In Windows 10, the Paint 3D program is core to the operating system.
Some graphics software offers some limited editing capability but is optimized for display.
The Photos program in Windows 10 is a great example, as is the free IrfanView viewer.
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What Isn’t Graphics Software?
Page layout software such asInDesign, QuarkXpress, andPublisherfall into that category.
Likewise, presentation software such asPowerPointor Apple Keynote aren’t graphics programs.
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In general, home publishing or creative printing software doesn’t rise to the occasion, either.
What Are the Types of Graphics Software?
The two main categories of graphics programs are pixel-based image editors and path-based image editors.
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You’ll know the difference between pixel- and path-based images by zooming on them.
If they zoom very close without appearing fuzzy and blotchy, you’re working with a path-based image.
Designers sometimes use the termraster graphicsto reference pixel-based images andvector graphicsto reference path-based images.
What Is Graphics Software Used For?
There are the unconventional uses as well, such as editing video in Photoshop or 3D drawing in Illustrator.
