Vector In AI

[Sign-Man Signs]

How do you vectorize a bitmap or jpeg in AI?

 

[Shovelhead]

object/live trace

 

[wildhock]

Object>Live Trace.

Jon

 

[Simon Belmont]

this is better...
http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/

 

[Ed]

- Place your image in AI
- Hit "Live Trace" button (if you can't see it check "Control" from the Window drop-down menu)
- In the same Control window, there are options you can play with, some pre-set ones like "black & white" or "6 colours"... but I almost always open the icon next to that & fiddle with the parameters myself... just be sure to have the "Preview" button checked so you can see the results of your settings.
- OK / Done.

 

[Shovelhead]

this is better...
http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/

No...it's not.

 

[petepaz]

i have used that vector magic
and i think it does a better job than illust. but if you have to use illust. do what ed said
i wonder how mush longer that vector magic will be around and free
it looks like it is some kind of educational thing i think it is through stanford univ.

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

Must be stupid or have an older AI version. Under object no trace.
Vector Doctor to the rescue. Thanks Eric.

 

[petepaz]

the trace option starts with ver. CS2
anything before that doesn't offer the vector option

 

[petepaz]

use the vector magic very little for you to do except upload your file
the illust. version has a lot more settings you have to fool with and maybe i am just not that good at using it

maybe vector magic is saving all the logos we up load and the sell them on the side

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

this is better...
http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/

I rather draw it by hand than use that crappy site. Hey! Thanks anyway.
Vector Doctor already did it. Stopped what he was doing and helped us with our problem.

 

[Deaton Design]

You send it to www.vectordoctor.com

 

[Robert H. Bigart]

Use Inkscape for tracing it does a super job and it'a Free.

Bob Bigart