Create outline of PNG

[toma32506397]

Hello,

I'm trying to create a document with all the text being outlines (for a laser cutter) but my document includes a logo as a PNG.

I can create oulines of the typed text, but Is there a way I can create an outline of the PNG logo?

Thank you!

[Willi Adelberger]

Yo u can do it in Illustrator, but not exactly. I would ask for a vector original file. 
Text outlining should never be done in InDesign. Export a PDF/x-4 to avoid transparency flattening, open the PDF in Acrobat Pro. In the Print tools, preflight you find the command to outline text. There it is done without problems. 

[rob day]

Hi @toma32506397 , Try searching auto trace iin Illustrator, there are a lot of tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZg8rvl0Vwk

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@toma32506397

Play with Detect Edges:

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/indesign/using/clipping-paths.html#:~:text=The%20Detect%20Edges%20option%.... 

[otterstyle]

If you don't have access to the original vector logo, I recommend trying https://vectorizer.ai/. It isn't free, though. Unfortunately, it is much better than Illustrator's auto trace, especially for logo files or anything with precise lines. In Illustator you always need to fix so many anchors, that most of the time it's easier to just redraw a logo by hand.