dvddvd 14 Posted March 11, 2020 Hi new to all this I was having a play around on grabbing random images from the internet and seeing what this did to them https://www.pngtosvg.com/ It worked great on the ones i tried, do people rate it as a free conversion site? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted March 11, 2020 Inkscape.org is a better FREE vector and design program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted March 11, 2020 Just because an image is converted to a vector file, doesn't mean it's cuttable. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvddvd 14 Posted March 11, 2020 Sorry could you explain a little more? I put some jpegs into the site and downloaded the vectors and opened them up in signcut pro and they looked good? What can go wrong? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darcshadow 1,626 Posted March 11, 2020 It greatly depends on the initial image. Most auto trace systems have a lot of stray/necessary nodes and to get a good clean cut a good bit of work can be required to clean up the file. The higher quality the initial image the better the trace will be. Images with multiple colors can result in some odd vectors. Either colors layered on top of each other, or they are sized exactly as seen which typically is not a good way to cut either. A simple example say a black square with a red circle in it. Some trace programs will give you a black square with a hole in it, and a red circle. There's nothing wrong with this, but for cutting and layering, it would be better to just have a black square with no hole, and then layer the red circle on top of it. Some programs would trace that same image as a red square, with a black square with a hole in it, layered on top of the red square. If you want to play around before buying anything, download Inkscape, it's free. Play around with it a little and you'll get a better understanding of vector graphics. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvddvd 14 Posted March 11, 2020 Thanks I will, lots to read up on and learn before dipping my toes many thanks Any good books or sites you would recommend to learn a little more? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted March 11, 2020 iNKSCAPE.ORG has many, tutorials. Many videos on youtube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted March 12, 2020 What is being (really well) described by darcshadow is a result of all the PATHS we're dealing with. Nodes, paths of lines, outlines. I always think in terms of what it means to have a graphic that's good for cutting --- I perceive it as a silhouette. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sue2 920 Posted March 12, 2020 I tried that site on a couple of easy traces and the vectors were coarse. They would need a lot of cleaning up... I could trace it myself with better detail. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites