<s>
A	O
vector	O
graphic	B-Application
editor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
compose	O
and	O
edit	O
vector	O
graphic	O
images	O
interactively	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
and	O
save	O
them	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
popular	O
vector	O
graphic	O
formats	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
EPS	B-Language
,	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
WMF	O
,	O
SVG	B-Application
,	O
or	O
VML	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vector	O
editors	O
are	O
often	O
contrasted	O
with	O
bitmap	B-Application
editors	I-Application
,	O
and	O
their	O
capabilities	O
complement	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vector	O
editors	O
are	O
often	O
better	O
for	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
</s>
<s>
cartoons	O
,	O
clip	O
art	O
,	O
complex	O
geometric	O
patterns	O
)	O
,	O
technical	B-Application
illustrations	I-Application
,	O
diagramming	O
and	O
flowcharting	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bitmap	B-Application
editors	I-Application
are	O
more	O
suitable	O
for	O
retouching	O
,	O
photo	O
processing	O
,	O
photorealistic	O
illustrations	O
,	O
collage	O
,	O
and	O
illustrations	O
drawn	O
by	O
hand	O
with	O
a	O
pen	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recent	O
versions	O
of	O
bitmap	B-Application
editors	I-Application
such	O
as	O
GIMP	B-Application
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
support	O
vector	O
tools	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
editable	O
paths	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
vector	O
editors	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Fireworks	I-Operating_System
,	O
Adobe	B-Application
FreeHand	I-Application
,	O
Adobe	B-Language
Illustrator	I-Language
,	O
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
,	O
Animatron	O
,	O
Artboard	O
,	O
Autodesk	O
Graphic	O
(	O
formerly	O
)	O
,	O
CorelDRAW	B-Application
,	O
Sketch	B-Application
,	O
Inkscape	B-Application
,	O
sK1	B-Language
or	O
Xara	B-Application
Photo	I-Application
&	I-Application
Graphic	I-Application
Designer	I-Application
have	O
adopted	O
raster	O
effects	O
that	O
were	O
once	O
limited	O
to	O
bitmap	B-Application
editors	I-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
,	O
Animatron	O
or	O
Synfig	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
)	O
are	O
specifically	O
geared	O
towards	O
producing	O
animated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vector	O
editors	O
are	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
desktop	O
publishing	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
InDesign	I-Operating_System
or	O
Scribus	B-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
usually	O
include	O
some	O
vector	O
drawing	O
tools	O
(	O
usually	O
less	O
powerful	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
standalone	O
vector	O
editors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
vector	O
editors	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
computer-aided	B-Application
drafting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Maya	B-Language
,	O
Blender	B-Application
or	O
Autodesk	B-Language
3ds	I-Language
Max	I-Language
can	O
also	O
be	O
thought	O
of	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
2D	O
vector	O
editors	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
share	O
some	O
common	O
concepts	O
and	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
