Logo in jpg to .ai-format?

[Currant84]

Hello...

I'm pretty new in Illustrator... I have a logo (jpg-file) - only two RGB-combinations - white and black...

I wan't to outline the black logo and save it as an .ai-file - because this is the format the company that cuts out the logo (for glasswindows) wan't my logo...

Hope someone can help me - plz

Thanks alot...

 

[barehug]

if you have Photoshop, select the black(color select), convert selection to path(alt click the Make Work Path button in the Paths palette to adjust the tolerance), you can edit the path in PShop or Illustrator, then export the files to illustrator(export > paths to illustrator).
In illustrator place the jpg into the workspace, select the trace tool and trace(click on the black). You will then have to manually adjust the paths yourself.

Moe: It could have been a real ugly situation, but luckily I managed to shoot him in the spine.

 

[barehug]

Let me make this a little clearer...

1:With Photoshop:
Select the black(color select), convert selection to path - 'alt' click the Make Work Path button in the Paths palette to adjust the tolerance.
You can edit the path in PShop using the path tools, then export the files to illustrator(export > paths to illustrator).

2:Without Photoshop(in Illustrator):
In illustrator, place the jpeg into the workspace, select the trace tool and trace(click on the black). You will then have to manually adjust the paths yourself.

Moe: It could have been a real ugly situation, but luckily I managed to shoot him in the spine.

 

[thombathe]

One moer way to do this is with a program called Streamline.
you open it in Streamline and it will outline it for you.

Thom

The longest jounney starts with the first step.

http://www.thombathe.com

 

[barehug]

Oh yeah. There are quite a few raster/vector conversion apps out there(some free/shareware). If you want to spend a bit of cash, I would get Streamline as Thombathe said.

Moe: It could have been a real ugly situation, but luckily I managed to shoot him in the spine.

 

[jimoblak]

A JPG logo often comes from vector artwork. Whenever I am passed a JPG logo to clean up, the first place I go is the web site for the company. I can often find vector art within a PDF file posted on the site (annual reports, downloadable forms, etc). Doing an advanced search for PDF files within a particular domain on Google.com is easy.

There is often no need to redraw a logo.

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Why is everyone in this forum responding to me as picklefish?

 

[Eggles]

jimoblack

>> I can often find vector art within a PDF file posted on the site<<

What a clever idea!

(and I don't know why people are calling you picklefish).