Brandon1 All American 1630 Posts user info edit post |
I have a logo that I need to send to the guy who is going to cut my graphics that is in bitmap form. The guy cutting the vinyl says he needs a vector image.
How hard is that to convert? 6/7/2013 12:06:43 PM |
spöokyjon ℵ 18617 Posts user info edit post |
It's completely dependent on the type and quality of the raster image.
In other words, it's way easier to convert a high resolution picture of a circle than a low resultion photograph] 6/7/2013 12:40:32 PM |
lewisje All American 9196 Posts user info edit post |
Try this out: http://vectormagic.com/home 6/7/2013 10:33:21 PM |
Noen All American 31346 Posts user info edit post |
Very easy to convert, very difficult to convert well.
bitmap = pixels, vector = vectors.
think of it like drawing a picture using only dots, then asking how easy it is to automatically turn that into a line drawing. 6/8/2013 1:02:13 PM |
sarijoul All American 14208 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "it's way easier to convert a high resolution picture of a circle than a low resultion photograph" |
wouldn't a circle be impossible?
(note: i don't know the particulars of vector imaging, so maybe there's a way of defining curves)6/8/2013 1:55:25 PM |
puck_it All American 15446 Posts user info edit post |
I think the key there is he said high resolution circle.... You can define something the approximately a circle... For example a regular octagon is more circular than a regular hexagon. You can define a shit load of sides and have a reasonably round object 6/8/2013 2:59:49 PM |
jaZon All American 27048 Posts user info edit post |
bezier curves
and yes, i know it's not technically possible, but it'd be so close you wouldn't notice
[Edited on June 8, 2013 at 3:50 PM. Reason : ] 6/8/2013 3:41:39 PM |
Novicane All American 15414 Posts user info edit post |
import into illustrator and create a new layer. Trace over it in illustrator. 6/8/2013 4:20:52 PM |
Noen All American 31346 Posts user info edit post |
^^ and ^^^ it is actually possible. Illustrator and some other vector tools support raster to vector conversion, and using their simplification and smoothing tools you can actually get a circle out the other side of the process.
But its not automatic in any way shape or form. 6/8/2013 8:38:49 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
If the guy is asking this question, I think you're assuming a bit much when you're telling him to use Illustrator.
Vector Magic is probably his most viable solution. 6/26/2013 11:21:27 PM |