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BMart333
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March 1, 2024
Question

Image trace not the same since CS6.

  • March 1, 2024
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I am in a conundrum. I have been using CS5 and earlier version ofd illustrator for over 20+years to acheive perfect vector tracing (with NO adjustments needed to be made). Now, since I run the newer silicon macs, the older CS5 version that I own, will not run on the mac. Ive tried EVRYTHING to get the same results a the one-click trrace in cs5, with no avail. I really need to get back the CS5 quailty, as it has affected my art significally.

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    Dave34074168vkwv
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    March 4, 2024

    I've just started using Illustrator and I'm really disappointed with the Image Trace feature. It doesn't seem to work at all with a lot of transparent PNGs. I've watched tutorials, searched all kinds of forums, everything and it just doesn't work. My image always ends up as just one big Image on a layer, exactly as when I started. The image has several separated areas with nothing between them and Illustrator is too dumb to see that. To make it worse, I used a free online vectorizing site and it only took a few seconds to give me an SVG that was grouped exactly like I needed it. That's sad.

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    Dave34074168vkwv
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    March 4, 2024

    Follow up: 
    I just found Adobe Express free Image to SVG converter page and it works as expected. Why in the world does Adobe's free website work and $$$ Illustrator does not? Now I'm really disappointed!

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    Dave34074168vkwv
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    March 4, 2024

    Ooops! I spoke too soon. I opened the wrong SVG file. The Adobe Express SVG was only one layer and completely white. It's broken too. Sounds like Adobe needs to hire some people from the other free websites. Ugh!

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 1, 2024

    Please show your template. And maybe someone can help with settings.

    Doug A Roberts
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    Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 1, 2024

    The tracing engine was changed significantly between CS5 and CS6. There is no way to get 1:1 comparable results with the same settings between versions before and after the change.

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/results-in-image-trace-cs6-don-t-match-live-trace-cs3-2012/td-p/4383316

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