Raster to vector translation in Photoshop. How to convert a raster image to a vector using Adobe Illustrator

The easiest way to trace a graphic is to open or place the file in Adobe Illustrator and automatically trace it using the Image Trace command: Illustrator Help. Using the Image Trace Tool - CS6

* Even easier):
By software, the image / picture / drawing / photograph provided by you - in vector for 1 (!) Euro -\u003eImage to vector

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• The first one is paid, although two start images can be made for free.

In English, although it's not hard to figure it out. Two options for using - online or buy a program for a computer. The price for on-line use (unlimited) is $ 7.95, the program for the desktop is $ 295.00. It is possible to order manual tracing.
Of course, on freelance portals you can find it cheaper, well, there is a choice for everyone.

Accuracy

Above are some comparison images of Vector Magic, Adobe Live Trace (CS6) and Corel
Corel PowerTRACE (X6). Pay attention to the accuracy of the processing of the forms by the Vector.

Ease of use

It is not required to install and know a great variety of options and settings to achieve an acceptable result.

You just need to answer a couple of simple questions and that's it. If the result is not satisfactory, then there is a guide "on faults", where you can easily find the answer and solve the problem.

You can try over and over again until you get a satisfactory result.

In general, you can shift this work to Vector and do more creative tasks.

The translation is free, but the meaning is something like this.

Source images in JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIFF format. Result in three quality options and three formats: EPS, SVG and PNG. Once completed, repetition with a different desired quality and some editing is possible.

• Next, completely FREE .

Completely in English, but the use is clear. A little more customization and manual work, but worth it.

• allows you to convert images to. You can either upload a file or provide a link to an image. Overlaying digital effects is also possible.

When converting raster images (PNG or JPG) to SVG format, shapes and objects are converted to black and white vector graphics, which are scaled without any loss of quality. Such images can be colored using free vector image software (and others). Photographers in most cases will not achieve the desired result when converting a bitmap to SVG format.

If you are converting a vector image (for example, eps or ai format) to SVG, the converter will try to preserve all vector and color data, and also ensure the two files are as similar as possible.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format converter allows you to convert files in more than 130 formats. Conversion directions:

3FR to SVG, AFF to SVG, AI to SVG, ANI to SVG, ART to SVG, ARW to SVG, AVI to SVG, AVS to SVG, BMP to SVG, CDR to SVG, CGM to SVG, CIN to SVG, CMYK to SVG, CMYKA to SVG, CR2 to SVG, CRW to SVG, CUR to SVG, CUT to SVG, DCM to SVG, DCR to SVG, DCX to SVG, DDS to SVG, DFONT to SVG, DIA to SVG, DNG to SVG, DPX to SVG, DXF to SVG, EPDF to SVG, EPI to SVG, EPS to SVG, EPSF to SVG, EPSI to SVG, EPT to SVG, EPT2 to SVG, EPT3 to SVG, ERF to SVG, EXR to SVG, FAX to SVG, FIG to SVG, FITS to SVG, FPX to SVG, FRACTAL to SVG, FTS to SVG, G3 to SVG, GIF to SVG, GIF87 to SVG, GRAY to SVG, GRB to SVG, HDR to SVG, HRZ to SVG, ICB to SVG, ICO to SVG, ICON to SVG, IPL to SVG, JBG to SVG, JBIG to SVG, JNG to SVG, JP2 to SVG, JPC to SVG, JPE to SVG, JPEG to SVG, JPG to SVG, JPX to SVG, K25 to SVG, KDC to SVG, M2V to SVG, M4V to SVG, MAT to SVG, MIFF to SVG, MNG to SVG, MONO to SVG, MOV to SVG, MP4 to SVG, MPC to SVG, MPEG to SVG, MPG to SVG, MR W to SVG, MSL to SVG, MSVG to SVG, MTV to SVG, MVG to SVG, NEF to SVG, NRW to SVG, ORF to SVG, OTB to SVG, OTF to SVG, PAL to SVG, PALM to SVG, PAM to SVG, PBM to SVG, PCD to SVG, PCDS to SVG, PCL to SVG, PCT to SVG, PCX to SVG, PDB to SVG, PDF to SVG, PDFA to SVG, PEF to SVG, PES to SVG, PFA to SVG, PFB to SVG, PFM to SVG, PGM to SVG, PICON to SVG, PICT to SVG, PIX to SVG, PJPEG to SVG, PLASMA to SVG, PNG to SVG, PNG24 to SVG, PNG32 to SVG, PNG8 to SVG, PNM to SVG, PPM to SVG, PS to SVG, PSD to SVG, PTIF to SVG, PWP to SVG, RAF to SVG, RAS to SVG, RGB to SVG, RGBA to SVG, RLA to SVG, RLE to SVG, SCT to SVG, SFW to SVG, SGI to SVG, SK to SVG, SK1 to SVG, SR2 to SVG, SRF to SVG, SUN to SVG, SVG to SVG, SVGZ to SVG, TGA to SVG, TIF to SVG, TIFF to SVG, TIM to SVG, TTC to SVG, TTF to SVG, TXT to SVG, VDA to SVG, VICAR to SVG, VID to SVG, VIFF to SVG, VST to SVG, WBMP to SVG, WEBP to SVG, WMF to SVG, WMZ to SVG, WPG to SVG , X to SVG, X3F to SVG, XAML to SVG, XBM to SVG, XC to SVG, XCF to SVG, XFIG to SVG, XPM to SVG, XV to SVG, XWD to SVG, YCBCR to SVG, YCBCRA to SVG, YUV in SVG

Built on open source solutions such as Autotrace, ImageMagick, and various linux graphics components.

Conversion formats:

SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics files
AI - Adobe Illustrator files (postscript based)
CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile files
WMF - Windows Metafile files
SK - Sketch / Skencil files
PDF - Portable Document Format
EPS - PostScript
PLT - HPGL for cutting plotter files

also: P2E, FIG, EMF, MIF, ER, DXF, EPD, CGM, oDR2D

Often there is a need to convert a raster image into a vector one. This can be done both with CorelDraw and other special programs. However, it will be much easier and more convenient to use an online service, for example, such as the hero of our today's review.

How raster to vector conversion works

Vector graphics are a collection of curves, points, lines that are represented by mathematical expressions. Bitmap graphics are a collection of pixels with color and brightness values. The online converter finds areas with the same brightness and color parameters and presents them as lines, curves and circles.

As a result, the SVG bitmap can be infinitely enlarged without loss of quality.

Converting raster to vector

The online service starts working immediately after the initial image is uploaded.

On the left of the screen you see the original file with a set of detected colors, on the right - the result:

With the tools available, you can:

• Disable the presence of certain colors
• Set total number of colors in SVG file
• To set Tolerance (Tolerance) and Blur (Blur)

By changing the parameters and pressing the "Update" button, you immediately see the final result. In order not to suffer with the settings for a long time, you can also use a ready-made set of presets:

• Photography (many / few colors)
• Drawing (many / few colors)
• Clipart (black and white, many / few colors)

By pressing the + and - buttons on the right side of the window, you can increase or decrease the values \u200b\u200bof Color, Detail, Border Width. There you can also merge all layers with colors into a single layer.

After you are satisfied with the result, click the Download button and download the SVG vector image to your disk. Everything is free.

Let's say we have some kind of raster image and we want to get it in vector form (or curves). What do we need to do for this? First of all, you need Adobe Illustrator.

The version doesn't matter.

Procedure

Open up our bitmap in Adobe Illustrator. To do this, you can right-click on the picture and select Open with…\u003e Adobe Illustrator from the drop-down menu, or start Illustrator and drag the picture onto the work area.

Original image

On the toolbar, select the tool “ Highlighting"(Black arrow) and click this arrow on our image. In this case, the drawing should stand out. To test this, you can try moving it a little by holding down the left mouse button while the cursor is over the drawing (using the drag-and-drop principle).

Above the working area we find the button " Quick trace»And click on the arrow next to it. It shows all the options available for this action. We need the item " Trace options ...". When we click on it, a window with parameters opens.

In the right part of the parameters window, select the item " View". This will help you get a better result and figure out what each of the parameters is responsible for.

1) do it in a scientific way, that is, you will need to read in the tooltips which of the parameters affects what and set the necessary values;

2) experiment with the parameters yourself, using the so-called "scientific poke method".

I prefer the second way: firstly, the Russian translation of one or another word does not always fully convey the meaning in the original, and secondly, it is often easier and faster to remember this way. Change the parameter. See what is affected (visually). Combine several parameters. And so on until a more or less acceptable result is achieved.

The resulting vector image.

When the picture already looks like the truth, in the trace parameters window, click " Tracing"And in the menu above the work area the button" Disassemble". Thus, we get the original image, but already in curves.

If you are not satisfied with the result obtained, you can modify it. To do this, using the tool " Highlighting»It is necessary to select all the created curves (press the left mouse button and, holding it, circle the whole drawing). We go to the menu item " An object» > « Transformation» > « Scaling”And resize the image so that it is large enough for easy editing. Then select the tool “ Direct selection"(White arrow). With this white arrow, alternately click on each node and align the splines as needed: when you select a vertex, a mustache appears next to it, pulling on which you can change the curvature of the spline.

Result in grid mode

You can also get a better result if you initially take a large image of good quality. Therefore, if you do not want to waste time fiddling with spline nodes in the future, use quality images as raw materials for tracing!

How often it becomes necessary to perform such an action is well known to those who professionally and semi-professionally work with graphics. Own collections of vector images will also never interfere with those who maintain an Internet resource with graphic materials.

The fact is that vector images are good for the possibility of increasing them to almost any size (resolution) from the existing miniature, so they are extremely convenient to use when creating, for example, posters. And, by the way, the enlarged image will not lose quality. Whereas a JPEG image can be enlarged only twice, and, most likely, the picture will already become indistinct.
A number of paid programs can convert JPEG to vector image. However, most are extremely expensive in relation to the limited amount of color they can reproduce. But there is an amazingly simple technique that the free Inkscape program uses (it can be completely legally downloaded from the open source inkscape.org), with a good ability to reproduce color images.

Difficulty to use: moderate.

Create your own vector clip art for free. Process:

1. Download Inkscape - a freeware program - from the official resource. The site is mainly in Russian, right on the main page, click "Download Now" - the Russian version 0.48.1 is currently available. The usual way is to install the program on your computer (it will take about 4 minutes).

2. Run the program.

3. Select "File" from the menu bar, then "Import" from the drop-down list.

4. In the window that opens, find the folder that contains the JPEG file that you want to convert to a vector image. Select the file and click "OK" ("Open").

4.a. Select the "Embed" or "Link" raster in the small box that appears. In the first version, you will receive a new (final) independent (independent) vector file that you can work with freely, in the second version, you will have to drag the original JPEG file along with the final vector file associated with it, which is inconvenient. But in the first case, the file size will be larger.

5. After the image is loaded, if it is not yet selected (depending on the version of the program used), you need to click on it - move the cursor and left-click (ie select the image, select it). After clicking, the image will be surrounded by a group of arrows. If you do not select an image, its preview (preview before conversion) will not appear in the Trace Bitmap window, and you will not be able to convert JPEG or any other image format to vector.

5.a. By clicking on the image in the latest version of the program, you can also choose the format of the arrows - to enlarge the picture, or to rotate / tilt.

6. Select "Path" from the top menu bar, then "Trace Bitmap" from the drop-down list.

7. Select the "Colors" option in the lower left corner, then increase the number of "Scans" a few times and click on the button labeled "Update" located under the preview image ... Increasing the number of scans increases the resolution of the image, which in turn increases the file size and the time required to generate the final, recoded image. Experiment with these settings to get the final image that suits you best for your size-quality goals. Don't forget to press the Update button every time you change something in the settings. When you get the desired result in the preview, click "OK", wait until the image is recoded, then close the small window.

7.a. In order to change the number of scans after pressing the OK button in the "Vectorize raster" window, you must! Create a new file and start the whole process over again! And not change it in the current version, since changes in the final image WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED!

8. Save the final image in one of the formats corresponding to the vector image. For most programs, complexes and applications in which you may want to use the resulting image later, the EPS format is perfect.

This is the source (48.3 KB):

This is the final image with performing only the above actions (with the maximum number of scans 256, without other settings, we get this option, a file of 2.9 MB - it is recoded back to JPEG so that you can present it here on the site as an example) :

And here is such an option at 256, if you increase the image size, increase the threshold and remove anti-aliasing (7.25 MB):

That is, the program performs its functions perfectly, if you play a little with the settings!

Supplements:
- You don't need to know much about Inkscape to perform vector conversion. All functions are mostly automated. The program offers a lot of additional options that you can use to see potential changes for certain actions, but for the main task you will not need them. In any case, if you wish, it will not be difficult to master them using the scientific method, everything is quite intuitive.

If you have Adobe Illustrator CS2 or higher installed on your computer, use the “Live Trace” function. In versions prior to CS2, a similar feature is called "Autotrace".

In this tutorial, we'll talk about how to convert a bitmap to a vector shape in Photoshop. Of course, the Photoshop program is primarily intended for working with raster images, and the vector in it is a kind of addition in the form of paths with a vector layer mask, which is superimposed on the object and creates a vector shape. In such a vector shape (Shape), the path will be vector, and the fill will be raster.

In this lesson, consider the following steps:

Create a document and draw an object

First, create a new document of any size and layer.

Now let's draw any image. Take the Brush tool with soft edges and full opacity. Let's draw some simple geometric shape, for example, as shown in the image.

Selecting a bitmap object

To translate a raster image, you must first select it with any Select tool. Now select the drawn object either with the Wand Tool, or click on the layer with the left mouse button while holding down the Ctrl key.

Convert the selected object to a vector path (Path)

Call the context menu using any Select tool. To do this, move the tool over the selected object and press the right mouse button. In the menu that appears, select "Make Work Path ...".

A window will appear where you will need to enter the tolarence parameter, which determines how many control points the vector shape will contain, the more there are, the smoother the vector object will be, but the quality of the control points will be low.

Create a vector mask for a layer from a vector path

Go to the Paths tab, where the vector path we just created should appear.

Double click on it to give a name.

Then in the main menu select "Layer -\u003e New Fill Layer -\u003e Solid Color ...". You can name the new layer something, then click ok. Select a color for the future shape in the color selection dialog.

Now a new layer with a vector mask should appear in the Layers tab.

How to save a vector object to the vector shape library in Photoshop

Then you will be prompted to name the new vector object. Click ok and then test the new object in the library using the Custom Shapes Tool.

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