Vectors

Post by **Rayne** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:54 pm

Does anyone know how to take a JPG image like a logo and make it into a vector image? I Know I've worked with vector stuff before in illustrator but as far as i can read up its just a matter of tracing the logo in illustrator?

p.s. my job sucks
first thing i had to do this morning was wash the truck, and then i didn't do a good enough job on that. Then we almost fought over how to do bleeds in photoshop, i had it done right and then he agrued more so i said fuck it do what you want. I hope it looks like shit.

Then he gives me a video that i have to edit and put in some graphics, and my video editing program isn't working so i gotta figure something out for that. Then he has me add dates to a calender when theres shit going on in the city. Then he says, oh and do it all in 2 hours.

Fuck you 2 hours, but if i go in tomorrow and say it took me 3 hours he will argue with me. Oh and this morning it took me 40 mins to wash the truck and he complained about that. I never washed a big ass truck like that before biggest thing i washed was my moms car i dunno how to do that shit.

Anyway, any tips on vector images would be cool.

Post by **Faiten** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:06 pm

at my job some random girl starting making out with me while i was just standing there i was flabergasted

Post by **Rayne** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:09 pm

I wish we could all work at the tranny post op clinic. Grats on that score.

Severian · Post by **Severian** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:14 pm

Eh, sounds like your boss is a bit of a dick... welcome to the working world ;)

if i remember correctly, in illustrator cs2, you place the image in illustrator using the File > Place command. Choose Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options to set your options. Choose Object > Live Trace > Expand, then click Trace. This converts the image into vector paths... not 100% sure on these steps, only messed with converting images to vector a couple times.

Post by **Rayne** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:17 pm

Sounds simple enough, 45 mins left till illustrator is downlo...er delivered from the store.
Thanks, if i can't get premiere to work i might have to just use windows movie maker lol. That should be a fun day showing him the paint drip effect.

Post by **Tsikura** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:52 pm

I used to use Inkscape before I got illustrator but that was a long while ago.

Vectoring = Pain in the ass

Fucking layers after layers of mess -__-

Post by **Rayne** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:36 pm

haha after all that time trying to figure it out i open flash 8, go to modify, bitmap, trace bitmap. Export file as Illustrator file, and done. Its now a vector graphic in 5 secs of work. It doesn't look exactly like the original, its more fluid like pretty letters than normal straight up and down. I think it looks better.

Man I hope editing the video is that easy.

Thanks for the help.

Post by **Tsikura** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:54 pm

Should learn how to vector raster images properly in case this job or any future ones asks you to do so.

Post by **Rayne** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:20 pm

yeah i should, do you know a place that has like a tutorial or something for it? i don't think just toying with it would be enough to learn how to really do it.

Severian · Post by **Severian** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:06 am

lynda.com has some decent tutorials... check your favorite torrent site for them