Need Help PNG's

[Jer Barlow]

What do I do with .png's? I use Flexi and have for ever. I can import a png but cannot take it apart or change it. I can trace it but only get wireframe as a result. What do I do? Totally lost. Jer

 

[ewded]

PNG is a raster file dum dum, how do you wanna take it apart?

 

[Fred Weiss]

PNG is not just a raster bitmap format like a JPG. It also supports transparency and, unlike a JPG, uses a lossless form of compression so it holds up better to saving and resaving. It can be vectorized in Adobe Illustrator by auto tracing and the colors will be somewhat preserved. Not so sure that FlexiSign will work as well. If you want to modify it without vectorizing it, then you will need to use an image editor like Photoshop.

 

[Attila Nagy]

PNG is not just a raster bitmap format like a JPG. It also supports transparency and, unlike a JPG, uses a lossless form of compression so it holds up better to saving and resaving. It can be vectorized in Adobe Illustrator by auto tracing and the colors will be somewhat preserved. Not so sure that FlexiSign will work as well. If you want to modify it without vectorizing it, then you will need to use an image editor like Photoshop.

Soo. It is still a raster.
And You Should be able to vectorise it in Flexi

 

[Pewter0000]

If it's large enough, you can always throw that baby in a .pdf to print it.
.PNG is an odd format - they can save huge, they support transparency, and they're decent, as raster files go at least - but they're almost always delivered teensy tiny because they're mainly used for web and online purposes. Very handy for web.

 

[WYLDGFI]

Be careful with PNG....native res may only be 72 dpi. Had a client yesterday with exactly this....exported to PNG and for a guitar front and back, came out at 72 inches tall...not correct! I had to convert it to 300 DPI in Photoshop and let the file decrease In physical size with the resolution increase. Final size of the print was supposed to be only about 23 inches. Just be careful because they can be tricky.

 

[Jer Barlow]

Thanx guys! After 50 years in the industry I'm still a dum dum. I just wanted to avoid redrawing it. Got it figured out now.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

Send it to vector doctor.

 

[Bradley Signs]

I use Corel.
I convert them to Black & White, then use the trace tool to make a EPS or Vector file, then recolor it for use with vinyl cutting.

 

[Jean Shimp]

PNG is a raster file dum dum, how do you wanna take it apart?

Disappointing to see name calling when someone is asking for help.

 

[shoresigns]

Little known fact: PNG files can in fact have vector data inside them, but it's a bit of a hack that was implemented in Adobe Fireworks, which was a vector-based application that used PNG as its native file format.

https://superuser.com/questions/50044/how-to-read-fireworks-png-multilayer-files-without-fireworks

 

[The Big Squeegee]

2 from OK

 

[Baz]

Yeah, i was taken aback from the "Dum Dum" comment as well but OP took it in stride.
We are all dum-dums sometimes. We don't need to be reminded from another one!

 

[Stacey K]

I had to look up what an svg file was the first time someone sent me one so I'm a dum dum dummy too LOL