RASTER update

**ivan louette** · 27 February 2007, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by accessD

Yes, I want to ask the same question.

Did you try Inkscape tracer ? I like it a lot !

kindly,
ivan

**gwpriester** · 27 February 2007, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Tallis View Post
Is this, or why is this better than the tracing utility built into Xara Pro?

It feels like the trace is more accurate and the process is more direct.

Gary

**accessD** · 27 February 2007, 08:56 PM

OK, I will see if it could be any improvements here.

**Luciano** · 01 March 2007, 07:18 PM

Dmitry,
I wished to thank you for your unique application, which I found very useful.
Here is one example with the .xar file

Ciao

Luciano

**wall** · 23 March 2007, 04:29 PM

Somehow I have problem opening any saved xar with the "rastered" content. Did anyone else encounter this issue?

**Egg Bramhill** · 24 March 2007, 12:11 AM

Wall, the file loads but there's no content.

**wall** · 24 March 2007, 01:47 AM

Hi Egg,

Yes, that's the problem. I have the xar thumbnail extension installed so I can see at least the thumbnail is in the xar file.

At first I thought there were too many shapes, but after testing a bit more that doesn't seem to be the cause. I can't even export to pdf even when directly working with pasted "rastered" content, but I can export to *.ai and re-import the ai file into xara, and, guess what, save as xar correctly again.

I'm puzzled...

Anyhow, for the time being I'll keep on doing an ai export first.

**Nostaw** · 24 March 2007, 04:39 AM

Dmitry, thank you very much for another great tool!

Well done, very inspiring!

Your tools should be embedded into Xara, Live Effect tools for Vector Object Creation or so...

**Nostaw** · 24 March 2007, 04:47 AM

Originally Posted by wall

Hi Egg,

Yes, that's the problem. I have the xar thumbnail extension installed so I can see at least the thumbnail is in the xar file.

At first I thought there were too many shapes, but after testing a bit more that doesn't seem to be the cause. I can't even export to pdf even when directly working with pasted "rastered" content, but I can export to *.ai and re-import the ai file into xara, and, guess what, save as xar correctly again.

I'm puzzled...

Anyhow, for the time being I'll keep on doing an ai export first.

Have you tried converting all objects into shapes and converting all lines into shapes, and then exporting it as .AI? Sometimes you need to Ungroup all objects, Convert into shapes, Ungroup again, Convert into shapes, Ungroup... and so on, until no group is left and all objects are converted shapes.

**Nostaw** · 24 March 2007, 05:03 AM

Originally Posted by Luciano

Dmitry,
I wished to thank you for your unique application, which I found very useful.
Here is one example with the .xar file

Ciao

Luciano

This is definately a cool picture which would look fantastic on a big canvas! (Looks a bit POP-Art like..) Kind of inspiring, not beeing able to see the details such as the iris in the eyes, it leaves space for my imagination... Who is it or where did you got this picture from?