ralais 0 Posted August 6, 2008 I figured out how to turn my rasters into vector images in inkscape, but my vectors keep coming out blurry. I haven't tried to cut any yet because I'm not sure how crisp the image should be before you cut it. Does the vector have to be crisp before cutting? How do I get rid of the blur? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mortalimmortal 7 Posted August 6, 2008 You want your lines and curves to be as clean as possible. The better the vector the less your machine has to work and the nice it will look cut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralais 0 Posted August 6, 2008 How do I adjust the vector to sharpen the lines? I'm using inkscape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mortalimmortal 7 Posted August 7, 2008 I have never used inkscape, I use an old summa table and Illustrator to hand draw. I find vectoring programs not to be exact and gives way too many loose curves and odd corners. I can draw it faster with out having to do all the nod editing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,221 Posted August 7, 2008 You kind of just need to jump into it. If you don't want to spend a lot of money on vectoring software then pretty much Inkscape it is. If it's not too intricate, size something 3" or 4" and cut it. If you're that reluctant, then use the pen to plot it instead. Either way, you're going to have make the leap of faith at some point. The sooner the better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swaneejuggalo 0 Posted August 7, 2008 can you post a file so i can look if you can attach the jpg and eps. I use inkscape all the time it's all i have to work with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,221 Posted August 7, 2008 can you post a file so i can look if you can attach the jpg and eps. I use inkscape all the time it's all i have to work with. Hmmm... that's like opening up Pandora's box ... Can I send you all my stuff for clean-up too? [just kidding] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralais 0 Posted August 7, 2008 I played with it a bit last night... while I gave up on the whole jpg to vector thing for now... I got pretty good at the whole scan & manual trace thing. Today should be a slow dat at work so I'll try to work on the jpg to vect again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benr98 40 Posted August 7, 2008 I too have definitely not mastered vectorizing. For myself they need a 'Vectorizing for dummies' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firemalt 10 Posted August 7, 2008 Humana... can you post a link to that thread that Terry started regarding the thicker lines, and how a gave a step by step walkthrough to convert images in Inkscape for this young lady Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,221 Posted August 10, 2008 No problem ... Vectorizing and node editing ... compliments of Firemalt http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,8390.0.html Creating thicker lines ... compliments of Firemalt http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,5276.0.html Firemalt is the bomb!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
