Raster to vector
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Raster to vector software and hardware technology for converting raster graphics to vector graphics are used in a number of fields, most notable in conjunction with CAD and GIS systems. For example drawings that only exist in physical form (blueprints, plots of lost files, etc.) can be converted into CAD files using a procedure called "Paper-to-CAD conversion" or drawing conversion, involving scanning and vectorization, or digitization.
Additionally, photographic images can be vectorised in order to incorporate them into an otherwise geometric design. In the process, the photograph may be transformed into a silhouette, for example.
 A photograph in JPEG format |
 The photograph at left vectorized with RaveGrid |
 Same photograph vectorised with AutoTrace in the Delineate GUI |
[edit] See also
- Scanning
- Digitizing
- CAD data exchange
- Rasterisation is the opposite process of converting vector graphics to raster graphics.
- List of raster to vector conversion software
- Comparison of raster to vector conversion software
- Optical character recognition
[edit] External links
- RaveGrid: a conversion program for turning Bitmap images into SVG / EPS vector notations.
(Free for non commercial use, commercial licenses available) - Auto-Tracing: How To Convert Bitmaps To Vector Drawings
- llustrator How-To: Turn Bitmap Images into Vector Art
- Autotrace for beginners (Freehand)
- Tracing in Macromedia Flash
