“Warning! Files with vector data will be rasterized by Photoshop Elements when opened.”
January 8th, 2007 
by Susan Harris
That’s the error message I just received when trying to save this photograph. It came with a large yellow warning triangle and a red exclamation point, of course. Now don’t even try telling me what the hell it means because I DON’T CARE. Have I mentioned that I hate Photoshop?
[Photo: I know it's more paperwhites and these stink, too, right in my living room.]
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January 8th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Aw, Susan! Who could hate Photoshop? It’s a Darkroom in a Box!
(Disclaimer: bf works for Adobe, so when I have a problem, I have Geek in a T-Shirt to fix it)
Long story short, you don’t need to worry about anything — most common image file formats are rasterized (TIF, JPG, etc.) and must be so in order to display on a monitor.
After looking around a little bit I couldn’t find anything about cameras taking vector-based pictures, so I don’t know why Elements would display such a message.
For a rainy afternoon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_file_formats
Paperwhites, though — euw. I can have them around only if I can put them far enough away that I can’t smell them.
January 8th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Wow, firefly knows her stuff there. I was just going to comment on the pretty picture in front of the cool ripply glass window.Or that’s what it looks like from here.
January 8th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Definition of rasterized: “The process of taking an unrasterized image format such as a vector graphic and applying a size and resolution to it. When an image has been rasterized it is no longer scaleable.”
That’s o.k.— no thanks are necessary for making that clear for you.
Don
January 8th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
I learned a new word today… rasterized and the paperwhites are pretty, are they growing in marbles? Cool idea!
January 9th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Is that considered a houseplant? Hmmmmm
I like the grass outside the window, also. Try some neem oil on that rasterize problem. It seems to work for most problems!