**Useful Web-site to bookmark**

[GK]

http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/

This site converts bitmap images to vector art - it's an online auto-tracer.
Just upload your image and it will convert it for you.

I am not gonna lie, for an online web-app it is pretty amazing. I did some traces in Corel and Illustrator and it was right up there with them. Still doesn't beat being a perfectionist with the bezier tool and such (or sending your work off to the Vector Doctor ) but I am sure someone will find this usefull.

Enjoy

 

[Ken]

I just tried it with a very simple jpeg (6kb) and it gave me an error message about the " copy error to clipboard"...I'll try again.
Ken

 

[cOrKinSA]

Day late & a dollar short, but good to know.

http://www.signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23655

&

http://signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19751

 

[Ken]

Second try..

Here's the original low res jpeg..then a bitmap of the .eps that was returned from the vector magic site...
Note that my original file was 6kb..the .eps was 1.1 MB and I had to compress this to a jpeg for posting here and it ended up as ~ 29 kb.
So there is some usefulness here I think..
Notice, there is distortion on some of the main text..and it did not reproduce the trademark symbol very well..
Cheers!
Ken

 

[Shovelhead]

Why don't we forget about Fred's Clipart site while we're at it
and find free stuff on the net?


Don't mind me...rough morning.

 

[cOrKinSA]

Why don't we forget about Fred's Clipart site while we're at it
and find free stuff on the net?


Don't mind me...rough morning.

Sorry about your morning Shovel.
I would figure him to look at freds site first automatically as I do and then move on to other sites if I don't find that certain one I'm looking for.
Don't let a rough morning lead to a rough day.

 

[Shovelhead]

Sorry about your morning Shovel.
I would figure him to look at freds site first automatically as I do and then move on to other sites if I don't find that certain one I'm looking for.
Don't let a rough morning lead to a rough day.

I was being sarcastic...I failed to notice that he mentioned
Dr. Vector.
Better now.

 

[Marlene]

Shovelhead, Love the new avatar!!! Your morning may be bad but mine got a good laugh just looking at it!!!!

 

[GK]

I was being sarcastic...I failed to notice that he mentioned
Dr. Vector.
Better now.

see that shovel -- jumpin' to conclusions alreadyyyyyyy on me lol, i forgive ya...i don't like mornings either, id never wanna take money off the table for anyone here, but a resource is a resource and no one should ever limit their resources.