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Bitmap to vector help
#238596 - 11/11/10 04:03 AM
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I have an old B&W bitmap logo (non-MAME-related) that I want to convert to vector. The resolution is low enough that the auto-converting tools didn't do such a hot job with it.

Is there anyone handy with a vector editor willing to doing a quick bit of charity work?

PM me if so; I suspect it will not take long for someone with skillz.

Alternatively, are there any good free vector editors these days that I could use to clean up the auto-converted version?

Thanks,
Aaron



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Re: Bitmap to vector help new [Re: AaronGiles]
#238610 - 11/11/10 05:44 AM
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I did some B&W bitmap to vector conversions many years ago, though I can't remember what tools I used.

Depending on what exactly is happening now, it might be possible to play with the original bitmap in photoshop to get better results from whatever auto-vectorizing tools you have.

For example, try increasing the color depth to 16 million colors, then re-size the image 400 percent, run a blur filter, and then re-size to 25 percent.

At this point, you'll want to reduce the color depth back to 2 colors, but you might need to experiment with the contrast settings first so that the blurring "fringe" gets removed during the color depth reduction.

I also remember that whatever vectorizing tool I used didn't work well if the source bitmap was too large or too small, so you might want to play around with that too.


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Re: Bitmap to vector help new [Re: AaronGiles]
#238974 - 11/15/10 01:43 PM
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I could do it if it's not overly detailed. Corel has a good auto-trace function, then you just go in and delete any extra nodes and smooth it out.


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Re: Bitmap to vector help new [Re: AaronGiles]
#238980 - 11/15/10 03:12 PM
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> I have an old B&W bitmap logo (non-MAME-related) that I want to convert to vector.
> The resolution is low enough that the auto-converting tools didn't do such a hot job
> with it.
>
> Is there anyone handy with a vector editor willing to doing a quick bit of charity
> work?
>
> PM me if so; I suspect it will not take long for someone with skillz.
>
> Alternatively, are there any good free vector editors these days that I could use to
> clean up the auto-converted version?
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron

Have you tried Adobe Illustrator CS5's LIVE TRACE? You can choose various options including low fidelity B&W art/photos

Try that, otherwise it's up to someone to do it by hand manually.


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