Vector graphics, in contrast to pixel-based graphics, are made up of mathematical primitives like points, lines, curves and polygons constructed from these primitives.
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Vectorized pdf cropping [duplicate]
I need to crop a few pdf files, to create four pages from each source page. I know, hot to do that with ImageMagick, but it can't work with vector images, which pdf is, so the resulting quality is far ...
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Illustrator CS6 Gradient in Logo
I am looking to create an effect similar to this:
Is it even a gradient or some other effect. I'm not used to Illustrator, but require a vector based logo. I cannot seem to figure out the gradient ...
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How flatten transparency without rasterization?
I have a simple illustration in CorelDraw with overlapping simi-transparent curves with uniform fillings, and I need to export it to EPS while maintaining everything in vector form. It is perfectly ...
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Can you use Photoshop to produce vector based graphics?
I am researching vector based graphics and I know people use Illustrator for these, but if you are drawing in Photoshop, does it also produce vector based graphics? Would you still save it as a .psd? ...
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How can I “flatten” a PDF scatterplot with many points generated with R?
I have a scatterplot which I generated with R, it shows many thousands of overlapping points. I need to graphically annotate the generated PDF further, in PDF format, with Inkscape. However, it is ...
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what is the best format to save a vector graphic for sharepoint?
I am trying to figure out the best format to save a vector image from illustrator and not have it end up pixelated once uploaded into SharePoint - any suggestions?
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How do I copy vector graphics out of a PDF?
How do I copy a vector image out of a PDF file in Acrobat Pro? Currently what I have to do is use the Acrobat screenshot tool to make a bitmap copy, but what I want is the actual vector graphic in the ...
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How do I properly vectorise a bitmap using Expression Design 4?
I have a BMP converted from a PDF; bank statement to be precise. I would like to change some text (not figures) using Expression, then export a new PDF. I attempted following the instructions given ...
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Exporting plot as vector graphics in Octave or matlab
I know I can export a plot in octave as a PNG but is it possible to export a plot as a vector graphic image?
The reason I ask is that some of the points on my plot are very close together and I would ...
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Convert gif to svg using inkscape
Is there any way to convert a gif file to svg using command line inkscape? I would like to convert the gif to a "real" svg but bot just embed the gif into the svg. Or any other command line tool to do ...
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Vector-smooth UI in Videos
I'm trying to make tutorial videos for various applications. However, I notice in Camtasia when I choose to zoom in, I'm seeing a zoom on what's basically a raster image. The UI elements of the ...
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create PDF montage in vector format
I have a folder full of images in PDF format, and I would like to merge them all into a single PDF in which there are many images on each page, but still in vector/PDF format. The ImageMagick ...
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How to print a rendered website to pdf or vector graphics?
This is a crucial question to many:
Searching the web, I have found several command line tools that allow you to convert a HTML-document to a PDF-document, however they all seem to use their own, ...
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Can I take a screenshot as vector graphics or at a higher resolution than native?
I need to take some screenshots of an application window. My laptop resolution is low, and I'd like to get high quality images.
Is there a way to grab the screen as vector graphics (e.g. EPS, PDF, ...
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How to reduce layers/sublayers/paths into one layer?
I had a single top-level layer called EAR. There were two vector paths which made it up.
Somehow, illustrator has transformed it from a normal, single top-level layer into a three-level layer ...
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Creating masks with text in InDesign or Illustrator
I have something that should be easy to create, but I'm having trouble with it. I have a couple words. I want to put another object into it, but have the text mask the object.
For example, I've got ...
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Karbon (KOffice) user manual
I'm looking for the Karbon user manual or Karbon tutorials. It seems there is absolutely no documentation whatsoever although Karbon is already pretty sophisticated.
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Adding Points to a previously unselected polyline in Karbon (KOffice)
Karbon's polyline tool is basically similar to the path tool in Photoshop. In Photoshop you can alter the path anytime. Not so with Karbon, so it seems.
Is it possible to add new points to a ...
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From latex to word through vector graphics
Maybe what I say is crazy and nonsense, but this could be the right way to convert from LaTeX to word.
As you may have noticed, there are some conversors form LaTeX to word, correct me if wrong but ...
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How can I convert a PNG to a vectorized image?
This is the best I've found so far: http://www.tlhiv.org/rast2vec/
It works otherwise ok except that it does not support PNG transparency (it's simply gone in the resulting vector).
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Simple Bézier curve editor
I'm looking for a simple editor which let's the user load an image, draw linked Bezier curves (aka paths) on top of the loaded image and export the control points as text. Is there anything like ...
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Export Photoshop Paths to txt
I'm looking for a tool that extracts paths from Photoshop files and saves them in a human-readable format (ad-hoc text format, xml whatever).
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Photoshop - Round sharp corner edges on shapes
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I use Photoshop and have a font (for a logotype) that have very sharp edges. I want to in a simple way round all corners on that font to a radius I set.
I know I can use curves on every ...
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Paper image to vector image?
I have a paper image (image wrote on a piece of paper) which I need to edit as same as I can edit vector graphics. As I am not good with graphics, I do not know which steps to take to make it digital ...
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Vector graphics formats: SVG , EPS or PDF [closed]
How does the vector graphics formats svg , eps and pdf compare against each other(Quality, filesize etc)?
If I can generate(eg matplotlib) plot in any of the above formats, which format should I ...
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Creating PDF documents with Adobe Acrobat X Pro and inserting vector graphics
I'm trying to create PDF documents with Adobe Acrobat X Pro. I just realized that it can only do forms etc but not basic document editing. So it wants me to import already formatted word file (for ...
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Export Excel graphs as vector graphics files (e.g. SVGs)?
How can I export a graph generated in Excel as an editable vector graphics file, e.g. a SVG?
When I right click on a graph in Excel the 'Save as Picture...' option only gives non-vector formats (like ...
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How can a site run without Internet?
I came across this site http://www.desimartini.com/allaboutrajni.htm which requires me to disconnect from Internet to see the action! I am surprised as the site has quite an amount of content and ...
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3D vector drawing software [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Draw 3D vectors
I need a program to make a 3D drawing easy and carefully at a half of a day. 3D drawing consists of:
vectors,
lines,
arcs for angle between two ...
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Is there any way to send (embedded or otherwise) a vector image in an email signature
I am tired of how outlook (2012) butchers any images included in an email signature.
Whilst composing an email, I can use emf (vector based) which prints beautifully, etc..
When the send button is ...
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How to install Uniconverter (command-line app) on Mac OS 10.7.2 (Lion)?
Uniconverter is a command-line tool that shares code with the sK1 Project. it's used to convert from one type of vector graphic file to another like this:
uniconverter before.eps after.svg
I'm ...
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Free vector image previewer/viewer for Mac?
Is there a free vector image viewer/previewer for Mac?
I need to be able to view .svg, .eps and .ai files to help categorize/sort them for work, but don't have Adobe Illustrator on this computer.
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SVG to After Effects workflow?
I have a JavaScript chart component that outputs SVG. (It's kind of like an animated bar chart with a time slider.)
One of my clients would like to customize this animation further in After Effects - ...
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Vector graphics software for 10.1 netbooks with screen resolution 1024x600?
I have a netbook with 10.1 inch screen and resolution 1024x600, like most netbooks with that screen size.
I need to work with vector graphics (not bitmap like what photoshop deals with). 1024x768 ...
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How can I save a website as a vector graphic?
I'm looking for a solution to save a single web page or a section of it as a vector graphic in my latex document. Do you know a tool, trick or service which helps to do this?
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A “quick” vector editor (SVG) for Linux (for annotating images?)
I often need to take a bitmap (.png) image, and draw some lines or text on top of it, and possibly export a new, thusly "annotated" image.
I know I can basically do all this in inkscape - but ...
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Circular, brushed metal effect in InkScape?
Does anyone know how to make a circular, brushed metal surface with InkScape?
I don't need the "cloud" shape, just the metal background.
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How would you repeat something on the X and Y axis in Inkscape?
I would like to use the paint bucket to fill in the background with black and white circles evenly spaced apart. What is this called?
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Adobe illustrator 3D isometric rotate not working well
I am trying to create a perfect cube in Illustrator by creating 3 squares, and rotating them using Effect > 3D > Rotate.
However, the rotate function doesn't seem to work. It creates imperfect ...
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How to change color in a line drawing
I have a SVG drawing with black foreground and white background.
What is the easiest way to change foreground to white and the background to transparent (in InkScape or similar free program)?
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How can I use vector image for an icon?
When I use Ctrl + mousewheel, I can scale icons on my desktop. Some icons, go up to arbitrary sizes such as Skype and Recycle Bin.
However some do not. They stay at 256x265.
I believe some programs ...
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Saving each layer of a Photoshop image to separate files
I have a PSD file with all icons in separate layers as vectors. I would like to save them in different sizes to use in iPhone, iPhone4 and iPad.
I tried Files > Scripts > Export Layers to Files
That ...
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How to extract vectors from a PDF file?
I have a PDF file with vector images inside it. (I downloaded it from the internet, so I do not have any originals.)
I wish to extract the vectors so that I can overlay them on some other images; use ...
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Insert SVG directly into Microsoft Publisher without converting file format
How can I insert an SVG image into a Microsoft Publisher 2010 document as a vector image without having to first convert it to a bitmap format like PNG? Copying and pasting an SVG file into a ...
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How to resize an .ai file in Photoshop CS4 without reducing image quality?
Am I right to assume you can enlarge .ai files without reducing the image quality? Are these vector files?
Also.... can you click & drag the object to make it bigger or do you have to use the ...
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A way or software to convert or export an audio file (aiff or wav) in a vector graphic format (eps, ai)?
I am looking for a way to read an audio file and convert it to a vector graphic format, which I can use for example for Illustrator? I am working on the Mac OSX platform (10.5.8).
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How to join multiple images into one preview
I have hundreds of vector clip art sets (EPS and AI) with JPEG previews for each vector image and I need to create nice preview image for each set (preview image must contain all jpeg previews of one ...
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EXCEL: Creating graphics controllable by events in spreadsheet?
I am wondering if there is way to create or import graphics in MS Office Excel, and then control its properties by script.
For example imagine a map of world on the right hand side and a spreadsheet ...
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Identify a font by extracting vector from a JPEG
I'm trying to identify the font used in this graphic.
Alternatively, is there a way to extract this letter out into a vector graphic form that I could scale up? I have Pixelmator at my disposal.
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Ex-Macromedia Freehand junkies: what did you switch to? [closed]
Short and sweet. My boss loved Freehand MX back in the day, and when Adobe killed it Illustrator just didn't click for him. He's a fan of Inkscape, but it's a few features away from being feature ...
