How can I put a faded background behind some text (that is in a bitmap)

[shiphen]

Xara Xtreme Pro 5.1


Hi

I need to put a faded background in behind some text who's font I dont know.

Because I dont know what the font actually is, I can not just recreate the text as text.
(I tried "what the font" but it had no idea).

I then tried the Bitmap Tracer and every setting I tried was... absolutely hopeless!

Any suggestions?


Ship
P.S. Here is the original image:
http://www.traighgolf.co.uk/t1/t1/hsti_font02.gif
(As used on howtospendit.com)