Shelly Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 I am trying to create artwork for screen printing. I need to convert the "Vistra" logo to curves and it is greyed out. I have tried this in Publisher, Designer and PHoto. Screen print said the shield is in vector, but the Vistra part is not. And I cannot upload my files here so you can see what I am trying to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Convert to Curves only works for vector-based layers (shapes etc.); it does not work for bitmaps/rasters. You might be able to separate the vector parts of the design from the non-vector parts, and then use Convert to Curves, but I have no idea if that will be a good enough solution for you since I can’t see what you are working with. Is the reason why you cannot upload the files one of privacy/copyright, or are you simply having trouble doing so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 Nothing is copyrighted. Please forgive my ignorance if this is a dumb question, but isn't a .eps file a vector graphic? That is what I placed in the document that I need to convert to curves. File just sits in uploading mode and doesn't actually attach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangman Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Shelly said: Nothing is copyrighted. Please forgive my ignorance if this is a dumb question, but isn't a .eps file a vector graphic? That is what I placed in the document that I need to convert to curves. File just sits in uploading mode and doesn't actually attach. The EPS file can still contain raster elements which sounds likely to be the issue with your file... Try Zipping your file and then attaching it to see if it will upload, failing that can you provide a URL to the logo in question or a reference to the website as there are many companies called Vistra... Quote Affinity Designer 2.3.1.2217 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1.2217 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1.2217 Affinity Designer Beta 2.4.0.2256 | Affinity Photo Beta 2.4.0.2256 | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.4.0.2256 Affinity Designer 1.7.3 | Affinity Photo 1.7.3 | Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 MacBook Pro 16GB, macOS Monterey 12.6.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 zipping it worked. thank you 3333 VISTRA TOTE BAG.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangman Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Hi @Shelly, Could you change the Linked EPS file so it's embedded, re Zip and re-upload otherwise we don't have access to the EPS element. Quote Affinity Designer 2.3.1.2217 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1.2217 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1.2217 Affinity Designer Beta 2.4.0.2256 | Affinity Photo Beta 2.4.0.2256 | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.4.0.2256 Affinity Designer 1.7.3 | Affinity Photo 1.7.3 | Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 MacBook Pro 16GB, macOS Monterey 12.6.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 here you go. bag.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 25 minutes ago, Shelly said: here you go. The EPS file is still Linked (and Missing), not Embedded: Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.3, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 That EPS is just an embedded pixel layer. No vector information at all. Note: Try and use anything other than EPS files as they are being deprecated by Microsoft and Adobe and other software companies. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.2 Affinity Designer 2.3.1 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangman Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Hi @Shelly, See how you get on with the attached files. I've included an Affinity Designer file and an SVG version for you. Obviously tweak the blue and green accordingly if they're meant to be specific colour values... Vistra Logo.zip Quote Affinity Designer 2.3.1.2217 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1.2217 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1.2217 Affinity Designer Beta 2.4.0.2256 | Affinity Photo Beta 2.4.0.2256 | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.4.0.2256 Affinity Designer 1.7.3 | Affinity Photo 1.7.3 | Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 MacBook Pro 16GB, macOS Monterey 12.6.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 THANK YOU! I will let you know what production says. Hangman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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