How do I create a VECTOR image?

Post by **jparnold** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:59 am

I would like to INCREASE an image size without ending up with 'jaggies' and I am assuming that a VECTOR image can be increased without getting 'jaggies' - is this correct or is there a better method?

If it is correct how do I turn an image into a VECTOR image?

Thanks

allicorn · Post by **allicorn** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:44 am

It's certainly true that a vector image can be scaled up indefinitely without introducing jaggies. The thing is that it's not necessarily a straightforward process to turn a raster image into a vector one.

There are a couple of places online that'll attempt to automate the process for you, plus a fair few bits of software around too.

vectormagic.com is one such site. Upload your raster image and it'll try to trace it and return a vector version to you. There's a free trial dealie of some kind.

A Google for trace raster to vector will find you some useful links to sites that'll try to convert an image you upload and to places where you can get bits of software to do it yourself.

Vectorization will work best on images with clearly differentiated patches of solid color and clean lines. Complex, detailed and textured photos will produce the poorest results.

Alli