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SVGcode – Convert raster images to SVG vector graphics

40 points by quyleanh 5y ago

tomayac 5y ago
Thanks for sharing! Tom, the developer of SVGcode, here, happy to answer questions!
- car 5y ago
  Very impressive. Is there documentation for the parameters (they weren’t always intuitive to me)? How did you implement it?
  - tomayac 5y ago
    Thanks for the kind words! The documentation is still missing (tracked in part as https://github.com/tomayac/SVGcode/issues/19 https://github.com/tomayac/SVGcode/issues/19), but Potrace, the library SVGcode is based upon, has detailed information in a PDF on all parameters: http://potrace.sourceforge.net/potracelib.pdf http://potrace.sourceforge.net/potracelib.pdf.
    - anitil 5y ago
      It's got a few gems in there - > the turdsize parameter can be used to “despeckle” the bitmap to be traced
      - tomayac 5y ago
        Yeah, turdsize is a personal favorite as well, LOL.
- The_rationalist 5y ago
  You might be interested in this related paper https://github.com/preddy5/Im2Vec https://github.com/preddy5/Im2Vec
terrycody 5y ago
Nice tool and free! Thanks!
- tomayac 5y ago
  You’re welcome! With the underlying library Potrace being free, it was just a question of adding an expressive enough GUI on top.
FractalHQ 5y ago
This is one of the few features of Adobe Software I’ve been unable to replace. I use Adobe illustrators “trace image” tool for this every so often, and I’m excited to learn that I might finally have an alternative that isn’t overpriced malware!! I’m really looking forward to trying this out!
- tomayac 5y ago
  You’re welcome! The fun fact is that some (not sure about Illustrator [probably not], but definitely some non-free alternatives) use a commercial license of Potrace internally, that is, the same library that is used in SVGcode.
juangburgos 5y ago
Good job man. I have used inkscape in these kind of tasks, but it seems that with every new version, it sucks even more. Seeing these kind of web apps is refreshing! Just some feedback, saving the SVG produces an all black SVG, copying the SVG copies nothing.

40 points by quyleanh 5y ago

tomayac 5y ago

Thanks for sharing! Tom, the developer of SVGcode, here, happy to answer questions!

car 5y ago
Very impressive. Is there documentation for the parameters (they weren’t always intuitive to me)? How did you implement it?
- tomayac 5y ago
  Thanks for the kind words! The documentation is still missing (tracked in part as https://github.com/tomayac/SVGcode/issues/19 https://github.com/tomayac/SVGcode/issues/19), but Potrace, the library SVGcode is based upon, has detailed information in a PDF on all parameters: http://potrace.sourceforge.net/potracelib.pdf http://potrace.sourceforge.net/potracelib.pdf.
  - anitil 5y ago
    It's got a few gems in there - > the turdsize parameter can be used to “despeckle” the bitmap to be traced
    - tomayac 5y ago
      Yeah, turdsize is a personal favorite as well, LOL.
The_rationalist 5y ago
You might be interested in this related paper https://github.com/preddy5/Im2Vec https://github.com/preddy5/Im2Vec

terrycody 5y ago

Nice tool and free! Thanks!

tomayac 5y ago
You’re welcome! With the underlying library Potrace being free, it was just a question of adding an expressive enough GUI on top.

FractalHQ 5y ago

This is one of the few features of Adobe Software I’ve been unable to replace. I use Adobe illustrators “trace image” tool for this every so often, and I’m excited to learn that I might finally have an alternative that isn’t overpriced malware!! I’m really looking forward to trying this out!

tomayac 5y ago
You’re welcome! The fun fact is that some (not sure about Illustrator [probably not], but definitely some non-free alternatives) use a commercial license of Potrace internally, that is, the same library that is used in SVGcode.

juangburgos 5y ago

Good job man. I have used inkscape in these kind of tasks, but it seems that with every new version, it sucks even more. Seeing these kind of web apps is refreshing! Just some feedback, saving the SVG produces an all black SVG, copying the SVG copies nothing.