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Can anyone give me some info on the problems involved in converting between graphic formats i.e. bitmap(gif tif bmp pcx) and vector(cdr,eps,dxf)?
Any help would be much appreciated-thanks!
Any help would be much appreciated-thanks!
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Turbonutter wrote:
> Prefer only though.
The best bmp>vct program I've ever used was called
> CorelTRACE and came with Corel Draw. Pretty impressive, and worth a try.
The Trace option in Illustrator 10 is quite good too though haven't had time to look at it properly yet...
Will look into CorelTrace...
> Prefer only though.
The best bmp>vct program I've ever used was called
> CorelTRACE and came with Corel Draw. Pretty impressive, and worth a try.
The Trace option in Illustrator 10 is quite good too though haven't had time to look at it properly yet...
Will look into CorelTrace...
Prefer only though.
The best bmp>vct program I've ever used was called CorelTRACE and came with Corel Draw. Pretty impressive, and worth a try.
The best bmp>vct program I've ever used was called CorelTRACE and came with Corel Draw. Pretty impressive, and worth a try.
funkygamer wrote:
> Hmmm, have you
> tried copying your photoshop / fireworks layer to the clipboard, and pasting it
> into your stage, rather than importing an image?
I don't recall any PNG type
> restrictions.
Using the "Trace Bitmap" under the Modify menu, it does prefer to use PNG32 (32bit png file) to get better results/
> Hmmm, have you
> tried copying your photoshop / fireworks layer to the clipboard, and pasting it
> into your stage, rather than importing an image?
I don't recall any PNG type
> restrictions.
Using the "Trace Bitmap" under the Modify menu, it does prefer to use PNG32 (32bit png file) to get better results/
Tyla wrote:
> Found this function the other day in FLash 5.
> Not bad results but you can only do it from a PNG32
> image!!
Hmmm, have you tried copying your photoshop / fireworks layer to the clipboard, and pasting it into your stage, rather than importing an image?
I don't recall any PNG type restrictions.
> Found this function the other day in FLash 5.
> Not bad results but you can only do it from a PNG32
> image!!
Hmmm, have you tried copying your photoshop / fireworks layer to the clipboard, and pasting it into your stage, rather than importing an image?
I don't recall any PNG type restrictions.
funkygamer wrote:
> I'm sure Flash 4 has a "convert to vectors" function
> somewhere. It isn't perfect, but you can tweak the settings to get a pretty
> good result.
Found this function the other day in FLash 5. Not bad results but you can only do it from a PNG32 image!!
> I'm sure Flash 4 has a "convert to vectors" function
> somewhere. It isn't perfect, but you can tweak the settings to get a pretty
> good result.
Found this function the other day in FLash 5. Not bad results but you can only do it from a PNG32 image!!
Tyla wrote:
> I have yet to find a piece of software which converts
> from Bitmap to Vector as Vectors contain masses of
> mathmatical information and once transformed from Vector
> to Bitmap this information is lost!
I'm sure Flash 4 has a "convert to vectors" function somewhere. It isn't perfect, but you can tweak the settings to get a pretty good result.
> I have yet to find a piece of software which converts
> from Bitmap to Vector as Vectors contain masses of
> mathmatical information and once transformed from Vector
> to Bitmap this information is lost!
I'm sure Flash 4 has a "convert to vectors" function somewhere. It isn't perfect, but you can tweak the settings to get a pretty good result.
Darkus wrote:
> Tyla wrote:
blah blah blah -
> http://luke.ac6.org/turbonutter/art/Viper3.png
>Whats a png file?
"Portable Network Graphic" A 24bit file capable of handling alpha channels and complex colours. originally planned to relace gifs on the internet but not widely supported. Though able to handle complicated graphics etc, the file size is tiny!!
>what does it do?
Nothing really from other files, just the ability to handle complex information including alphas in small portable file sizes. A bit like PDF's
>and why use one?
Smaller than working in Photoshop... No real reason as not to use them.
> Tyla wrote:
blah blah blah -
> http://luke.ac6.org/turbonutter/art/Viper3.png
>Whats a png file?
"Portable Network Graphic" A 24bit file capable of handling alpha channels and complex colours. originally planned to relace gifs on the internet but not widely supported. Though able to handle complicated graphics etc, the file size is tiny!!
>what does it do?
Nothing really from other files, just the ability to handle complex information including alphas in small portable file sizes. A bit like PDF's
>and why use one?
Smaller than working in Photoshop... No real reason as not to use them.
Tyla wrote:
blah blah blah - http://luke.ac6.org/turbonutter/art/Viper3.png
Whats a png file, what does it do, and why use one?
(okay i know its a optimised graphic file for the web...)
blah blah blah - http://luke.ac6.org/turbonutter/art/Viper3.png
Whats a png file, what does it do, and why use one?
(okay i know its a optimised graphic file for the web...)
Insomnia wrote:
> > Tyla, you got any comments on Wacom (or in general) tablets? Considering grabbing one with birthday money soon..
I currently use a Wacom Graphire2 A6 tablet and would strongly reccomend it. If you can afford it, I would go for the A4 version, but if not, the A6 one is great. Good response, nice size and very comfortable to use!
SlaveUnit uses a Wacom tablet, so no complaints there.
> > Tyla, you got any comments on Wacom (or in general) tablets? Considering grabbing one with birthday money soon..
I currently use a Wacom Graphire2 A6 tablet and would strongly reccomend it. If you can afford it, I would go for the A4 version, but if not, the A6 one is great. Good response, nice size and very comfortable to use!
SlaveUnit uses a Wacom tablet, so no complaints there.
> I have yet to find a piece of software which converts from Bitmap to Vector as Vectors contain masses of mathmatical information and once transformed from Vector to Bitmap this information is lost!
True, but in my old 33mhz days I remember seeing some software that could deal with simple stuff like bitmaps of text or circuit diagrams, with sharp edges and no transparency or layers. Relatively simple algorithm I guess, but I was impressed at the time.
Those sites are amazing.. damn I wish my graphics skills were better.. Tyla, you got any comments on Wacom (or in general) tablets? Considering grabbing one with birthday money soon..
True, but in my old 33mhz days I remember seeing some software that could deal with simple stuff like bitmaps of text or circuit diagrams, with sharp edges and no transparency or layers. Relatively simple algorithm I guess, but I was impressed at the time.
Those sites are amazing.. damn I wish my graphics skills were better.. Tyla, you got any comments on Wacom (or in general) tablets? Considering grabbing one with birthday money soon..
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