bitmap to vector
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- bogue
Does anybody remember the link to the online software that did a really good job of converting bitmap to vector.. much better than live trace.
I think it was on a university website.. but i could be wrong on that.
Thanks in advance.
- hintcreative0
It's called VectorMagic. It used to be a free service but they now charge a bit for each image. The url is www.vectormagic.com
- gadg3tg1rl0
No longer free, but if you sign up under a few different email addresses... cha ching!
- Sr_Bueno0
They gave it a new home » http://vectormagic.com/
- bogue0
yeah this looks like the one.. and it looks like its gone commercial.
Thanks much
- designerror0
what a ripoff
1 token $2.95 ($2.95/token)
10 tokens $26.65 ($2.67/token)
20 tokens $48.60 ($2.43/token)
50 tokens $101.50 ($2.03/token)
Any number of tokens between 1 and 50 can be bought
- elee0
I've had good luck with this in the past:
http://delineate.sourceforge.net…
- sikma0
What is a token worth?
Multiple surveys indicate that tracing an image by hand or with other tools takes on average about an hour, including clean-up.
The same surveys say that Vector Magic drops that time to about 15 minutes, also including clean-up.
This means that on average you save about 45 minutes of labor on each image.
Given the prevailing wage and overhead costs in the graphic design and print industries, these 45 minutes are worth about $20, of which we are asking for about $2.50 on average.
This price is aligned with our costs, and given projected volumes will allow us to continue operating and improving the service.
We understand the frustration of seeing a free service starting to charge, but these prices are simply essential to having the service continue to operate.
for the service they provide the price is dirt cheap
- kona0
rasterbator
- horton0
Livetrace works perfect for me. tweak the settings dammit!
- brains0
I've heard of this program called Illustrator, not sure where to get it though.. Sorry!
- doesnotexist0
get to it and just trace it yourself if you're not happy with live-trace + fiddling with the settings.