Image Considerations Across Multi-Purpose Applications

Within the world of computer graphics, images are often treated as “stand alone” entities that are used for dedicated purposes. Indeed, we tend to categorize images based on their eventual application such as advertising images, manufacturing models, working drawings, or even WWW logos. However, the fact exists that a graphical image can be manipulated into a wide variety of diverse formats from its original database. 3D Models that are generated as conceptual objects may also be used as the foundational information used for rapid prototyping, or even converted into 2D images that will find their way into marketing materials. To view a graphical image solely in the format that it was first designed causes us to limit the applications in which such an image may be used. The true advantage in employing a computer to create an image does not lie in the fact that the computer can perform tasks quickly, but in the fact that it can interpret and transform data into a wide variety of configurations or file formats. This paper will explain and identify the multitude of uses a database can take and the widespread application of data in various forms.