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STREAMLINE will take the scan(as a tiff)then open it in its program, and you can vector it as an AI. COREL has is own scan module, you can scan almost any format, and convert to any format. high dollar sign programs...SIGNLAB, FLEXI, VMPRO, SIGNWIZARD..........but CORLE should be one you have..even with all the others.
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Hiya Wayne, I have to plug Corel Trace here too. Just for convenience, I like it because it works seamlessly with Corel Draw. Streamline is a great program too. Either way you go, you'll still have to tweak the settings in order to get a usable file. And depending on the quality you want to produce, you'll still have to do some clean up/editing with any program.
Havin' fun,
Checkers
-------------------- a.k.a. Brian Born www.CheckersCustom.com Harrisburg, Pa Work Smart, Play Hard Posts: 3775 | From: Harrisburg, Pa. U.S.A. | Registered: Nov 1998
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Streamline fan here, but like Brian said... several will work, but clean up is almost always part of the equasion. Also, don't forget 2 clean-up options that are easy to overlook...
#1 no matter how good you are at node editing, some artwork is worth tracing a cleaner copy before scanning...
& #2 if it's a one-off (or even 2 or 3) it is not always worth editing to perfection if sometimes & quick editing with an xacto after-the-fact might be quicker
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Corel Trace for sure. (Figured out how to avoid the unsolicited Mac bashing. hahah...besides, who in the hell really cares what I recommend anyway)
Nice thing is, older Corel versions (7 thru 10) have become fairly inexpensive, are not too hard to find, and still are as capable as newer releases for this specific function.
Streamline is worth every cent.
Rapid
-------------------- Ray Rheaume Rapidfire Design 543 Brushwood Road North Haverhill, NH 03774 rapidfiredesign@hotmail.com 603-787-6803
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Eurosystems, the maker of CoCut, has a vectorizing program called EuroVector. It does similar to the other stuff mentioned already; but additionally, it can be used as a digitizer with either a mouse or the tablet(dt). Best price can be found at Summa/SummaStore; in their catalog, & maybe online. Their links are on the Merchants' page, so this should be a safe recommendation.
But that's not why I recommend it. I've been using it a few years now & have no need to look elsewhere for some other product.
-------------------- Bill Cosharek Bill Cosharek Signs N.Huntingdon,Pa
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regardless what trace program you use, garbage in garbage out is a good rule of thumb. I find a good cleanup of art with a pen sometimes, sometimes a manual trace is quicker and faster than all that node editing. I have sign lab and corel If you tweak corel just right you can get close to sign labs trace Bill
-------------------- Bill & Barbara Biggs Art's Sign Service, Inc. Clute, Texas, USA Home of The Great Texas Mosquito Festival Proud 10 year Supporter of the Letterheads Website www.artssigns.com "MrBill-" on the chat page MailTo:biggsbb@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1020 | From: Lake Jackson,Tx | Registered: Nov 1998
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Vinyl Master Pro has a very good trace module... I scan with Adobe photoshop...and then raise the contrast till it almost blurs...this cleans up the lines so that VMP can trace nicely
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I agree with Ray about older Corel versions, reasonably priced. Corel gives you several functions (trace, draw, bitmap) for what some competitors charge for a single function. Make your vector in Corel, export as .eps, and just about any machine will cut it or print it.
-------------------- Bruce Williams Lexington KY Posts: 945 | From: Lexington, KY, USA | Registered: Mar 1999
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