.xar files

**miklos7** · 17 October 2006, 08:45 PM

How do I create a .xar from a .jpg or .bmp?

Do I trace a .bmp? I can't find much info on this?

**AntonyF** · 17 October 2006, 08:46 PM

Search the help in the program for "tracer". Searching this forum with the same word probably will bring up results too.

**Xhris** · 18 October 2006, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by miklos7

How do I create a .xar from a .jpg or .bmp?

Do I trace a .bmp? I can't find much info on this?

Check out this tutorial, or this thread to learn about bitmap tracing.

Xhris

**Ross Macintosh** · 18 October 2006, 12:59 PM

If you open an image in Xara Xtreme you can save it as a .xar file if you want. Just do a 'save as' and choose .xar as the file type.

Regards, Ross

**mickx7** · 20 October 2006, 04:07 AM

When saving as .xar; it becomes a vector image?

I want to make wireframe images out of some .jpg files I have.

What is the best way?

**masque** · 20 October 2006, 07:24 AM

[QUOTE=mickx7;178285]When saving as .xar; it becomes a vector image?
QUOTE]

That would be a time saver, but unfortunately there’s more to it than simply saving a bitmap as a xar file to produce a vector image.
As said before you can trace the image using the auto trace which will give you a very complex vector image comprised of, potentially, thousands of objects, depending on the image you are auto-tracing, or you can manually trace the bitmap by literally drawing around the parts you’re interested in. The detail you produce by this method depends on your patience and perseverance.
Derek