Full Version: Please help me - my brain disappeared
From: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#1]
26 Mar 2007
To: ALL
I cannot for the life of me remember how the heck to convert a JPEG to a vector graphic! I think someone took my brain overnight!
I think I attached it here - is it me or have I completely lost it?
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#2]
26 Mar 2007
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#1] 26 Mar 2007
Holly,
What graphics program do you use?
Corel X3 has received good reviews for its trace feature. That would create a vector graphic.
EDITED: 26 Mar 2007 by DGL
From: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#3]
26 Mar 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#2] 26 Mar 2007
Corel 12.
What step am I forgetting??
From: Mike (MIKEN) [#4]
26 Mar 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#2] 26 Mar 2007
Here's trace using the one step option. 5 seconds.
EDITED: 10 Apr 2007 by MIKEN
From: Mike (MIKEN) [#5]
26 Mar 2007
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#4] 26 Mar 2007
I mis-addressed my last post. Please check.
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#6]
26 Mar 2007
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#3] 26 Mar 2007
I'm only quasi-Corel knowledgable. (Illustrator & Photoshop)
Looks like Mike Null has come to your rescue. :-)
From: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#7]
26 Mar 2007
To: ALL
Ok - thank you for doing this but I think I'm not following or not giving enough info. I'm dealing with 3 days of insomnia - two kids - husband home from work - upcoming fair on Saturday - need I say more??
Anyway...what I need is to be able to vector out this graphic. My insomnia-laden head says I need to convert it so I can make the image hairline. I've traced it a thousand times but still can't manipulate the line.
I know I've done this before with other stuff - or so I think - what in the world am I not doing??
Please lead me to the light!
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#8]
26 Mar 2007
To: ALL
There's a timely article in the April 2007 issue of A&E magazine, by Jim Stadler.
CorelDraw "Auto Tracing"
Has nothing to do with cars. :-$
EDITED: 26 Mar 2007 by DGL
From: BrianC (INKSQUIRTER) [#9]
26 Mar 2007
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#7] 26 Mar 2007
Holly,
Just select the image in the image Mike did...........right click on red to draw the outline........ungroup and remove the line (box) around image. Then remove the black....
hope this helps
An upgrade to X3 will allow you to create a boundry line around an image with one click.
EDITED: 26 Mar 2007 by INKSQUIRTER
From: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#10]
27 Mar 2007
To: ALL
Well this might explain a bit of my brain freeze...you guys gave me some stuff to do here that I haven't done before! Trace - yes - but the other stuff, no.
Thank you so much!
Now...has anyone seen my brain?? ;)
From: BrianC (INKSQUIRTER) [#11]
27 Mar 2007
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#10] 27 Mar 2007
From: bruce (BBSD) [#12]
27 Mar 2007
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#10] 27 Mar 2007
Use this as a teaching guide.
Probably corel 9 but very well done.
http://www.gravograph.com/usa/Support/pdf/Engraving-307/BITMAPS%20TO%20VECTOR%20LOGOS.pdf
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#13]
27 Mar 2007
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#1] 27 Mar 2007
Holly,
I cannot be certain, but I thought I saw your brain having an umbrealla drink at the beach just now when I went down for my swim.......If I see it again tomorrow I 'll tell it you are looking for it
In the meantime, if I understand you correctly, you want to vector cut that image OUT of something. Is this correct?
From: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#14]
27 Mar 2007
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#13] 28 Mar 2007
Hi Chuck! Good news - my brain came home last night. Tanned and tired, but it's home! :)
Yes, I'm making a large plaque out of the WM you saw. I was able to cut it out of birch last night - it looks perfect!
I don't know why I didn't know about the steps posted yesterday - I'm totally baffled on how I did this before but I swear I have. Anyway, need to check out the gravograph link above to learn more!!!
Thanks for asking!
From: Hermes (HERMESSANDOVAL) [#15]
29 Mar 2007
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#1] 3 Apr 2007