Online Raster to Vector conversion
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Online Raster to Vector conversion
There's a new online raster to vector conversion program that produces fairly impressive results and its free (at least in its current beta form).
VectorMagic - http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/ - It accepts input of JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF and outputs EPS, SVG, PNG files.
The results of simple images and logos are quite good - way better (and faster) than using the trace bitmap function in Inkscape.
VectorMagic - http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/ - It accepts input of JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF and outputs EPS, SVG, PNG files.
The results of simple images and logos are quite good - way better (and faster) than using the trace bitmap function in Inkscape.
Last edited by dazza101 on Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Holy cow!
In minutes... no... seconds (less than a minute) I converted some hand drawn artwork that I had done previously with another application. Not only were the results better the process was fast. It was almost as fast as having the application running locally.
Amazing absolutely amazing.
-vern
In minutes... no... seconds (less than a minute) I converted some hand drawn artwork that I had done previously with another application. Not only were the results better the process was fast. It was almost as fast as having the application running locally.
Amazing absolutely amazing.
-vern
my flat mate showed me this the other day. Truly amazing and waayyyy better than software vector conversion.
--Scott
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holy cow!
i have upload a file, vectorized it and download as eps and as svg. but i can't see it in AS or in CorelDraw 12.
can anyone help me?
here is the file link
i'm pretty excited with this tool... but if i can't to see the results, i can't use it
i have upload a file, vectorized it and download as eps and as svg. but i can't see it in AS or in CorelDraw 12.
can anyone help me?
here is the file link
i'm pretty excited with this tool... but if i can't to see the results, i can't use it
Dear Selgin,selgin wrote:holy cow!
i have upload a file, vectorized it and download as eps and as svg. but i can't see it in AS or in CorelDraw 12.
can anyone help me?
here is the file link
i'm pretty excited with this tool... but if i can't to see the results, i can't use it
Here is your file in Illustrator 3 format:
http://generalpicture.com/friends/dormis.ai
Holy cow!
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I used Illustrator to do this, but you would (very understandably) like some freeware.NightmanGX wrote:Is there any way to convert EPS to .ai?
Well, I can't vouch for this, but a Google search turned up the following:
http://wdvl.internet.com/Reviews/Graphics/Mayura/
"...Users can download a program called Ghostscript to convert .EPS files to .AI files..."
The link to Ghostscript is
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html
The program is very old (mature?) and very famous--two good signs that it ought to work.
Let us know, will you?
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EDIT
Oh, and I almost forgot:
Holy cow !!!
I checked the file in a text editor.
I think that the AI/EPS import for Anime Studio is geared towards AI format specifically, more so than a "generic" vector EPS produced by the conversion tool. Basically the import is just some kind of text parser. If the converter doesn't find the same information in the file it won't do the conversion. Most likely who ever created it just used an AI eps as the basis for the conversion.
The file produced by vectormagic is very slimmed down. It is a "plain" eps without any of the code added by an AI eps export. I did a test and saved an eps from AI as the lowest possible version:
This is the same "version" that vectormagic produces so it isn't that. It must be all the other stuff put in the file format.
-vern
I think that the AI/EPS import for Anime Studio is geared towards AI format specifically, more so than a "generic" vector EPS produced by the conversion tool. Basically the import is just some kind of text parser. If the converter doesn't find the same information in the file it won't do the conversion. Most likely who ever created it just used an AI eps as the basis for the conversion.
The file produced by vectormagic is very slimmed down. It is a "plain" eps without any of the code added by an AI eps export. I did a test and saved an eps from AI as the lowest possible version:
Code: Select all
%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0
-vern
Here you can find an anme file sample (zipped) imported form this impressive conversion tool.
Steps I've done:
1) Upload the png (the attached in the zip file)
2) Download the converted into SVG format.
3) Open it with Inkscape (linux version). It opens perfectly.
4) Export the file as Adobe Illustrator 8.0 (default settings)
5) Import the file in Anime Studio.
The sharp corners are NOT OK due to the imported file in AS doesn't make use of the curvature value of the points to make a good corner.
-G
Other sample:
Original:
Direct import import into AS:
After color correction:
Anme file (colors corrected):
http://www.darthfurby.com/genete/Other/SIMPSON.anme
PS: Holy cow!
Steps I've done:
1) Upload the png (the attached in the zip file)
2) Download the converted into SVG format.
3) Open it with Inkscape (linux version). It opens perfectly.
4) Export the file as Adobe Illustrator 8.0 (default settings)
5) Import the file in Anime Studio.
The sharp corners are NOT OK due to the imported file in AS doesn't make use of the curvature value of the points to make a good corner.
-G
Other sample:
Original:
Direct import import into AS:
After color correction:
Anme file (colors corrected):
http://www.darthfurby.com/genete/Other/SIMPSON.anme
PS: Holy cow!
I read this thread on Monday, and went to take a look, was amazed and bookmarked the site. Then, as I was working on a large project of drawings in Illustrator last night, I inadvertently threw away the Illustrator file of one of the drawings. And I emptied the trash. Oh crap! I wailed. But I had a JPEG of the file, and in the back of my mind I remembered something about vectorizing with amazing quality. Good thing I had bookmarked the site! I went there, uploaded the JPEG, and downloaded an EPS file. I opened the EPS in Illustrator, had to tweak just a few things, and printed out the result. Amazing! It would have taken me many hours to redraw the illustration. This site saved my little nasty butt. Thanks SO much for posting this!
Jack
Jack