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Title: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: VonMessa on May 03, 2011, 09:11:56 AM
I have a jpeg image that I need to turn into a vector image for something I am sending to to be engraved.

I thought saving the image as an EPS file was enough, but unfortunately not.

It is a one-of-a-kind image and I cannot purchase it as a vector image (for the engraving machine.

If any of you super-duper artist types can help me out, I would be indebted and grateful beyond words as I need it ASAP (last minute complications)

If anyone can do this, let me know, and I'll send the file.

 :pray
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: Nefarious on May 03, 2011, 09:38:43 AM
Send it my way, I'll see what I can do.

My email is public in my profile, or PM it.
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: Carrel on May 03, 2011, 09:40:18 AM
I have a jpeg image that I need to turn into a vector image for something I am sending to to be engraved.

I thought saving the image as an EPS file was enough, but unfortunately not.

It is a one-of-a-kind image and I cannot purchase it as a vector image (for the engraving machine.

If any of you super-duper artist types can help me out, I would be indebted and grateful beyond words as I need it ASAP (last minute complications)

If anyone can do this, let me know, and I'll send the file.

 :pray


What exactly does the engraver need? A film positive or a film negative? Call him and find out what he needs, then do a Google for Negs For Less. A 10x12 in. film will cost you less than ten bucks, but back in the old days you needed a film positive to make the engraving dies. It's probably all different now.
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: VonMessa on May 03, 2011, 09:47:40 AM
What exactly does the engraver need? A film positive or a film negative? Call him and find out what he needs, then do a Google for Negs For Less. A 10x12 in. film will cost you less than ten bucks, but back in the old days you needed a film positive to make the engraving dies. It's probably all different now.

Need a vector image for laser engraver.

B & W
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: VonMessa on May 03, 2011, 09:56:31 AM
Send it my way, I'll see what I can do.

My email is public in my profile, or PM it.

Email sent  :aok

 :pray

Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: TheBug on May 03, 2011, 09:57:17 AM
Von haven't tried it myself but have you checked out Wintopo (freeware) to convert it to a dxf file?
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: Nefarious on May 03, 2011, 10:18:31 AM
Email sent  :aok

 :pray



I replied, gonna start on it right now.
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: VonMessa on May 03, 2011, 10:23:05 AM
Von haven't tried it myself but have you checked out Wintopo (freeware) to convert it to a dxf file?

I actually used that when I made the knife drawing.  I drew it freehand and then used wintopo to put it into autocad where I cleaned it up.

Was actually just thinking about that.
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: Shuffler on May 03, 2011, 10:46:53 AM
Wintopo is decent. The laser guy can use the dxf file too.
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: Babalonian on May 03, 2011, 04:07:37 PM
Can't hurt trying to send what you have in AutoCAD to the engraver as an early-format *.dxf file type (typicaly you get into trouble using a newer program that uses a file format that is newer than what the engraver can use or load up, you can/should be able to use an older format when you specify it).  Sounds like you already got enough drafting monkeys on this Messy, and Nefarious is working up a vector image from scratch for ya, let me know if ya need another or anything else.
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: VonMessa on May 03, 2011, 04:31:30 PM
Awesome!

Thanks guys  :aok
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: Nefarious on May 03, 2011, 08:18:17 PM
Finished. Email Sent. Hopefully it works out, Post a pic when its done!
Title: Re: Graphic Artists!!! Help!!!
Post by: VonMessa on May 04, 2011, 04:40:31 AM
Finished. Email Sent. Hopefully it works out, Post a pic when its done!

Oh, without a doubt  :aok