
| pdf utilities PDFtk merge/split , pdfjam: similar |
| ghostscript, render PS to other formats , ghostview, gv |