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Vectorization guide

Short articles about turning images into vectors. Each one answers a single question and shows the result on real artwork.

A pixelated logo in a PNG file beside the same logo as an SVG vector

PNG and JPG to SVG on Windows, without uploading the file

How to turn a PNG, JPG or WebP into an SVG with real paths on a Windows computer. Four steps and an example on a logo.

Read →A monitor with a logo and a padlock beside a cloud with an upload icon

Desktop program or online converter: how they differ

When an image converter in the browser is enough and when a desktop vectorization program is the better choice. Privacy, control over the result, editing.

Read →The same vector logo at three sizes, from small to large

How to vectorize a logo, step by step

How to turn a logo from a PNG or JPG file into a vector: preparing the image, settings, checking the edges and saving as SVG, AI or PDF.

Read →A bar with visible colour bands above a bar with a smooth gradient

Vectorizing with gradients: how to keep smooth transitions

Why a gradient turns into bands after vectorization and how to avoid it. Objects with gradients in VectorRaptor, shown on a logo.

Read →SVG code with an image tag beside SVG code with a path tag

SVG with paths or with an embedded image: how to check a file

Not every SVG file is a vector. Three ways to check whether an SVG contains real paths or only a raster picture inside.

Read →A ragged line above a smooth curve with points and handles

Fixing paths after vectorization

How to correct the result of automatic vectorization: smoothing a boundary, moving and removing points, deleting small shapes. Examples from VectorRaptor.

Read →One logo in three colour versions with colour swatches

Changing colours and gradients on a finished vector

How to recolour a shape, repaint a whole object or apply a gradient of two or three colours to a vectorized result in VectorRaptor.

Read →A photo of the moon beside its enlarged mosaic of vector shapes

Photo to vector: what is possible and what is not

Can a photograph be turned into vector graphics? Two ways in VectorRaptor: photo mode for large prints and a simplified illustration for editing.

Read →A logo on a sheet with crop marks, registration marks and a print colour bar

Preparing a vector for print

How to prepare vector artwork for a printer: file format, size, checking edges, gradients and seams between shapes.

Read →A logo surrounded by labels of the formats SVG, PDF, AI, EPS, PSD, DXF and PNG

Which format to choose: SVG, PDF, AI, EPS or PSD

How SVG, PDF, AI, EPS, PSD, DXF and PNG differ when saving vector artwork, and which to choose for the web, print, Illustrator, Photoshop and plotters.

Read →The outline of a logo as a cutting line with a machine head and a ruler in millimetresNew in the next update

DXF files for plotters, lasers and CNC

How to make a DXF file from a PNG or JPG for vinyl cutting, laser engraving and milling: outline modes, curves, size in millimetres.

Read →A program window with a pixelated logo and the same logo as a vector

How to try VectorRaptor on your own artwork

What the VectorRaptor demo version lets you check, what it leaves out, and how to judge in a quarter of an hour whether the program copes with your images.

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