covert PSD to vector?

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osu9400
Jan 23, 2004
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What is the best way to convert a PSD file to a vector format?

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YrbkMgr
Jan 23, 2004
You’ll have to be more specific than that…

Text created in photoshop starts out as vector unless you rasterize it (or flatten). If you’re trying to make a picture of a tree vector… well, you have your work cut out for you.

Peace,
Tony
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osu9400
Jan 23, 2004
It is an image, not text. Is EPS considered a vector format?
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Rene_Walling
Jan 23, 2004
EPS can be vector or raster
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osu9400
Jan 23, 2004
So in PS8, when I am saving as a Photoshop EPS, is that vector or raster?

Thanks.
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Mac_McDougald
Jan 23, 2004
EPS can contain both.
Raster data is saved as raster.
If you have any vector data, checking "save vector data" will save it as vector also.
This in 7, assuming option is similar/same in 8.

Mac
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Colin_Walls
Jan 23, 2004
osu9400

If you have a photo of some shape in PS, it is raster, however you save it.

To convert to vector you’d need some other software. Maybe Adobe Streamline is what you need ….
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barry_gray
Jan 23, 2004
Why do you need to convert? The output? or ?? That’ll give the "pros" here a better handle in order to help.
More info please.
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osu9400
Jan 24, 2004
Yes, the output. I have created a logo in PS8 that needs to be printed as a decal. The printer requires some sort of vector based image.
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Don_McCahill
Jan 24, 2004
Photoshop is not a suitable program for producing a vector logo. You want to use Adobe Illustrator or something similar.
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Rene_Walling
Jan 24, 2004
Your best bet is to redraw the logo in Illustrator. And once you’ve done that, you’ll have an image that is scalable for any future application you may have for it.
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John_Slate
Jan 24, 2004
Decals can’t be printed with continous tone images?
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Rene_Walling
Jan 24, 2004
John,

If Osu is getting what I think he’s getting, the decals aren’t printed, they are merely cut-out from coloured vinyl (at least that’s how some vehicle graphics get done). The cutter’s blade just follows you bezier curves.

Thinking some more about it, I remember seeing some combo, inkjet printer/cutters at the DPIA show a while back. And they need vector art for the cutting part at the very least.
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Pierre_Courtejoie
Jan 24, 2004
To save vectors in photoshop, you need first to convert the raster into vectors

It is possible to automate photoshop to produce vectors out of rasters. make selections->in the layers palette select the create workl path form selection… (I’ll post a link when I’ll be allowed to publicize it)

And it is also possible to redraw a raster using vector tools in PS: <http://www.heathrowe.com/tuts/vector.asp>

Of course, Illustator is made for that task.
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r_harvey
Jan 24, 2004
Cutting vinyl has been discussed in the Illustrator/Windows forum a few times. A forum search there could be helpful. Generally, they want Corel Draw files, with simple curves, no broken lines.
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Burton_Ogden
Jan 24, 2004
OSU,

You might want to explore some of the links here:

<http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/bitmaptovector/index.htm>

— Burton —
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John_R_Nielsen
Jan 24, 2004
To save vectors in photoshop, you need first to convert the raster into vectors

Of course, Illustator is made for that task.

The program that’s really made for this is Streamline: <http://www.adobe.com/products/streamline/main.html>

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