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Image Trace

Forum|Forum|10 months ago
April 18, 2025
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I am trying to utilize the image trace in AI. Watching the video on YouTube, "Convert A PNG To Vector", at the 2:44 minute mark, it shows the Starbucks image, then he deselects "Preview" and clicks on then "Trace".
Once I deselct "Preview", the "Trace" isn't avaialbe to click. It is greyed out. I have tried several times following along with the video, and I once I close the preview tab, trace is not highlighted.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks

How-to

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

I took your logo and used Image Trace with the Advanced options showing and Ignore Color checked.

After clicking Expand the result is a vector logo without any white background.

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Timeflyer8Author

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I sure would love to know how to do that in 5 minutes, if even that, like you. 🙂
I can get it to look like that, almost. Once I make it look yours, then move it back on the white work area, red in your case, then save? I tried that and it saves it as an (*. AI) file.

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Timeflyer8Author

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I have it saved as an .svg file, but when I open it in UGS, this is what I get.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

There are probably a gazillion videos with that title. Could you perhaps link the one you're referring to?

Also: please show screenshots from what you see.

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Timeflyer8Author

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I just now copied "Convert A PNG To Vector", and entered into YouTube search and the first on the list is,
"Convert A PNG To Vector in Adobe Illustrator". That is the video that I am referring to.
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Jacob Bugge

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Timeflyer,

What happens if you abstain from deselecting Preview?

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Timeflyer8Author

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When I first open it up AI, place, both preview and trace options are availble.
If I click preview, trace is greyed out. Then when I uncheck preview, trace is still greyed out.
So you suggest to abstain from clicking Preview, and just click on Trace?
Then when I do click trace, trace goes to being greyed out, and preview is highlighted.
Once I get my design expanded, ungrouped move away the parts to delete, zoom in, it still looks pixalized.
I don't get it.

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @Timeflyer8,

Could you share more details, like the version of Illustrator installed, and a small screen recording of your workflow and the problem, so I can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

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