Vectorizing psd graphics

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Tango45512
Mar 27, 2009
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Is there a way to vectorize a graphic image created in cs3. John
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Bart_Cross
Mar 27, 2009
Yes, import it into Illustrator.
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Ozzwoman9
Mar 27, 2009
To clarify, psd files are not going to just ‘become’ vector once placed in Illustrator. you would then need to run the image through Live Trace, which may or may not work well. You may have to completely redraw the psd file in Illustrator all together.
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Phosphor
Mar 27, 2009
Tango…

Give us a visual hint about the image you’re working with.

You can use the free <http://www.pixentral.com> to upload and host images for posting here. Just read and follow the directions.

After the image you upload is displayed back to you, scroll down and copy ALL the text the the box labeled "HTML" for pasting in a reply here. Ignore the code in the box labeled "Forum".
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Tango45512
Mar 27, 2009
The image I am working with is attached. I designed it for a customer and she wants to supply it to someone in vector form.
< http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1UYDjM0tPsTqZIogOb GplhWuyx0LF>
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Tango45512
Mar 27, 2009
By the way, thank you for your help.
John
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Zeno_Bokor
Mar 27, 2009
I don’t think that will be printable as a vector, it’s too complex. In any case, Illustrator should be able to transform it just fine using Live Trace though it will have a ton of paths/anchors
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Phosphor
Mar 27, 2009
There’s always VectorMagic: <http://vectormagic.com/home> Worth a try.
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Phosphor
Mar 27, 2009
Oh, and YIKES!

Do you have the high resolution versions of the rose and the wooden elephant photos, at least? If you can’t manage to Live Trace or otherwise convert them to vector versions, they aren’t nearly as clear and sharp as they ought to be, especially for printing (which is why I would suspect the client wants them as scalable vector objects).

And just an aesthetic hint, here: Placing those red and blue hues next to each other—as you’ve done with the text and the rings—is usually a design "No-No"—especially for something this conservative. They play hell with viewer’s eyeball’s color receptors. You might want to rethink those colors and experiment with different versions using different colors, or at least different variations of those colors.
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Phosphor
Mar 27, 2009
Oh, and a couple more small niggles:

You might want to tweak the alignment of the text within the rings. It’s not even. And maybe provide a little more space beyond the ascenders and descenders of the characters, separating them from the concentric container rings a little more.
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Tango45512
Mar 27, 2009
Thanks for the suggestions, Phosfour.
John

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