Bleukit Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Would anyone be able to show me how to convert (any) plain jpg image to a svg image please? My only prior knowledge was in Paint Shop Pro. I am specifically interested in the Affinity software as I want to be able to create cutting files for crafting. I've tried but have not been able to get far at all. Tried looking for youtube videos, googling and searching for a manual for Affinity but have not found anything. Would really love to be able to resolve this within the trial period so I can make the decision on whether this software would work for me. A short tutorial or any written instructions would be awesome! Thanks for any assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleukit Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 No one can assist in this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanzz Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I guess you'll need an app that converts the jpg in a vector file. For now it is not, as far as I found out,yet in Afintiy Designer. Here is a tutorial that explains stuff , but done with Inkscape. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/convert-images-to-svg-format-with-inkscape/ Bleukit 1 Quote May the fun be with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianKLægreid Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The devs says Raster to Vector convertion will come. But it will be quite a while, so for now you will either have to trace it by hand or use another software Bleukit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 8, 2015 Staff Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hello Bleukit, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Sorry the delay replying to you. As Hanzz and AdrianKLægreid pointed out, there's no automatic trace tool in Affinity Designer yet. In case we move forward with it, it still may take a while until it's become available in AD since it's a complex tool to develop. AdrianKLægreid and Bleukit 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleukit Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Thank you very much for your responses. I will have to try to figure out other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted March 9, 2015 Staff Share Posted March 9, 2015 Just wanted to quickly add to this, that if you're interested in creating outlines for cutting then no matter how fantastic an auto trace you can get, I would always draw my own outlines around the shapes I wanted to cut by using the Pen Tool. Cutting machines love continuity and smooth flowing, minimal curves - which you are not going to get from a simple auto trace, so I would invest the time and get a better result by doing it by hand, if it was me... :) If you wanted to share with us the kind of thing you want to trace, we may be able to show you how to go about it with the Pen Tool? Thanks, Matt AdrianKLægreid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajansrinet Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Raster images are conventional which can’t be used on large scale. Such kinds of images are blurred during increasing picture size. That’s why; raster images are preferred among peoples. However, it is a function of Adobe Illustrator but feasible for graphics expert. I also found series of samples of vector images at: http://www.graphictunnel.com/2015/03/convert-raster-graphics-to-vector-graphics.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Hello Bleukit, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Sorry the delay replying to you. As Hanzz and AdrianKLægreid pointed out, there's no automatic trace tool in Affinity Designer yet. In case we move forward with it, it still may take a while until it's become available in AD since it's a complex tool to develop. I'm looking forward to the time when .svg files can be made! I am a Cricut cutting machine user, and need to be able to create .svg files. For now, I guess I'll go back to using PS. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 14, 2016 Staff Share Posted December 14, 2016 Hi TanBrae, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Affinity is able to export files in SVG format. What it isn't able to do yet is to trace image files (JPG, PNG etc) to convert them into vectors. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic727 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I hope it's coming soon. I'm trying to take this image which is a SVG : https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.0.8/svgs/brands/facebook-f.svg But it has a border around and there is no way to remove that and only take the vector. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 You can read an .svg file into Affinity Designer. This may then allow you to remove the border and export it. I looked at your .svg file and also downloaded it and loaded it into Designer. I can see no evidence of a border! This is what it looks like in AD: John Quote Windows 11, Affinity Photo 2.4.2 Designer 2.4.2 and Publisher 2.4.2 (mainly Photo). CPU: Intel Core i5 8500 @ 3.00GHz. RAM: 32.0GB DDR4 @ 1063MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic727 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 5 hours ago, John Rostron said: You can read an .svg file into Affinity Designer. This may then allow you to remove the border and export it. I looked at your .svg file and also downloaded it and loaded it into Designer. I can see no evidence of a border! Well, I think I didn't save it correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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