(URGENT) Adobe Illustrator Converting Vector File Trouble (with transparency)

[kelsmith97]

So I am importing a .png file I have saved into Illustrator. The image is a white logo with a transparent background. Every time I trace the image it either does not show up, and when I save it as either a pdf or eps file it appears as just a white blank page. I know that the trace tool does not support transparent backgrounds and it doesn't make things easier that I have an object that I want to work with that is completely white. Is there any way to make this easier? I watched many tutorials and I feel like I am following every step correctly but it is not coming out right. My png files that I have look exactly the way I want them to, however they are just not vector files since I plan on using this to print large commercial sineage. What can I do to fix this? Thank you!

[Katie Houghton]

Yes. Ignore the white otherwise you get extra white paths.

[Katie Houghton]

here is the live trace from illustrator.... similar... though you can tweak the results more in illustrator. This was default.

[Katie Houghton]

For either path, copied from Photoshop or Live Traced in Illustrator, you can clean it up under Object>Path>Simplify. (I do that a lot. For more control you can choose each item separate like the L or the T separate from the anchor. That way you can change the options depending if it is round or straight.)