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This is an interesting read, but illustrator can also generate vectors from a raster image with a couple of clicks and parameter tuning
by NegativeLatency 6y ago
This is an interesting read, but illustrator can also generate vectors from a raster image with a couple of clicks and parameter tuning
- vanderZwan 6y agoThe author addresses this: > There already exist tools to automatically convert raster (bitmap) images to vector formats, including Adobe Illustrator’s Live Trace/Image Trace tools or standalone programs like Peter Selinger’s potrace, which provides the comparable functionality in Inkscape. > However, all of these tools share a common shortcoming from the perspective of mapmaking – given a simple raster line drawing(…) they actually produce two contours, one for the inside, and one for the outside.
- detritus 6y agoThank you so much for your comment! It made me dig into the article a bit and appreciate that this could be really handy for me. I do a lot of conversion of bitmap designs in Illustrator and this two-path problem is frequently something I abut against. Time to learn how to use Python!