Vectorizing option other than Image Trace?

[theh75170491]

Hi everyone!

I'm currently working on a new label for a product and need to vectorize an image. Is there any other vectorizing option other than Image Trace on Illustrator? Not a big fan of it because it sort of distorts things.

Will appreciate all the info I can get.

[Monika Gause]

The Object Mosaic function. It generates rectangles.

Apart from that: no automatic function.

Please show examples of distortion and the templates you're using.

[John Mensinger · Accepted solution]

theh75170491  wrote

Is there any other vectorizing option other than Image Trace on Illustrator?

Manual trace.

[MrMattiPants]

I realize this is an old post. However, I thought I'd leave a suggestion, in case anyone stumbles upon this page, while looking for an answer in the future.

From my experience, the Image Trace Feature leaves a lot to be desired, while Manual Trace is often too time consuming (unless you're the type who likes to surround the object with a ton of anchor points, throwing all accuracy to the wind).

That being said, I prefer to use the Inkscape "Trace Bitmap" Function and Saving to SVG, which I will then Import into Illustrator, to finish the job.

[Monika Gause]

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@MrMattiPants  schrieb:

That being said, I prefer to use the Inkscape "Trace Bitmap" Function and Saving to SVG, which I will then Import into Illustrator, to finish the job.

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So you think Illustrator is bad at tracing geometrically exact shapes and then you recommend Inkscape? Please show an example where Inkscape does a better job than Illustrator.