<s>
A	O
raster	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
edit	B-Application
images	O
interactively	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
screen	O
and	O
save	O
them	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
file	O
formats	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
bitmap	O
images	O
)	O
such	O
as	O
JPEG	O
,	O
PNG	O
,	O
and	O
GIF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vector	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editors	I-Application
are	O
often	O
contrasted	O
with	O
raster	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editors	I-Application
,	O
yet	O
their	O
capabilities	O
complement	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technical	O
difference	O
between	O
vector	O
and	O
raster	B-Application
editors	I-Application
stem	O
from	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
vector	O
and	O
raster	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raster	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
include	O
digital	B-Application
photos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
raster	B-Algorithm
image	I-Algorithm
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
rows	O
and	O
columns	O
of	O
dots	O
,	O
called	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
is	O
generally	O
more	O
photo-realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
standard	O
form	O
for	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
;	O
whether	O
it	O
be	O
a	O
.raw	B-Application
file	O
or	O
.jpg	O
file	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
image	O
is	O
represented	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
by	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
,	O
like	O
a	O
microscopic	O
jigsaw	O
puzzle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vector	O
editors	O
tend	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
graphic	O
design	O
,	O
page	O
layout	O
,	O
typography	B-Application
,	O
logos	B-Device
,	O
sharp-edged	O
artistic	O
illustrations	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
cartoons	O
,	O
clip	O
art	O
,	O
complex	O
geometric	O
patterns	O
,	O
technical	B-Application
illustrations	I-Application
,	O
diagramming	O
and	O
flowcharting	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
raster	B-Application
editors	I-Application
,	O
like	O
GIMP	B-Application
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
use	O
vector	O
methods	O
(	O
mathematics	O
)	O
for	O
general	O
layout	O
and	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
text	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
equipped	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
raster	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
down	O
to	O
the	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
and	O
often	O
have	O
special	O
capabilities	O
in	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
brightness/contrast	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
adding	O
"	O
lighting	O
"	O
to	O
a	O
raster	B-Algorithm
image	I-Algorithm
or	O
photograph	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edit	B-Application
and	O
convert	O
between	O
various	O
color	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
