CyberChuck 4 Posted August 12, 2009 I have a really low quality picture that is primarily text with a banner "draped" through it. I need to get this vectorized or recreated. I thought I could clean up the image, but it hasn't worked out yet. Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks, Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HrdCorHillbilly 0 Posted August 13, 2009 That is a bad picture. Looks like it has to be done the hard way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyberChuck 4 Posted August 13, 2009 I know - it's "the hard way" that I haven't figured out yet. Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HrdCorHillbilly 0 Posted August 13, 2009 The hard way isn't really hard, just time consuming. Have you ever tried using Inkscape? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyberChuck 4 Posted August 13, 2009 To some degree, yes. I use it to vectorize. But, in this instance, it ain't working. Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HrdCorHillbilly 0 Posted August 13, 2009 Yeah, no auto-trace feature can help you with that image. Use the "Bezier & Straight line" tool. It's below the "freehand" tool on the left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcorps 50 Posted August 13, 2009 CyberChuck, I can convert it, but the clean up work would require a lot of time. I think you would be better off to start from scratch and recreate. It wouldn't be bad once you identify the correct fonts. Unless you can come up with a cleaner image. Just my 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyberChuck 4 Posted August 13, 2009 This is not for a job or anything else. I an rebuilding a bar in Walk Ons and saw their logo. Figured it would be a challenge to try, so I went to their website and skeefed the logo. I just realized that they have a PDF of their menu at http://stage.redstick.com/content_walkons/pdf/walkons_menu.pdf with the logo embedded in it. Can anyone here tell me how to get the logo out of the pdf using Inkscape & SBE? I know it's possible (from reading about others doing it) but I have no idea how. I downloaded the pdf. Opened it with Inkscape. Unlocked the file. Ungrouped it. Deleted everything except the image. Went to save as walkons.eps . Then fired up SBE and I can see the file, but it won't import. Acts like it's importing, but nothing shows up. Any help would be appreciated. Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HrdCorHillbilly 0 Posted August 13, 2009 The logo in that PDF file is not a vector image. I was able to extract this.... http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1979/walkons.png Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcorps 50 Posted August 13, 2009 Here you go. It is ok, better than before but needs work. walk-ons.eps walk-ons.eps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyberChuck 4 Posted August 13, 2009 Thanks to both of you for the help. I'm going to go see what I can do with it. But, to be perfectly honest, I don't plan on spending days on end fighting it. I'll throw in the towel and try to recreate it before I kill myself trying to save what I have. Hell, I could probably ask them for the vector and get it. They are constantly changing banners, coro signs etc. Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcorps 50 Posted August 13, 2009 Color version, much better. walk-ons_color.zip walk-ons_color.zip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HrdCorHillbilly 0 Posted August 13, 2009 The one I was able to get out of the pdf is huge. It's 1449px Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyberChuck 4 Posted August 13, 2009 How did you get it out of the pdf? Did I miss a step somewhere? Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HrdCorHillbilly 0 Posted August 13, 2009 No, you didn't miss anything. I used a "PDF editor" program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyberChuck 4 Posted August 14, 2009 Okay, I got them to email me the eps file. But I can't import it into SBE or Inkscape. Is the file corrupt or am I doing something wrong? Charlie WalkOns Banner Logo.eps WalkOns Banner Logo.eps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ls Creation Posted August 14, 2009 CyberChuck, I changed the original file from (CMYK color) to (RGB color) SBE seems to have a problem with files other then (RGB). Hope it works for you. there a lot of shading colors that need to be combined. WalkOns Banner Logo 2.zip WalkOns Banner Logo 2.zip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyberChuck 4 Posted August 14, 2009 Thanks. Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ls Creation Posted August 14, 2009 Thanks. Charlie You're welcome Charlie, Good luck there are 876 elements in this one file. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ls Creation Posted August 14, 2009 Hey Charlie, Sorry I just noticed that the title said Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyberChuck 4 Posted August 15, 2009 LOL! You were able to answer the question. If the show fits..... Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
