***VECTORIZING HOW TO VIDEOS*** Using Inkscape

[tlzimmerman 11]

Decided to take all the videos I have made so far and put them in one place.  I am going to redo the first too in the next couple weeks hopefully, and am open to more ideas on videos.  I am putting this same post in a couple forums, not sure if one of the admins wants to make it a sticky or not.  The first two will be remade soon so they don't use the jerky wink program.  They will all require a player plugin to play .wmv files (windows media player normally)

All these videos use inkscape because its my favorite program to design in, plus its free and open source so EVERYONE has access to it. 

Simple Vectorize in Inkscape

http://www.thomasandjayme.net/flashpresentation/2ndtry.htm  Thumbsup

Lesson 1 - Simple manual trace in Inkscape

http://www.doublezdecals.com/images/forumposts/VectorChallenge01/VectorChallenge.htm

Lesson 2 - Stroke, Path, and fill basics

http://www.doublezdecals.com/images/forumposts/lesson2/TeachemtofishLesson2wmv.html

Lesson 3 - Simple From Scratch Design - No food or drink Sign

http://www.doublezdecals.com/images/forumposts/lesson3/TeachemtofishLesson3wmv.html

Lesson 4 - Text how to - Vectorize and Manipulate

http://www.doublezdecals.com/images/forumposts/lesson4/lesson4.html

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

thanks a bunch. I'm sure it will be used alot.. and I will defiantely send people here. 

[dinki 3]

These are great!  I hope you can post more ... Thanks for spending so much time putting these together.

[Dakotagrafx 7,297]

great post

[tekcorps 50]

+1 Great job! 

[nickl333 0]

Hello, I wonder if anyone could help or point me in the right direction, (i hope this is the right catogary)

I have come across 2 problems with inkscape,

I have a sticker cutter which requires vector images. (signblazer,signcut 2)

the issue is with the spiral tool, i want to maqk the lines thiker but i can't find where to do it?

and the last thig is (flatten the image)

my cutter program will not recognise images that are multi layerd and in photoshop you flattern.

for instance i mde a tree then filled it and it would not recognise it as 1 image.

could you tell me how to make this one vectorised image that my other program would recognise.

I think the problem is the lines. i creaed a patern with the pencil tool witha thick stroke and then filled with the paint fill tool and it had a very thin white line between the stoke and the fill, (something that my sticker cutter program would cut as 2 seperate pieces where i need it to recognise it as 1 pece.

i need sort of a flattern tool if you undrstand.

i want to be able to make a shape and (bazer tool) and then fill (pint tub) and it be 1 piece flatterned (if you will) and ready to cut.

best regards and much respect

(lucydugdale@googlemail.com)

[nickl333 0]

thank you very much for your tutorials!!

I am having slight problems with:

Simple Vectorize in Inkscape

(your 1st vid)

i can do the trace of bitmap, and then be left with the vector image,

however the part where you get rid of the line over the eyes using the path;diffrence tool i can't do.

you say you hold down shift and select the origional traced vector but what is the othe thing you select?

when i try and do this all that happens is it deletes the box i have just drawn.

i do hope ive not lost you

thanks again for the great vids

Lucy.

[lawman12 3]

The first link gives a 404 error

[BamBam82 1]

Hi, I think you mentioned in the second video that you had images we could download to practice on. Is there any way you can direct me to where they are because I can't find them.

Thanks!

[joescornhole 0]

First link is no longer active. Other than that thanks for the vids. Very informative.

[Jimmybjj 0]

does anybody have updated links? they all seem to be dead

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

this might help you out

http://support.uscutter.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/147/9/how-to-create-vector-images-with-inkscape

[busterbay 326]

None of these links seem to work, even the knowledge support link for inkscape is broken. 

[slice&dice 2,450]

Google is your friend.

 

 

http://bit.ly/13NhU8D

[busterbay 326]

Yep figured it out

 

Select photo / object

 

Then from the menu bar:

 

PATH --> Trace Bitmap 

[TheKid 29]

The OP of this thread must have changed the links. This is a deadend STICKY. Please bury it with respect.

[Dakotagrafx 7,297]

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