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to rasterize

to rasterize

1 9.5
To change a picture made from shapes into one made of small square pixels
  • verb
  • /ˈræstərˌaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rasterizar
  • After you rasterize the vector graphic, you can easily adjust the colors and effects in your editing software.

You can rasterize, which is very quick, but can't handle complex lighting effects very easily.

Examples

  • To edit the image properly, you need to rasterize it first so that it becomes a pixel-based format.

  • Select the rasterized text layer then go to EDIT > TRANSFORM > WARP.

    Blog text (1)

  • You can rasterize, which is very quick, but can't handle complex lighting effects very easily.

    Computerphile

  • I don't really see a solution to rasterized images coming down the pipe, though many have tried.

    Blog text (20)

  • I realize that all one had to do was take a copy of what I had done, rasterize it, and then create a program to recreate the effect digitally with all new photographs or graphics.

    Blog text (18)

  • So, as far as my limited knowledge of Photoshop is concerned, you can't apply the warp function without rasterizing, and this, of course, makes the text uneditable.

    Blog text (1)

  • Finally, UV maps simply complicate the pipeline for 3DMM construction in the sense that they require rasterizing the UV image and a subsequent sampling of the space to rebuild a mesh.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Please rasterize your design before exporting to ensure it displays correctly on the web.

Synonyms

to digitize
vsto rasterize
  • Specialized
24 3.9

To change information, images, or records into a form a computer can read

converts graphics specifically into pixel-based images rather than any digital form
to digitalize
vsto rasterize
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Change physical things like documents or photos into a digital form a computer can use

focuses on producing pixel images from graphics rather than general digital conversion
to bitmapped
vsto rasterize
  • Specialized
7.5

To change an image so it is made of small squares

converts vector graphics into pixel images rather than general digital storage

Antonyms

to vectorize
  • Specialized
7.2

Change a picture into lines and shapes that can be made larger without losing quality

Surface Forms

rasterize infinitive
rasterized past
rasterized past participle
rasterizing present participle
rasterizes third person singular

Morphology

rasterize = raster (transparent) = raster + ize

The verb is productively formed from the noun 'raster' with the standard verb-forming suffix '-ize', so the meaning 'to make into a raster' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Rasterize comes from raster, a word for a 'grid' or pattern of lines that goes back to an old word for 'rake', and the ending -ize means 'to make'. So, to rasterize is to change an image into a grid of pixels, which is exactly what happens when you convert a picture for the screen.