anon_private wrote:
I have just been reading regarding the Trace Bitmap utility in Inscape.
I have a beginers question.
If someone uploads a Bitmap into Inscape, why not just use it, rather than use Trace? As you can see,I am missing something.
What is the advantage of using Trace?
Thanks
Ps. I have asked at this point because it make it easier for me to learn.
You have to understand the difference between raster/bitmap graphics and vector graphics, which is fairly well
explained on Wikipedia. You can also envision bitmap as painting a brick wall using a color per brick, while vector graphics are instructions to move the paintbrush over the wall.
Of course, when the image is really complex (photography) a bitmap is better, but most simple images (logo, text, cartoons...) are better described as vectors.